Residents of Slade Point are failing to stay up to speed in business with local residents saying they have been left with second rate phone and internet reception.
Locals in the northern beach suburb of Mackay have been calling for improvements in their area for around a decade. Despite being told the Mackay region is a priority, nothing has been done to date.
Labor Candidate for Dawson, Shane Hamilton, said that residents have reported that they have to leave the house to use their mobile phone or pay hundreds of dollars for an extra antenna.
“Residents are telling me their dodgy broadband means they can’t work from home properly and their kids can’t always do their school work, and in some cases, they can’t even make a simple phone call,” said Mr Hamilton.
“This has been going on for years. This isn’t good enough for the residents of Slade Point.”
Slade Point resident and Councillor Alison Jones said that for over a decade, local residents have struggled to get reliable coverage despite many requests to the federal member to help fix the connection issues.
Mr Hamilton said he has written to the Communications Minister, alerting him to the situation facing Slade Point locals and calling on the federal government to fix it.
“I want to thank Councillor Alison Jones for standing up for this issue and I look forward to working her and the Slade point community to ensure they get the decent internet they deserve.”
Labor Candidate for Dawson, Shane Hamilton and Mackay Regional Council Councillor Alison Jones
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