Optus
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Phone coverage headaches
Castlemaine Optus customers have contacted the Express in recent days frustrated by issues with their mobile phone coverage. Some local customers had received notification of planned work on a mobile phone tower, which was expected to begin on March 8 and be completed by March 21. But others say they had no notification, and have…
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Promises to fix mobile blackspots
New Optus and Telstra mobile phone base station sites will be built at Gisborne South. The federal government announced funding for the blackspot area last week, and election pledges also revealed Woodend is in sight for improvements. McEwen Labor incumbent Rob Mitchell and Liberal candidate Richard Welch have pledged to work with the community and…
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Tower proposal ignites debate
Residents of Wesley Hill at Castlemaine are up in arms over proposed plans for the installation of a new Optus communications tower just a couple of hundred metres from nearby homes. The residents say it will be a ‘blight’ on the heritage landscape and will be visible as visitors drive into the gateway to Castlemaine.…