IT’S 2015 and while most of us might moan about broadband that’s a little too slow, the poor folk in Ray Healy Towers in East Perth can’t even watch television.
The mostly elderly — and low-income — residents of five units in the complex have been without their Family Feud and Antiques Roadshow since September.
They’ve also missed the footy grand final, rugby grand final and the Melbourne Cup.
The WA housing department’s own rulebook states TV reception problems should be fixed within 28 days but that’s been blown out of the water by a month.
Service delivery general manager Greg Cash says service was “disrupted by a broken TV antenna cable” and “the exact location of the break can’t be found”.
He says “a new antenna and booster will be installed in the coming days” — but he won’t say what that means, exactly.
“Housing acknowledges that initial works took longer than 28 days to get done, but this issue has been escalated with Housing’s maintenance contractor and it should be completed shortly.”
The residents sound worn down and aren’t optimistic about a speedy resolution. One told the Voice, “it’s a waste of time complaining, because they do nothing”.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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