Over the past three or four years Carcoar has been steadily finding its feet again as the Blayney Shire's premier historic village.
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The pub has reopened, popular stores such as Tomolly, Antica and the Village Grocer have all added their own stamp on the locations picture perfect setting.
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One thing that has frustrated both locals and visitors alike, and held the village's growth back, has been the sub-standard mobile phone coverage right in the heart of the town.
Particularly during events such as the Carcoar Australia Day Fair, the annual show and the Carcoar Running Cup, the lack of connectivity may give the historic town a real old fashioned feel, but it reduces the enjoyment and shareability of the events and the town.
Soon the residents of Carcoar and visitors will have access to fast 4G service as part of the federal government's Mobile Black Spot Program.
Member for Calare and Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Development Andrew Gee made the announcement in the main street Carcoar on Tuesday morning, and locals especially were keen to hear the news.
"Locals have been crying out for better reception," he said, "and together, after much lobbying and advocacy we've finally achieved this result."
Blayney deputy mayor Allan Ewin said that having a real 4G connection in the village would really put it on the map.
"From business and functions to events this will make a huge difference and will really open Carcoar up," he said.
"Social media plays a massive part in tourism and being able to post items directly from the village will really make a difference."
Not only will it draw visitors to the town, but locals too will benefit from being able to attract more families to live there.
"Families need it for study, entertainment and working from home as telecommunications are just a normal way of life for families," he said.
The location of the tower is under discussion with a landholder said the Minister for Regional Communications, Regional Health and Local Government Mark Coulton.
"It's a new small cell mobile station that is to be built by Telstra and it should be up and running by around the middle of 2021," he said.
The tower will be 20 metres high and similar to the ones in Barry, Neville and Newbridge, but Carcoar's topography has always been a challenge.
"The tower will have a range of between four to six kilometres but the focaus will be on ensuring that there is coverage right down in the middle of town," Mr Coulton said.
Mark Logan
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
