After a years-long battle, Barrengarry, Bellawongarah, Berry Mountain, Budgong, Illaroo, Kangaroo Valley Upper Kangaroo River, Watamolla will receive a faster and more reliable wireless broadband internet service, according to the NSW Government.
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In 2018, Kangaroo Valley resident John Sinclair, who runs an internet service provider, the NBN caused more harm than good in the village.
The solution to a community frustrated with bad internet connections seemed simple to Mr Sinclair- build a broadband network specifically for Kangaroo Valley residents.
With the help of friend and resident Peter Botsman, he successfully crowd-funded $120, 000, with the aim of creating the Kangaroo Valley Broadband Network.
A dream of Mr Sinclair's for the past 12 years, the The KVBN is a wireless broadband network designed to ensure high quality broadband is available to households and business in all of the pockets and corners of Kangaroo Valley.
In December 2019, the NSW Government announced the Connecting Country Communities Fund (CCCF) would support the KVBN to deliver the service.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward agreed that upgrading these communities from satellite internet service to a new wireless broadband service was an important step for the NSW Government in rolling out better connectivity solutions across regional, rural and remote NSW.
