Principal Angela Killingsworth says she was informed about the plans by Wodonga Council a week ago, and after doing some of her own research concluded the jury was still out on the health risks posed by mobile phone towers.

Ms Killingsworth says until there is conclusive evidence ruling out adverse health effects, she would oppose the tower near the school and would be making a submission to the council asking it to reconsider the tower’s location.

“The main thing is that it’s relocated elsewhere, where there’s not a large group of young people,” she said.

This week a letter from the school’s Parent Leader group was sent out to Catholic College families, asking to them to sign a letter addressed to the Wodonga Council.

That letter outlines reasons for their opposition, including dangers posed by extra traffic from service vehicles, as well as the children’s exposure to radiation.

It was concerns like these that were rebutted yesterday when Optus and Telstra held talks at the Wodonga Raiders club rooms.

Information revealed other sites had been considered for the tower — including near the water tank off McGaffins Road and the roofs of the Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre, Birallee Shopping Centre and Wodonga Golf Club.

Most of these sites were rejected because they did not provide sufficient coverage to the target area.

Telstra and Optus have both insisted there is no evidence of adverse health effects caused by mobile phone towers.

Yesterday Telstra NSW site acquisition manager Bob Coyne said the strength of the electromagnetic fields from the proposed tower would be about 200 times below the recommended safety standards.

He also noted most of the tower would be obscured by surrounding trees.