NBN contractors anger Woonona home owner

Nov. 7, 2014, 5:31 p.m.

A Woonona man claims contractors preparing his street for the National Broadband Network drilled through an underground stormwater pipe and spray painted his driveway.

Shawn Moore points to the spot where he claims that NBN contractors drilled through a stormwater pipe. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR

A Woonona man claims contractors preparing his street for the National Broadband Network drilled through an underground stormwater pipe and spray painted his driveway.

Shawn Moore lives in Harriet Spearing Drive in Woonona and he said contractors for NBN Co were in the street preparing the pits for the broadband cable about two months ago.

They damaged the stormwater [pipe] and then denied that it was damaged, Mr Moore said.

So I ended up having to dig the footpath up a week ago, to expose the pipe and the damage.

I paid for the materials myself and got some assistance from the contractors.

Once Mr Moore had uncovered the pipe, he found a metre-long section of the stormwater pipe had been cut out. That was replaced with a piece of bigger pipe and sleeved over the top and held in place with a bit of duct tape.

Also, the NBN conduit ran straight through the pipe.

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