Danger of mobile blackspots in bushfire zones highlighted, Government Minister says upgrades are urgent
ABCA decision by two East Gippsland schoolkids to hit the town pool after class, rather than catching the bus home, could have saved their lives. Key points: There was no reception on some bus routes during the bushfires A local school principal says multiple blackspots need addressing Local MP Darren Chester is urging the Government to speed up the rollout of funding for blackspot upgrades Sisters Isabella and Eleanora Puglisi live outside Orbost, near picturesque Cape Conran on Victoria's far east coast. "If we had gotten half of the way down here there's no real turnaround, so even if the bus driver had seen the fires coming there would have been nothing they could have really done." Orbost Secondary School principal Peter Seal said there were multiple bus routes around Orbost that worried him, and he would like to see more investment in dealing with mobile blackspots. Federal Minister urges Government to 'get the work done' Local MP and Government Minister Darren Chester said the Federal Government had been working hard to deal with mobile coverage issues.
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