MCU15/0061 - Further details from applicant re public notification of proposed NBN fixed wireless facility at Davis Rd, Cootharaba

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13 August 2015




NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL
PO BOX 141
TEWANTIN OLD 4565


Dear Sir/Madam

Notification of Proposed    National Broadband Network Fixed Wireless Facility (MCU15/0061)               at
Davis Road. Cootharaba      QLD 4565 (road reservel provisional Lot 1 on SP277246).

In July 2015, NBN Co advised they had lodged a Development Application with Noosa Shire Council for
a Fixed Wireless facility within the road reserve at Davis Road, Cootharaba OLD 4565 (provisional Lot 1
on SP277246).

We also invited local residents to attend a Community Information Session on 21st July 2015 to find out
more about the proposed facility, and the NBN Co Fixed Wireless broadband service for Cootharaba.

Following this informal consultation with the community, we are pleased to advise that Formal Public
Notification in accordance with s297 of the Sus/ainable Planning Act 2009 has now commenced for the
proposed facility at Davis Road, Cootharaba (MCU15/0061).

About the NBN

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an upgrade to Australia's existing telecommunications network.
It is designed to provide Australians with access to fast, affordabie and reliable internet services, as quickly
and as cost effectively as possible.

NBN Co plans to upgrade the current telecommunications network in the most cost-efficient way using
best-fit technology and taking into account existing infrastructure. This will vary from place to place and
will include technologies such as Fibre to the Node, Fibre to the Premises, fixed wireless and satellite.
Use of fixed wireless and satellite technologies is expected to result in significant improvements compared to
services currently available to many Australians living in regional and remote communities.

As part of the fixed wireless component of the network, NBN Co is proposing to establish a series of fixed
wireiess facilities which are designed to provide fast and reliable wireless broadband services to
Australians iiving in regional and remote areas, including the Noosa Shire Council area.

While NBN Co's fixed wireiess service is not a mobile service, it will use cellular technology to transmit
signals to and from a small antenna fixed on the outside of a home or business, which is pointed directiy
towards the fixed wireless facility. NBN Co is designing each fixed wireless facility to serve a set number
of premises, which should enable consistency in the speed and quality of services that can be delivered
to each home and business receiving the fixed wireless service.

About the Infrastructure    Proposed    for Davis Road, Cootharaba

The Davis Road, Cootharaba Fixed Wireless Facility comprises a new 40 m monopole, accommodating
three (3) panel antennas (1.077 m long), and one (1) parabolic dish antenna (0.6 m in diameter). Three
(3) remote radio units (0.5 m long) will be positioned behind the panel antennas. Associated equipment
will be housed in two (2) new outdoor cabinets (base areas less than 7.5m2) located at the base of the
facility.




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