And yes, my house is included which makes them not only my neighbour but my best and dearest friend. I'm not technically-orientated but will try my best to describe the process.

Utilising blown fibre and mostly single pass tractor-laid conduit through paddocks, wet gullies(hand dug), and along roadsides, the project is likely a first of its kind in Australia, is self-funded, and relies on paid and volunteer labour to put it together. The neighbour has envisioned, designed and is basically building the thing by themselves with some expertise helping it along. As the methods used are new, there are teething problems but not bad for someone with minimal experience and minimal funding.

Utilising different conduit sizes, lead-ins, and junction*1 boxes*2 enables each resident to begin at 1000Mbps/1000Mbps (currently hobbled at 100Mbps as homes begin to come online) with a 10,000Mbps option for the more nerdy. All they need to do is pay a monthly fee of $90 including phone and the installation costs are borne by this amazing yet totally normal and modest individual.

More photos from one of my volunteer days can be found here - https://imgur.com/a/oJLF9b7

I'm sure one day when they are not working 18 hours a day on this project, they will impart their knowledge on how to build a viable internet for small localities which could be scaled up.