Firefighters Called To TV Towers At Mount Sugarloaf

BY IAN CROUCH

Firefighters have been called out to the TV Towers on Mount Sugarloaf this morning.

Firefighters from Holmesville and RFS crews from Cameron Park and Seahampton responded to an automatic fire alarm just before 5.00am, arriving to find smoke issuing from a portable building at the transmission site which houses an NBN broadband repeater station.

They managed to gain entry and found a cooling unit for electrical equipment had overheated.

A technician has arrived to attend to the faulty equipment.

There's been no disruption to TV or radio transmissions as a result of the fire.

Massive NBN Tower Gets Green Light At Wyee

BY IAN CROUCH

Lake Macquare Council has given the green light to one of the tallest NBN towers in the country.

The 55-metre tower is set to be erected on private property on Wyee Farms Road at Wyee and provide wireless NBN coverage to areas not served by fixed line services.

The monopole will be nine times higher than the maximum building height for the area - but this is needed to achieve a line of sight back to a fixed fibre hub further to the south.

Councillors voted 10-1 to approve the tower despite concerns from one nearby resident about visual impact.

NBN Tower Approved For Wyee Picture: abc.net.au