Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Contrast what their government did—or not, as the case may be—with what we are now doing. This package is further strengthening the resilience of regional and remote telecommunications through mobile network hardening and more temporary deployable infrastructure. NBN Co has already delivered the first Road Muster truck, along with the first satellite fly-away kit. Nationally, over 150 mobile sites funded through the first five rounds of the Mobile Black Spot Program are in bushfire prone or affected areas. Of these, 114 sites have already been built, which I am sure those opposite will be grateful to know. At Howes Valley, a new base station was switched on in January of this year. In March another station begins operation at McCullys Gap. These targeted investments are helping regional communities to better deal with emergencies— (Time expired)