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Mayor has a long wish list to share
Cr Chris Raeburn is part of a delegation of mayors from nine regional municipalities that will join Federal Member for Indi Helen Haines at a meeting with the Treasurer.
The meeting was to be held face-to-face, but will now occur online after Victoria was placed in a five-day coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on Saturday.
Cr Raeburn said a key area of concern for Strathbogie Shire was connectivity – both internet and phone coverage.
“The Ruffy and Strathbogie communities are experiencing significant mobile coverage issues due to a fault at the Mt Wombat tower,” Cr Raeburn said.
OPINION: Today s news that the Federal Government will introduce the toughest laws in the world when it comes to online trolling will save precious Australian lives.
This historical, legislative and social milestone is setting a standard that the rest of the world should â and I think will â follow. Â
Fines of up to $111,000 for individuals who abuse, threaten, intimidate, post revenge porn, bully children and over half a million dollars for corporations like Facebook and Twitter, who refuse to take down offensive material or reveal the identities of perpetrators.Â
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Erin Molan was a leading voice to get new trolling laws before parliament.(Nine)
Federal Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has called the National Broadband Network built and operational despite 35,000 households waiting for a connection.
Despite thousands of unconnected homes, Mr Fletcher said the government s $57billion project is in good stead to improve the service to existing customers.
Mr Fletcher said the number of homes who aren t on the network has dropped dramatically in the last quarter, leaving him confident of the success of the network into the future. In my view the evidence before me shows it is appropriate to make the declaration that the NBN should be treated as built and fully operational, he said, as reported by Sydney Morning Herald.