Federal member for Ballarat, Catherine King has today welcomed the news that the infamous Lexton mobile blackspot will soon be a thing of the past.
With reports that construction has begun on the Optus blackspot tower and Telstra last week submitting an application for a tower of their own, Lexton residents and visitors will soon easier access to mobile services.
“It’s been a long wait, but finally Lexton is a step closer to having mobile access,” Ms King said.
“Over the past year we’ve seen a bus crash and a serious fire demonstrate just how important mobile access is to a regional community like Lexton.”
“Metropolitan areas take mobile connection for granted – but unfortunately in too many regional communities it is too hard to come by.”
“While the wait has been far too long it is good to see progress is finally being made in Lexton.”
These delays have come despite a Federal Government promise that Lexton would have had mobile coverage from the end of June last year.
Ms King wrote to the CEO of Optus in December last year calling for urgent action. This followed a serious bus crash involving students from Ballarat Specialist School, and preceded the fire later that month.
