I ASSUME that the Corlette residents opposing the Telstra mobile phone tower in last week's Examiner don't actually have, or use, mobile phones.
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One would have hoped that out of the three letters at least one of them might have contained some actual evidence of the alleged risks posed by such a tower, but no, just the usual baseless assertions about health risks and lower property values.
Exactly how a tower that has a footprint of a few square metres and is painted green can have any impact on koala habitat or pose a bushfire risk truly beggars belief.
Radio frequencies are pervasive and ubiquitous whether there's a tower next door or not.
No scientific evidence exists that they pose any risk whatsoever to our health or well-being but it appears that the residents of Corlette aren't going to let the facts get in the way of a good petition.
Peter Rowney
Lemon Tree Passage