Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

                                                               Candidate D provided a more
                                                               appropriate option in terms of
                                                               achieving NBN’s coverage objectives.
                                                               For these reasons Candidate C was
                                                               discounted.
                                                               NBN Co investigated the potential for
                                                               a new facility to be located in the
                                                               road reserve of Davis Road. The
                                                               portion of the road reserve is
                                                               currently unimproved vegetated land
                                                               and located south of previously
                                                               disturbed area that contains aerial
                                                               power lines.

                                                               A 40 m monopole in this location
                                                               would provide reliable coverage to
                                                               the Cootharaba community, whilst
                                                               achieving ‘line of sight’ to other fixed
               Davis Road, Cootharaba
                                                               wireless facilities in the wider Noosa
                                              New   40     m
 D             Provisional Lot 1 on SP27724                    area.
                                              monopole

                                                               The proposed facility would be
                                                               appropriately located within a
                                                               portion of the road reserve that
                                                               makes use of existing access and
                                                               power infrastructure in conjunction
                                                               with mature vegetation screening.
                                                               Furthermore, given the site is
                                                               relatively flat and easy to access, it
                                                               was considered viable from a civil
                                                               construction perspective. For these
                                                               reasons, Candidate D was considered
                                                               the most viable option and has been
                                                               selected as the preferred candidate.



3.4     Co-location Opportunities
The Cootharaba area did not offer any possible co-location opportunities. Figure 3.2 below
illustrates the location of existing telecommunications facilities in the wider area.

As can be seen in Figure 3.2, the closest existing facility (RFNSA #4565007) is located ~5.7 km
north east of Candidate D at Boreen Point. The existing facility is a 30 m monopole in which NBN
Co infrastructure has already been accommodated to provide fixed wireless services to the Boreen
Point area. Therefore, this facility was not considered a viable co-location option as it is located
too far away to provide an additional NBN Co service to the Cootharaba area.




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