Optus comes to Mole Creek

August 2017 | Sharon Webb

A NEW Optus telecommunications tower will be erected at Mole Creek.

Meander Valley Council supported the application for the tower on a rural site at 2172 Mole Creek Rd; a spokesman for applicant Metasite Pty Ltd said, Mole Creek currently has poor mobile coverage and the tower would be of great benefit.

But neighbouring landholder Elizabeth Skinner complained about the lack of consultation on the tower with locals, saying they had been given only seven days to comment on its placement.

In a letter to council, Ms Skinner wrote that given telecom companies themselves seem to be responsible for most of the ‘safety assurances’, she could only hope any prospective community consultation would include the latest unbiased research findings.

Cllr Rodney Synfield said there was “no proof of any emissions level from the regulator”.

The property to be used has no buildings and is used for grazing.