Internet access might be something city dwellers take for granted. In town camps and remote communities across Australia, just sending an email isn’t always straight forward. In this episode we visit Hidden Valley, a town camp in Alice Springs. While Hidden Valley struggles with satellite internet, the Alice Springs suburbs just across the road have new fibre optic connections. This is the latest chapter in Hidden Valley’s long struggle for local infrastructure.

In this episode you heard from:

Meret MacDonald

Noeleen McMillan

Stella McMillan

Tim McNamara

Professor Ampalavanapillai (Thas) Nirmalathas

Daniel Featherstone

Music prior to credits: Neon Moon by Miiesha featuring The Woorabinda Singers, licensed courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Main story produced by Else Kennedy, Meret MacDonald and Noeleen McMillan.

The transcript of of this episode is available as a Word document or PDF.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Image design by Pam Koger