YOU'VE crashed your car on a river track, or you've been bitten by a snake, or you've had some other kind of nasty mishap in the bush, but you're not all that far from town, so you pick up your phone to call for help.

No signal. What now?

From next week, there will be another option, thanks to an act of community service by Mildura telecommunications legend David Carson.

At his own expense, the...