Yendon 'tree-changers' Kay and David Paton said a lack of community consultation by NBN Co had led to errors and contradictions in the company's application.

The monopole towers are set to deliver the wireless section of the National Broadband Network in the region.

A Moorabool Council spokesman said the council had advised NBN Co to hold further consultation sessions.

The 4G service, offering speeds of up to 12 megabits per second, will require three transmission towers to service the shire: two 40-metre poles in Yendon and Lal Lal and a 20-metre pole in Gordon.

NBN Co spokeswoman Rhonda Griffin said the towers would emit radiation that was within a "small fraction of acceptable safety limits" for electromagnetic energy.

"The safety standard in Australia is based on the international safety standard recommended by the World Health Organisation and the limits are set well below the level at which adverse health effects are known to occur," she said.

But Ms Paton said the standard quoted was from 2002 and telecommunication use and radiation levels had increased significantly since then.

"Many scientists argue radiation levels are too high. There needs to be further debate," she said.

''It's recommended these towers shouldn't be built within 500 metres of a school, yet in Yendon one is to be 150 metres to the closest house and two others are within 200 metres.

"If it is considered dangerous for towers to be built within 500 metres of schools, how can it be safer for them to be built near homes?"

The Patons argue the towers will be a "visual monstrosity" that will destroy rural vistas.

Ms Paton claimed NBN Co's Yendon application was riddled with errors, particularly when referring to geographical points.

"The application states the area is lowly populated and only mentions one property nearby at 200 metres away. The closest property is in fact 150 metres away and there are more than 10 homes within a 600-metre radius.