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+ Telstra Slow With New Connection?
17th May, 2012 + |
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Lately we have received several enquiries about slow connection of telephone services to new subdivisions. Well, do you know about Telstra's Customer Service Guarantee?... |
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+ DESIGN STAFF WANTED
12th April, 2012 + |
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Due to increasing workload, Robin Russell & Associates is now recruiting designers. Technical officers with experience in the design of electricity reticulation and street lighting are invited to apply now.... |
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+ Builders Should Ensure that Homes are Fibre-Ready
2nd February, 2012 + |
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Builders need to ensure that new homes are wired to take full advantage of the telecommunications services that will be available from NBN fibre.... |
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+ Brisbane City Council Refines Its Comms Conduits Policy
1st February, 2012 + |
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Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has now confirmed where BCC telecommunications conduits must be installed by developers.... |
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+ Developers Beware: New Legislation Mandates Fibre-Ready Estates
10th October, 2011 + |
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Developers, consultants, contractors and local authorities should be aware that the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Act 2011, which received royal assent on 26 September 2011, mandates the installation of fibre-ready conduits in virtually all new subdivisions and other developments. This is now Commonwealth law, enforceable by ACMA.... |
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+ Telstra Certificate For Plan-sealing
11th August, 2011 + |
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Plan sealing will now be delayed by 6-8 weeks. Telstra will not issue an Infrastructure Provisioning Confirmation until its conduits and pits have been installed.... |
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+ Two-week Delay For Energex Street Light Deliveries
13th July, 2011 + |
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Energex has today advised us of a two-week delay in the delivery of street lights. All estates will be delayed by up to two weeks.... |
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+ NBN Fact Sheet Here
5th April, 2011 + |
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NBN Co has just published a helpful Fact Sheet which explains how fibre will be installed in greenfields developments. It can be downloaded here.... |
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+ Ergon Transformer Policy Adds to Developers' Costs (and Ergon's too)
18th May, 2010 + |
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Ergon recently introduced a policy which requires virtually all new transformers in residential areas to be 315 kVA. The industry "standard" 500 kVA transformer is not allowed, despite the fact that this would reduce the overall cost of transformers by about $200 per lot. And Ergon's ongoing maintenance costs would be reduced significantly. Was the AER aware of this waste of funds when they were setting tariffs? ... |
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+ FOI Investigation of Pine Rivers EMF Policy
23rd September, 2009 + |
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A Freedom of Information investigation of Moreton Bay Regional Council - Pine Rivers District's EMF policy has revealed the background to this District's uniquely restrictive planning policy, which prevents residential development near electricity transmission lines. Council's policy is flawed, and it has been told as much by its own consultant.... |
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+ Moreton Bay Regional Council EMF restrictions lack foundation
2nd November, 2008 + |
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Two of the recently-amalgamated local authorities in south-east Queensland continue to impose development restrictions in the vicinity of high voltage transmission lines. They are the former Caboolture Shire Council and Pine Rivers Shire Council - now part of Moreton Bay Regional Council. ... |
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+ Secure RRA Website Access Now Available
20th April, 2007 + |
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Clients, project managers, civil engineers and surveyors can now gain immediate access to details of all of their current RRA jobs.
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+ Ergon's Subdivision Policy
4th April, 2007 + |
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Developers will be pleased to know that Ergon's new policy for design and construction of underground electricity and street lights in subdivisions has now commenced.... |
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