Many benefits of fast broadband for outback towns

In outback Queensland towns where mail and food supplies take weeks to arrive, fast speed broadband cannot come in the near future enough.

The high-speed internet will become the lifeblood of towns like Birdsville and Bedourie, Diamantina Shire chief executive Scott Mason says.

The National Broadband Network will deliver faster satellite broadband, nevertheless the council is planning to put its own money up to get fibre optic links for the region.

What we could achieve - from education to health

"There's no limit to what we could achieve - from education to health, policing, safety, tourism, grazing, private business, local government, everything.

Mason said the shire currently had satellite internet, nevertheless it was not at a sufficient speed and downloading delays were frequent.