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[i]...the Shire of Carnarvon has warned its future may be in doubt with an expected remediation bill of $1.7 million over five years. "This level of expenditure is beyond the current Shire of Carnarvon financial capacity, and without significant additional funding the future of the dish is in doubt," the report said. Carnarvon Space Museum chairman Phil Youd said the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) Dish was the only one of its type in WA, and only the second in Australia alongside Ceduna's facility in South Australia. Mr. Youd said he had been raising concerns about the lack of maintenance on the Shire of Carnarvon-owned dish for many years. "I think it's great that finally the dish is being recognised that it does need some work," he said.[/i]
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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanThe 30-meter-wide Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) dish that was used to support NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions as part of the Carnarvon Tracking Station in Australia, and today is part of the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum, may be set for demolition. ...the Shire of Carnarvon has warned its future may be in doubt with an expected remediation bill of $1.7 million over five years."This level of expenditure is beyond the current Shire of Carnarvon financial capacity, and without significant additional funding the future of the dish is in doubt," the report said.Carnarvon Space Museum chairman Phil Youd said the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) Dish was the only one of its type in WA, and only the second in Australia alongside Ceduna's facility in South Australia.Mr. Youd said he had been raising concerns about the lack of maintenance on the Shire of Carnarvon-owned dish for many years."I think it's great that finally the dish is being recognised that it does need some work," he said.
...the Shire of Carnarvon has warned its future may be in doubt with an expected remediation bill of $1.7 million over five years."This level of expenditure is beyond the current Shire of Carnarvon financial capacity, and without significant additional funding the future of the dish is in doubt," the report said.Carnarvon Space Museum chairman Phil Youd said the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) Dish was the only one of its type in WA, and only the second in Australia alongside Ceduna's facility in South Australia.Mr. Youd said he had been raising concerns about the lack of maintenance on the Shire of Carnarvon-owned dish for many years."I think it's great that finally the dish is being recognised that it does need some work," he said.
"This level of expenditure is beyond the current Shire of Carnarvon financial capacity, and without significant additional funding the future of the dish is in doubt," the report said.
Carnarvon Space Museum chairman Phil Youd said the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) Dish was the only one of its type in WA, and only the second in Australia alongside Ceduna's facility in South Australia.
Mr. Youd said he had been raising concerns about the lack of maintenance on the Shire of Carnarvon-owned dish for many years.
"I think it's great that finally the dish is being recognised that it does need some work," he said.
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