Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has announced 18 mobile phone towers for Hume. 

“This is a great result, amongst the highest number of any electorate in Australia. We have lobbied long and hard for this – and the Government has listened."

“In total, 74 of the 139 mobile black spots nominated in Hume will receive coverage via handheld phones or via an external antenna on the roof or car (or both). The total funding package to Hume is $10.41 million, including $2.76 million from the Federal Government under the Mobile Black Spot Programme.

“We will be dramatically improving mobile phone coverage across a vast area of the electorate and I am delighted to be able to share such good news,” Mr Taylor said.

Mr Taylor said the towers would be located at:

·         Binalong

·         Buxton

·         Dalton

·         Darbys Falls

·         Golspie

·         Mayfield

·         Mount Hunter

·         Murringo

·         Nattai

·         Tarlo

·         Windellama

·         Billimari

·         Cultowa (near Canowindra)

·         Gooloogong

·         Koorawatha

·         Noonbinna

·         Werombi

·         Woodstock

“Towers will be located for maximum signal spread and the benefit will be shared by many of us because coverage will extend along a number of roads and highway sections, including:

·         Burley Griffin Way – between Harden and Bowning

·         Crookwell Road – between Goulburn and Crookwell

·         George Russell Drive – between Woodstock and Canowindra

·         Goulburn Oberon Road – between Goulburn, Taralga and Oberon

·         Goulburn Road – between Binda and Trunkey Creek

·         Grenfell-Orange Road – between Grenfell and Gooloogong

·         Lachlan Valley Way – between Cowra and Boorowa

·         Merriganowry Road – between Lachlan Valley Way and Canowindra Rd

·         Mid Western Highway – between Lyndhurst and Woodstock

·         Murringo Road – between Boorowa and Young

·         Oallen Ford Road – between Nerriga and Tarago

·         Olympic Highway – between Wattamondara and Koorawatha

·         Picton Road – between Picton and Fire Road intersection

·         Range Road – between Bannister and Mummel

·         Sandy Point Road – intersection of Sandy Point Rd and Oallen Ford Rd

Mr Taylor said the 18 base station locations would mean coverage to all or part of the following locations which had been nominated as black spots:

Bannister, Belimbla Park, Bendick Murrell, Big Hill, Bigga, Billimari, Binalong, Blue Mountains National Park South, Boro Creek Valley, Breadalbane, Bumbaldry, Bungonia, Bungonia National Park, Buxton, Canyonleigh, Caragabal, Cultowa, Dalton, Darbys Falls, Fullerton, Godfreys Creek, Golspie, Goulburn, Grabine, Greenwich Park, High Range, Laggan, Lakesland, Limerick, Lost River, Lower Boro, Mayfield, Middle Arm, Morongla Creek, Mount Hunter, Mummel, Murringo, Nattai, Noonbinna East Road, Oallen, Peelwood, Pheasants Nest, Picton, Razorback, Roslyn, Taralga, Tarlo, The Oaks, Theresa Park, Thirlmere, Towrang, Wheeo, Wilton, Windellama and Wyangala.

He said in addition to the $100 million in Commonwealth funding for Round 1 of the national programme, a further $60 million had today been announced for Round 2.

Round 2 of the Mobile Black Spot Programme, and Telstra’s commitment to build 200 new 4G mini base stations, will offer further opportunities to meet unmet demand and provide coverage to more locations around regional and remote Australia.

“For those areas which missed out, I will be making a strong case that they are funded in Round 2.”

Mr Taylor said the first base stations would be built in late 2015 and the full programme rolled out over three years.

Caption: Joining Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Paul Fletcher, Angus Taylor has announced 18 new mobile phone towers for Hume which will dramatically improve mobile phone coverage across the electorate.