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| Subject: Ridiculous: OZschwitz telecommunications tower scuppered by "intangible" cultural heritage sensitivities Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:50 pm | |
| An attempt by government-owned NBN Co to build a telecommunications tower on rural Victoria's Mount Camel has been scuppered by "intangible" cultural heritage sensitivities and an Aboriginal axe quarry.
The NBN Co is charged with rolling out Australia's largest infrastructure project, a country-wide broadband network that includes building extensive wireless and cable infrastructure.
The decade-long building process, which started in 2009, has hit snags in the past, including asbestos contamination in underground ducts and significant political opposition.
Now, NBN Co has been rebuked for failing to properly consult the Taungurung Aboriginal Clan about an access track and fixed wireless broadband tower it wants to build on Mount Camel's summit near Bendigo.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/nbn-tower-on-mount-camel-axed-by-aboriginal-quarry-20150217-13gr8l.html#ixzz3S46H6onY |
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