« Projects | 15th June 2022

WA Digital Farm Grants Round 3

WA Digital Farm Grants Round 3

The Digital Farm Grants Program is an initiative of the Western Australian Government and is supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The program funds last-mile solutions for agribusinesses in agricultural and pastoral regions outside the current or planned NBN fixed wireless and fixed-line footprint. Field Solutions Group has been awarded grants to deliver two place-based networks under Round 3 of the Program, detailing the progress and locations below.

Dumbleyung Digital Connectivity Project

This project will see the deployment of four new towers to provide fixed wireless access to the farming land in the district.  Build is well and truly underway on all four sites, with two towers now stood.  Don’t they just look marvellous!

Dumbleyung Tower

 

Kukerin Tower

Site Name

Status Status

Site Update

Forecast Site On-air

Dumbleyung

Site Under Build

Tower Stood with transmission equipment rigged.  Solar power system in transit.

Equipment Cabinet deployed, fibre trenching complete.

Foundation excavation completed.

Tower being delivered to site.

May 2023

Lake Grace

Site Under Build

Tower to be stood.

Solar power system in transit.

Foundation excavation completed.

Tower delivered to site.

May 2023

Kukerin

Site Under Build

Tower Stood with transmission equipment rigged.  Solar power system in transit

Foundation excavation completed.

Tower delivered to site.

May 2023

Nyabing

Site Under Build

Tower to be stood.

Solar power system in transit.

Foundation excavation completed.

Tower delivered to site.

May 2023

Wireless Wheatbelt – Avon East Digital Connectivity Project

This project will see the deployment of 6 new towers to provide fixed wireless access in the region

 

Site Name

Status Status

Site Update

Forecast Site On-air

Goomalling

Site Surveyed

Candidate assessment underway

TBC in July

Southern Brook

Site Under Acquisition

Site location chosen

Agreement in place with landowner

GeoTech to be undertaken

Detailed site plan being prepared

TBC in July

Meckering Town

Site Under Acquisition

Site location chosen 

Agreement in place with landowner

GeoTech to be undertaken

Detailed site plan being prepared

TBC in July

Cunderdin

Site Surveyed

Detailed site candidate reviews underway

TBC in July

Konnongorring

Site Search

Candidate assessment underway

TBC in July

Youndegin

Site Search

Candidate assessment underway

TBC in July

Our Clients include

Field Solutions Group (FSG/ASX)