BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Member for Barkly Steve Edgington and weather radar campaigner Mike Nash at the proposed site of the new station at Bill Allen Lookout.
A NEW weather radar in Tennant Creek is a step closer to construction with the Bureau of Meterology lodging a development allocation to build it at the Bill Allen Lookout.
Member for Barkly Steve Edgington took a trip out to the proposed site with long-time resident Mike Nash, who has been fighting since 2015 for its return after it was decommissioned by the Bureau.
The development is part of the Barkly Regional Deal and will include a radar, dome and tower, a set of generators, satellite communication footing and the erection of a 2.7-metre high-security mesh fence and gate.
Ruger Road to Peko Road will also be sealed as part of the $17.9 million redevelopment.
