Telco tower toppled in Mullumbimby

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Impacts Optus equipment.

A telecommunications tower hosting Optus antennas was toppled about a fortnight ago, with police investigating what is suspected to be an act of vandalism.

The tower, on Vallances Road in Mullumbimby, is suspected to have been damaged “sometime between 12am and 8pm on Saturday May 18”, NSW Police said.

“Police from Tweed/Byron Police District were subsequently notified and have commenced inquiries into the incident.”

ABC News, which first reported the incident, showed an image of the tower on its side, crashed through the perimeter fence.

Bolts anchoring the tower to the ground had been removed, according to the report.

Optus confirmed the damage affected equipment that it hosted on the tower.

“We are aware that some customers in the Mullumbimby area are experiencing disruption to their services after a mobile tower was damaged in a suspected case of vandalism,” a spokesperson for the telco said.

“Optus leases the space on the tower from a third-party infrastructure provider to service Optus customers.

Telco tower toppled in Mullumbimby