Mobile phone blackspots to plague towns for another fire season

By Nino Bucci and Sian Johnson
Updated November 26 2014 - 10:09am, first published November 20 2014 - 10:04am
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Ray Shepherd of Blackwood gets his place ready ahead of the upcoming fire season. Photo: Jason South
Ray Shepherd of Blackwood gets his place ready ahead of the upcoming fire season. Photo: Jason South
Brendan Hehir checks for a mobile phone signal at his Blackwood house. Photo: Jason South
Brendan Hehir checks for a mobile phone signal at his Blackwood house. Photo: Jason South

Mobile phone blackspots in areas savaged by bushfire are still waiting for Federal Government funding, despite lobbying from the State Government and Emergency Services Commissioner.