The nearest full service public library is in Coonabarabran, nearly 100 kilometres away. Ditto the bank. I can only really afford to use it at night because I have to pay STD rates every time I log on. She uses the Net for banking, accountancy services and weather reports at harvest time. Email also cuts down her telephone bill.
High costs are a constant frustration in rural areas.
Mrs Teresa Ley, another Gwabegar farmer, is also a night Net user. Gwabegar school principal Mrs Marion Rivett said only two of her 17 infants and primary students have Internet access at home. But when the children arrive at school many log on and exchange emails with friends they have made on the Net. Privacy Policy Copyright 2000.