The Public Safety Network (PSN) in the Macarthur region has been expanded with the completion of a new site at Macquarie Fields.
NSW Telco Authority Managing Director Kylie De Courteney said the new radio site is vital to ongoing community safety.
“These sites provide emergency services organisations with a single, integrated network on which to communicate,” Ms De Courteney said.
“It’s technology that saves lives. By expanding the footprint of this critical infrastructure, we are ensuring that frontline responders have a more reliable network to help keep people and places safe.
“PSN sites were crucial in protecting communities and supporting the Rural Fire Service, Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and the State Emergency Service during the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires as well as flood events earlier this year.
“During an emergency every second counts. The new radio site will make it easier for our local emergency services to communicate when it matters most,” said Ms De Courteney.
Next to Australia’s triple zero emergency hotline, the PSN is the most critical communications network in NSW.
The NSW Government is investing $1.4 billion to expand the PSN to better protect communities. The network’s expansion represents the biggest investment in critical communications infrastructure by the NSW Government in a generation.
