Killcare Heights is located only a stone's throw away from the northern Sydney beaches, but residents living here have remained in a mobile blackspot for decades.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleA seaside suburb just 40 kilometres north of Sydney's CBD remains in a mobile blackspot that some say is "potentially deadly" after a proposed telecommunications tower was knocked back.Around 1,500 households in the region have limited or no receptionKillcare Heights on the New South Wales Central Coast is home to around 1,500 households but no solution to the problem has been settled on despite years of advocacy.
The president of the Killcare Surf Life Saving Club, Craig Sheppard, said the lack of reception could have devastating consequences outside of patrolled hours at the beach. During the 2018 Mobile Black Spot funding round, Telstra was awarded $510,000 to deliver a new mobile base station at Killcare. The proposal had divided locals, with some arguing it would be an eyesore. Others insisted it was desperately needed infrastructure.
"In relation to the height limit of 8.5 metres, which applies in that zone, this tower was a 280 per cent variation, which was much higher than the limit," he said.Despite the proposal being rejected by the Land and Environment Court, Dr Reid said he would continue to work with the telecommunications companies until all options were exhausted.
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