Noc Cooran · MCU13/0051

Cogrer

20" February 2014

SA Al-Gadrie & RL Stewart
283 Coles Creek Rd,
COORAN QLD 4569

Dear Sir/Madam

Notification of Proposed NBN Telecommunications Facility Installation at Cooran MCU13/0051 —
Located at 321 Coles Creek Road, Cooran 4569 (Lot 5 on RP176168)

 

In October, NBN Co advised they had lodged a Development Application with Sunshine Coast Regional
Council for a Fixed Wireless network facility at 321 Coles Creek Road, Cooran.

We also invited local residents to attend a Community Information Session on 24 October 2013 to find
out more about the proposed facility, and the NBN Fixed Wireless broadband service for Cooran.

Following this informal consultation with the community, we are pleased to advise that Formal Public
Notification in accordance with s297 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 has now commenced for the
proposed facility at Cooran (MCU13/0051).

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, affordable 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 fiving 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 wireless facilities which are designed to provide fast and reliable wireless broadband services to
Australians living in regional and remote areas, including the Noosa Council area.

While NBN Co's fixed wireless service is not a mobile service, it will use cellular technology to transmit
signals to and from a smail antenna fixed on the outside of a home or business, which is pointed directly
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 Cooran

The Cooran Fixed Wireless Facility comprises a new 35 m monopole, three (3) panel antennas (1.18 m
long), three (3) remote radio units, and one (1) parabolic dish antenna (0.9 m in diameter). Associated
radio equipment is proposed to be housed in small cabinets located at the base of the facility.

The telecommunications pole is considered as Impact Assessable Development under the Noosa Plan
2009. Under these provisions, planning approval is required from Noosa Council.

Furthermore in accordance with s297 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, Public Notification is

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