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Makayla’s Frozen joy Eleven-year-old Makayla Healy said she was “really excited” when her family got tickets to see Disney’s Frozen the Musical at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne earlier this year. Little did she know, a few months later she would have quite a different view of the musical from the stage itself. The Berwick Primary School student has been cast alongside several youngsters to play young Elsa in the hit Broadway musical Frozen as it tours across Australia. Read more, page 7 Berwick Primary School student Makayla Healy, pictured here with father Andrew, has been cast as one of several young Elsa’s in Disney’s Frozen the Musical.
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tions,” resident Mathew Newey said. NBN Co said the area was not geographically suitable for the residents’ desire for fixed wireless internet. “NBN previously investigated multiple locations for fixed wireless towers for Harkaway,” a NBN spokesperson said. “Specific technological requirements and the surrounding geography of the area limited the possible tower locations and a suitable site for a fixed wireless tower was not found.” Continued page 3
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are some difficulties in providing blanket mobile coverage to the local area due to challenging terrain.” “Optus have recently carried out some provisioning changes to the towers in the nearby area, which we hope may provide some coverage improvement,” a spokesperson said. Satelitte NBN (Sky Muster) was installed in the area around 18 months ago, but residents argue it is unreliable and data caps decrease download and streaming capabilities. “NBN data is limited and expensive… so much is online now, we need reliable connec-
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Residents in the east of Harkaway have voiced their frustrations over the poor internet and mobile quality in their area. Neale Adams, who has lived east of Harkaway Road for almost 13 years, said he receives “minimal phone reception and rubbish 4G connection.” “We currently are using Optus 4G and get download speeds of between 2.53 megabits per second (Mbps) and five Mbps, meaning only one person can use a device at a time and
still there may be drop out during video conferencing,” he said. Mr Adams said pockets of Harkaway also experienced “very poor” mobile reception, with calls frequently dropping out and messages unable to send. “We sometimes need to leave our house to make or receive a call,” Mr Adams said. “The major concern is if in an emergency, such as a fire or need for ambulance, our communication will let us down at a crucial time.” In a statement, Optus said it notes “there
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