City of Cockburn Council has become the first local government in Western Australia to co-invest in world-class digital connectivity for its local business community.
The Council has announced the investment of close to $80,000 in the establishment of a NBN Co Business Fibre Zone (BFZ) in Cockburn Central.
It says the co-investment will benefit more than a thousand businesses in Cockburn Central, the emerging capital of the Perth southern metropolitan region, and sections of the neighbouring suburbs of Success, South Lake, Jandakot and Yangebup.
The project was announced by Federal Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowlands MP at the Cockburn Health and Community facility, a hub for health and medical businesses, in Cockburn Central on Tuesday.
Mayor, Logan Howlett said the City was one of WA’s most expansive industrial and commercial epicentres, generating 4.6% of regional exports across the state and the chosen location of more than 9,000 businesses.
“This is why we requested NBN Co establish a BFZ in the strategic hub of Cockburn Central,” Mayor Howlett said.
“The City is pleased to contribute nearly $80,000 to help establish the zone. This will provide businesses in Cockburn Central and sections of Success, South Lake, Jandakot and Yangebup access to top-tier business-grade fibre connectivity, to support the growth of this sought-after central mixed-use location.”
The new BFZ will cover an area of 8.4km 2 and cater to more than 1,200 individual businesses, many of whom are sole traders.
The City will now have five BFZs, including in Bibra Lake-Coogee, Henderson, Fremantle and O’Connor-Murdoch, serving about 70 per cent of businesses within its boundaries.
