Wireless Community Consultation - Mullaloo WA
This page provides additional information and email links for feedback on Telstra’s proposal to improve mobile coverage in Mullaloo, Western Australia.
- Mullaloo Community Update - January 2012
- Mullaloo Community Update – May 2011
- Mullaloo Community Update – December 2010
- Background information
- Networking for Mullaloo’s future
- Proposals under consideration
- Next steps…
- Feedback and having your say…
- Information Kiosk sessions
- Mullaloo and electromagnetic energy (EME)
- Frequently Asked Questions
Mullaloo Community Update - January 2012
Telstra recently submitted a development application with the City of Joondalup for the proposed Dampier Park facility as per the multiple site option Proposal 3 from the earlier Mullaloo consultation. In accordance with Council policy, the proposal has been advertised for public comment by the City.
Full details of the proposal can be found below:
Proposed facility: A telecommunication facility mounted on a light pole in the centre of the carpark
Location: Dampier Park, 160 Dampier Avenue, Kallaroo
- Design drawings (PDF, 532KB)
- Photo montage (PDF, 237KB)
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 36KB)
Telstra also welcomes your feedback and encourages you to ask questions and seek additional information.
If you have questions you can:
- Contact us via email at ACIF.Enquiries@team.telstra.com;or
- Contact our Planning Consultants, Planning Solutions, Mr Laurie Chantry PO Box 8701 Perth BC WA 6849 or laurie.chantry@planningsolutions.com.au
Mullaloo Community Update – May 2011
Telstra has now completed assessing the responses to the information kiosk drop in sessions and community feedback.
The proposal from the community feedback that has been selected to progress to the next stage is Proposal 3 (Beldon Shopping Centre plus Dampier Park). The Dampier Park component of this proposal is considered to have the least visual impact of the non rooftop options considered and can meet a significant component of the original coverage objective. It will be subject to a Development Application process with council.
Next steps ...Telstra will commence the required land owner and council approval processes for the Dampier Park site in Kallaroo shortly.
Mullaloo Community Update – December 2010
The information kiosk drop in sessions to discuss the alternative proposals, together with the original single-site solution were held at the Rob Baddock Community Hall, 160 Dampier Avenue on Thursday 21 October, Friday 22 October, and Saturday 23 October, 2010.
Community response was very limited, with only five attendees over the three sessions, with two attendees only providing formal comment, being one preference for Proposal 1 and one for Proposal 3.
Due to the low level of attendance at the sessions Telstra kept the website open until mid December to allow for further responses.
From 12 October to 13 December six email responses were received via the website which had a total of 214 page views.
Next steps ...Telstra will now assess the response to the information sessions and community feedback and will then follow through with any regulatory compliance process required to progress any selected or revised solution. This may include further community consultation to be undertaken by either Council or Telstra as applicable to the revised proposal.
Please be assured that Telstra will choose a well-considered and responsible proposal taking into account community feedback with the least visual and environmental impact at Mullaloo.
Feedback and having your say ...Telstra appreciates your feedback concerning these proposals but has now closed the response period. However, you can continue to ask questions and seek additional information.
If you have questions you can contact us via email at ACIF.Enquiries@team.telstra.com
Background information
In July, Telstra commenced community notification for a proposed facility at Mullaloo Plaza Shopping Centre, 11 Koorana Road, Mullaloo (in accordance with the Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Code - C564:2004).Telstra has decided to suspend progressing this proposed facility, while we examine possibilities for alternative sites in the Mullaloo area including sites suggested by residents as part of the consultation process.
As a result, Telstra closed the extended consultation program for the proposed facility at Mullaloo Plaza on 3 September 2010.
Networking for Mullaloo’s future
A new facility in or close to Mullaloo will improve the coverage signal and capacity in the area.This will result in the growing number of Telstra Next G™ customers continuing to enjoy improved indoor handheld performance and mobile broadband data speeds.
If mobile facilities are not upgraded, some of our Telstra mobile and wireless broadband customers, particularly indoors, are likely to experience diminished network performance and coverage in the Mullaloo area.
In order to improve the level of mobile services to the Mullaloo area, Telstra has been working on plans for an additional facility since March 2010.
Telstra proposed a rooftop facility at the Mullaloo shopping centre. This proposal attracted significant community interest.
When Telstra proposed a wireless network upgrade at Mullaloo Plaza, the feedback received from the community indicated that further consideration of alternative options was warranted.
In response, Telstra has investigated alternative site options, with both single-site and multiple-site solutions being considered.
Multiple-site solutions are less common, but Telstra is investigating the feasibility of this suggestion after several residents recommended that a multiple-site approach would be a more acceptable alternative during our earlier consultation program.
Proposals under consideration
Options, or proposals, currently being considered by Telstra are as follows.
Multiple-site solutions under consideration:
- Proposal 1: Beldon Shopping Centre, plus Mullaloo Surf Club
- Proposal 2: Beldon Shopping Centre, plus Mullaloo Plaza roof top (2 antenna)
- Proposal 3: Beldon Shopping Centre, plus Dampier Park
- Proposal 4: Kallaroo Park, plus Mullaloo Surf Club
Single-site solution under consideration:
- Proposal 5: Mullaloo Plaza roof top (3 antenna) – the original proposal put forward in July 2010
Beldon Shopping Centre
Proposed facility: Co-locate our antenna inside an extension of the existing telecommunications facility at Beldon Shopping Centre
Location: Corner of Marmion Avenue and Gunter Grove, Beldon
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 886KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 39KB)
Mullaloo Plaza roof top (2 antenna)
Proposed facility: A telecommunications facility with 2 antennas inside a shroud located on the Mullaloo Plaza rooftop – a variation on the original proposal put forward in July 2010
Location: Mullaloo Plaza shopping centre rooftop, Mullaloo
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 285KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 35KB)
Dampier Park
Proposed facility: A telecommunication facility mounted on a light pole in the centre of the carpark
Location: Dampier Avenue, Kallaroo
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 809KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 35KB)
Kallaroo Park
Proposed facility: A telecommunications facility mounted on a 20m slim pole at the east end of Kallaroo Park
Location: Kallaroo Place (near cnr Marmion Avenue), Mullaloo
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 298KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 35KB)
Mullaloo Surf Club
Proposed facility: A telecommunications facility mounted on a 25m slim pole on the south side of the Surf Club
Location: Oceanside Promenade, Mullaloo
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 624KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 35KB)
Mullaloo Plaza roof top (3 antenna)
Proposed facility: A small telecommunications facility with 3 antennas inside a shroud located on the Mullaloo Plaza roof top – the original proposal put forward in July 2010
Location: Mullaloo Plaza shopping centre rooftop, Mullaloo
Additional information on this proposed facility can be downloaded below:
- Design drawings (PDF, 857KB)
- Photo montage
- Environmental EME report (PDF, 35KB)
Other sites that were reviewed, but not progressed at this point in time:
Gunida Park (single-site option) – This site was indicated as a possible site location by Joondalup Council. Telstra undertook a review and a 20m pole would be required at this site to meet the coverage requirements.
Charonia Park (single-site option) [being the reserve adjacent to Mullaloo Heights Primary] – This site was indicated as a possible site location during consultation process feedback. Telstra undertook a review and a 20m pole would be required at this site to meet the coverage requirements.
Next steps…
After the community information kiosk sessions (details below) are held, Telstra will assess community feedback and proceed through any regulatory compliance process required to progress the chosen site. If we progress with one of the sites above this will include further community consultation either via Council or Telstra.Please be assured that Telstra will choose a well-considered and responsible proposal, that takes community feedback into account as best as possible, and has the least visual and environmental impact at Mullaloo.
Feedback and having your say…
Telstra welcomes your feedback concerning these proposals and encourages you to ask questions and seek additional information.
If you have questions you can:
- contact us via email on ACIF.Enquiries@team.telstra.com
- write to ‘Site Acquisition Manager, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Lloyd Antulov, Locked Bag 2536 PERTH 6001'
- talk to one of our team at the information kiosk (see details below).
Information Kiosk sessions
| Venue: | Rob Baddock Community Hall, 160 Dampier Avenue, Kallaroo. See Whereis® map for directions. |
Times:
| Thursday, 21 October 2010 | 2pm - 4pm |
| Friday, 22 October 2010 | 4pm - 6.30pm |
| Saturday, 23 Octoboer 2010 | 2pm - 5pm |
