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400 new areas earmarked for NBN expansion – is your Area on the list?

Beef Central, 02/12/2014

NBN fibre-splicingNBN Co has released a new national rollout plan to take the National Broadband Network to the next 1.9 million premises across Australia.

The NBN is currently connected to more than 300,000 Australian homes and businesses.

The new “multi-technology” mix rollout plan will take the NBN to 400 new towns and suburbs by June 2016.

NBN Co has a goal to achieve 8 million connections to the NBN by 2020.

The NBN Co website now offers an indicative view of scheduled construction work up to June 2016. It will be updated each successive quarter with further detail to reflect ongoing variations brought about by process and technology improvements.

NBN Co’s CEO Bill Morrow said the higher level fo transparency will give individuals, communities and the telecommunications industry the most accurate short-term view of construction progress while at the same time acknowledging the flexible nature of the rollout.

“We’re committed to bringing fast broadband to all Australians as quickly as possible. The new multi-technology approach enables us to do just that,” Mr Morrow said.

“Over the past year, we have carried out successful trials of a range of new technologies, revised our build processes and are renegotiating our partner agreements. As a result of this work, we are able to provide forecasts that reflect the next phase of our network build.

“It is these forecasts that will enable our customers, the telephone and internet service providers, to be able to start planning the delivery of services over the NBN to these communities.

“Of course, the longer the forecast, the greater the likelihood that changes will occur. That’s only to be expected in a project of this magnitude.

“Naturally some people will be disappointed that they are not included in today’s schedule but ultimately no-one misses out as the NBN will be made available to every Australian family and business by 2020.”

More information on the new construction schedule is available at nbnco.com.au/rolloutplan.

Whose on the list? Construction work scheduled from December 2014 to June 2016:

 

Queensland

Region

Parts of suburbs and towns covered

Estimated total number of premises covered

Estimated total number of suburbs and towns

Central QLD

Agnes Water (surrounds), Biloela (surrounds), Calliope (surrounds), Gladstone (surrounds), Lammermoor (surrounds), Mount Morgan (surrounds), Frenchville, Moranbah, Parkhurst, Rockhampton

33,900

10

Far North QLD

Atherton, Babinda, Cairns, Innisfail, Mareeba, Ravenshoe (surrounds), Tully (surrounds), Cooktown, Edge Hill, Edmonton, Freshwater, Gordonvale, Mission Beach, Port Douglas

65,900

14

Greater Brisbane

Acacia Ridge, Aspley, Bundamba, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Dayboro, Greenbank, Ipswich, Jimboomba, Petrie, Logan Village, Samford, Nudgee, Ningi, Redland Bay, Rosewood, Warner

95,000

17

Northern QLD

Airlie Beach, Deeragun, Half Tide Beach, Haliday Bay, Ingham, Mackay, Proserpine, Alice River, Ayr, Bowen, Collinsville, Mirani, Sarina, Townsville

42,800

14

Southern QLD

Beaudesert, Boonah (surrounds), Kilcoy (surrounds), Maudsland, St George (surrounds), Dalby, Gatton, Kingsthorpe, Newtown, Oakey

40,800

10

Sunshine Coast

Beerwah (surrounds), Maleny (surrounds), Nambour, Pomona (surrounds), Maroochydore, Wurtulla

46,600

6

Wide Bay-Burnett

Blackbutt (surrounds), Bundaberg, Childers (surrounds), Howard (surrounds), Maryborough (surrounds), Monto (surrounds), Murgon (surrounds), Nanango (surrounds), North Gooburrum (surrounds), Gympie

54,000

10

Total

379,000

81

Tasmania

Northern Tasmania

Bridport, Beaconsfield, Bicheno, Burnie, Campbell Town, Devonport, East Devonport, Evandale, Exeter, Launceston, Legana, Longford, Penguin, Perth, Port Sorell, Queenstown, Railton, Rosebery, Scamander, Scottsdale (surrounds), South Launceston, St Marys, Ulverstone, Windermere, Westbury, Wynyard, Zeehan

55,000

27

Southern Tasmania

Bellerive, Cambridge, Cremorne, Cygnet, Dodges Ferry, Geeveston, Hobart, Huonville-Ranelagh, Margate, New Norfolk, Glenorchy, Orford, Pontville, Richmond, South Arm, Swansea, Taroona

51,000

17

Total

106,000

44

New South Wales

Greater Sydney

Appin, Avalon Beach, Berowra, Blacktown, Campsie, Campbelltown, Homebush, Kellyville, Katoomba, Liverpool, Mulgoa, Blackheath, Elderslie, Narellan, The Oaks, Penrith, Richmond, Rouse Hill, Tahmoor

148,500

19

Central Coast

Buff Point, Gosford, Gorokan, Long Jetty, Narara, Terrigal, Woy Woy, Wyong

107,700

8

Illawarra

Albion Park, Corrimal, Gerringong, Kiama (surrounds), Nowra-Bomaderry, Port Kembla, Shell Harbour, Wollongong

84,000

8

Newcastle and Hunter

Belmont, Boolaroo, Charlestown, Dungog (surrounds), Hamilton, Maitland, Mayfield, Morisset, Muswellbrook (surrounds), Nelson Bay, New Lambton, Singleton (surrounds)

160,000

12

South Coast

Batemans Bay (surrounds), Bawley Point (surrounds), Bega (surrounds), Bermagui (surrounds), Callala Bay, Merimbula (surrounds), Moruya (surrounds), Narooma (surrounds), Shoalhaven Heads (surrounds), St Georges Basin-Sanctuary Point, Sussex Inlet, Ulladulla (surrounds)

22,100

13

Central West

Bathurst (surrounds), Blayney (surrounds), Cowra, Dubbo, Gulgong, Molong, Mudgee, Oberon (surrounds), Orange, Parkes (surrounds), Wellington

46,300

11

Mid-North Coast

Bellingen (surrounds), Camden Haven, Harrington (surrounds), Kempsey (surrounds), South West Rocks, Wauchope (surrounds), Woolgoolga (surrounds)

8,800

7

Riverina

Corowa (surrounds), Deniliquin (surrounds), Finley (surrounds), Griffith (surrounds), Howlong (surrounds), Lavington (surrounds), Temora (surrounds), Tumut (surrounds), Wagga Wagga (surrounds)

3,500

9

New England

Quirindi

100

1

Northern Rivers

Alstonville (surrounds), Casino (surrounds), Grafton (surrounds), Hastings Point (surrounds), Kingscliff (surrounds), Kyogle (surrounds), Lismore (surrounds), Maclean (surrounds), Mullumbimby (surrounds), Terranora (surrounds), Tweed Heads

33,200

11

Southern Highlands

Cootamundra (surrounds), Goulburn,

Marulan (surrounds), Mittagong, Moss Vale, Queanbeyan, Yass, Young

42,500

8

Southern Tablelands

Bombala (surrounds), Braidwood (surrounds), Cooma (surrounds), Gundagai (surrounds), Jindabyne (surrounds)

2,300

5

Total

659,000

112

Northern Territory

Darwin Region

Berrimah, Palmerston, Nightcliff

12,000

3

East Arnhem Land

Nhulunbuy

1,000

1

Barkly Region

Tannent Creek

1,000

1

Katherine Region

Katherine

2,000

1

Central Australia

Alice Springs

9,000

1

Total

25,000

7

South Australia

Adelaide Hills

Lenswood, Macclesfield, Mt Barker, Stirling

21,000

4

Barossa Valley

Kapunda, Nuriootpa

5,900

2

Eyre Peninsula

Ceduna (surrounds), Port Lincoln (surrounds)

1,300

2

Far North

Port Augusta

5,900

1

Fleurieu Peninsula

Goolwa, Port Elliot and Victor Harbor, Strathalbyn (surrounds), Yankalilla

10,800

4

Greater Adelaide

Aldinga, St Marys, Gawler, Gepps Cross, Lonsdale, Modbury, Reynella

84,500

7

Limestone Coast

Bordertown (surrounds), Mount Gambier (surrounds), Penola (surrounds)

800

3

Murraylands and Riverland

Barmera, Berri, Loxton, Meningie, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Tailem Bend, Waikerie

16,000

9

Yorke and Mid North

Balaklava, Burra, Crystal Brook, Clare, Jamestown, Port Broughton, Port Pirie, Peterborough, Riverton, Yorketown (surrounds)

15,000

10

Total:

161,000

42

Western Australia

Greater Perth

Applecross, Armadale, Cannington, South Coogee, Doubleview, Kelmscott, Meadow Springs, Quinns Rocks, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park

132,300

11

Peel

Herron, Pinjarra (surrounds), Preston Beach, Waroona, Mandurah

25,700

5

South West

Augusta (surrounds), Bridgetown (surrounds), Brunswick Junction (surrounds), Busselton, Collie, Dunsborough, Margaret River (surrounds), Australind, Bunbury, Capel, Donnybrook, Harvey, Myalup

55,000

13

Great Southern

Albany (surrounds), Denmark (surrounds), Katanning (surrounds)

1,600

3

Wheatbelt

Jurien, Lancelin, Merredin (surrounds), Narrogin (surrounds), Northam (surrounds), Pingelly (surrounds), Toodyay (surrounds), Wongan Hills (surrounds), Cervantes, Woodridge Estate

8,700

10

Mid-West-Gascoyne

Dongara, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Leeman, Northampton

10,700

5

Pilbara

Karratha

6,000

1

Total:

240, 000

48

Victoria

Greater Melbourne

Ballan, Beaconsfield Upper, Craigieburn, Dromana, Footscray, Karingal, Keysborough, Kings Park, Kilmore, Melton, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Rye, Shoreham, Sunbury, Tooradin, Warburton, Werribee, Whittlesea

105,900

19

Barwon South West

Cobden (surrounds), Colac, Hamilton (surrounds), Mortlake (surrounds), Warrnambool, Apollo Bay-Marengo, Anglesea, Lorne, Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, Portarlington ,Torquay, Winchelsea

62,000

12

Gippsland

Bairnsdale (surrounds), Foster (surrounds), Garfield, Heyfield, Lang Lang (surrounds), Moe-Yallourn (surrounds), Orbost (surrounds), Sale (surrounds), Traralgon, Warragul, Cowes, Inverloch, Mirboo North, Newhaven, Stratford, Wonthaggi

54,500

16

Grampians

Ballarat, Dimboola (surrounds), St Arnaud (surrounds), Warracknabeal (surrounds), Bannockburn, Clunes, Daylesford

8,000

7

Loddon Malle

Bendigo (surrounds), Cohuna (surrounds), Eaglehawk (surrounds), Echuca-Moama (surrounds), Kerang (surrounds), Kyabram (surrounds), Kyneton, Mildura (surrounds), Robinvale (surrounds), Rochester (surrounds), Wedderburn (surrounds), Castlemaine, Mount Macedon, Romsey

23,500

14

North East

Alexandra (surrounds), Chiltern (surrounds), Cobram (surrounds), Mansfield (surrounds), Myrtleford (surrounds), Nathalia (surrounds), Numurkah (surrounds), Wangaratta, Wodonga (surrounds), Yarrawonga-Mulwala (surrounds), Broadford, Shepparton, Wallan

32,100

13

Total

286,000

81

ACT

Canberra

Gungahlin

1,300

1

Civic

16,500

1

Kambah

16,100

1

Scullin

23,100

1

Total

57,000

4

National Total

1, 913, 000

419

 

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  1. Ross Groves, 10/02/2015

    And they wonder why inland Australia is becoming a ghost land where no one wants to live.
    Wake up before it is too late!!

  2. Dale Knuth, 03/12/2014

    As usual – if you don’t live on the coast or hinterland you don’t exist !

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