The competition in pay tv in country areas is via satellite. In the mallee district Austar is all the go everywhere except in Mildura. I don't know which company has the bigger market in Mildura, although admittedly I am of the assumption that it is NCA.
I am not sure if Austar is available or not in Geelong and Ballarat but I am positive that Foxtel is available via satellite and Foxtel's basic "essentials" package at $39.95 a month is much better than NCA's "supreme" package offering at $49.95 per month.
