Residents in Whitebridge are concerned over a new Optus and Vodafone Mobile tower set to be built just metres away from their homes.
Lake Macquarie council will next week decide whether to give the 37-metre tower the green light. Council staff have recommended the $250,000 tower be approved.
The tower is set to provide customers with better phone coverage in the area, particularly incase of emergencies.
Residents in the area aren't too happy asking councillors to 'put themselves in our shoes'.
They are worried about the potential health risks it could have to the community as the tower will look out of place being built alongside Bulls Garden Road and residential areas.
Whitebridge resident Tim Smith told The Newcastle Herald the proposed site "suits Optus and Vodafone, with no consideration given to those who live here".
He also went on to say "they haven't considered the best site. It's directly over the road from land currently being developed- that means it will be less than 100 metres from homes".
