A Norske Skog spokesman said there had been early talks with the National Broadband Network about a tower being built on company property.

The company believed several other sites were also options for NBN Co.

There was community uproar when a Marnie Road site was flagged for the 35-metre tower, with objectors saying it would impede views and decrease property values.

Residents voiced their concerns at a meeting with NBN Co in August.

Aboriginal elders said work at the site would threaten scarred trees that were important Aboriginal heritage.

NBN Co asked those at the meeting to come up with other possible tower sites.

Community spokeswoman Tanya Barton said the Burma Road pine plantation was the last hope.

“We asked Norske Skog if it was happy for us to suggest the site and it agreed to talk to NBN,” Mrs Barton said.

“We much appreciate that Norske Skog has stepped up and done this because it was hard to find locations.

“Everywhere we went, we were knocked back and NBN told us they wouldn’t work, so this is our last option.

“It has been very stressful for the community not knowing because it’s been going on since August.”

If the community manages to have the site moved, the strength of the tower’s signal strength may be affected.

An NBN spokesman said the plantation site was being considered and a decision was expected this year.

“Nothing has been decided yet with assessments still going on,” he said.