Mobile phone antenna lease

Gosford Council has granted a lease to Optus Mobile for its telecommunications facility in Bayview Cres, on the Blackwall Mountain Water Reservoir site.

Optus served a statutory notice on council to gain access to the reservoir site and erect facilities on the land on July 8, 2002.

Staff from council's water and sewerage directorate, and from the council's natural resources section told council there was no objections to the continuing occupation of the site by Optus subject to the carrier complying with industry standards, electromagnetic radiation zoning and in accordance with all appropriate WorkCover legislation.

The term of the lease will be five years with three options of five years.

Optus has installed nine panel antennas on the site, one radio communication antenna, an equipment shelter adjacent to the reservoir measuring and cabling.

The lease was granted over part Lots 114,115 and 116.

Council agenda FS.133, November 23