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We really need this as we have been living in a black spot for years.
Hopefully we won't have to wait much longer.
This pole is needed urgently. Henry Kendall Gardens retirement village is in a communications black spot with our emergency call system not operating properly, particularly since 3G closed. There are also apps to improve resident communication with the office, relying on 4G/5G, which will be implemented once we get the new pole.
We have lived here for 17 years and it is getting worse by the year, our emergency services does not operate all the time so the monopole is needed to keep us safer in our own homes.
We live in Henry Kendal Gardens Retirement Village and have no phone reception. We are dependant on WiFi for all communication. This has been very problematic during power outages. My husband has cancer and cannot use a falls monitor smart watch as there is no phone signal. We desperately need this approved please.
I am living at Henry Kendall Village, which is a retirement village for the elderly. We have a severe problem with mobile communication in the village which has been overlooked for years. Please get us the monopole.
Henry Kendall Gardens Residents Committee have been trying for 10 years to have the mobile phone service improved within the village. As a retirement community there are many frail and elderly residents who rely heavily on the ability to communicate with emergency services. The monopole would finally provide us all with access to a reliable mobile phone service which has been very sadly lacking. Please approve this application to provide this essential service to our approximately 700 elderly residents.
The proposal provides an essential service upgrade to maintain quality of services to the surroundings noting growth in population, mobile device penetration, motor vehicle traffic and visitation.
The application responds appropriately to the relevant planning instruments and policies and should be supported.
The application is an acceptable planning outcome.
The facility is necessary due to the area topography and growth in population and motor vehicles travelling through the surroundings.
A majority of calls to emergency services in Australia are made using mobile telephones.
The facility is necessary to service rapid growth in the IoT, telemetry, and high data penetration of people using their phones.
At times of disaster or extreme weather, reliable mobile telephony is necessary for reaching fire and emergency services by the community.
The installation of the NBN system has not resolved the poor mobile coverage, and fails whenever there is an electricity outage. It is therefore impossible to call for help during storm conditions, when the power has failed and there is physical damage to the surrounding environment (powerlines down, trees fallen onto houses, etc).
Many residents have poor to zero mobile coverage, and cannot reliably conduct their employment or personal business by mobile phone. Working from home is often not an option for those affected.
People's lives are at risk when they cannot reliably reach emergency services by a mobile phone call.
These proposals often face organised community opposition based on conspiracy theories and misinformation.
The proposal will not unreasonably impact upon amenity of the public realm or any other sensitive land uses.
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