The Sydney suburb at risk of becoming a 'data centre wasteland'

Sydney's data centre boom is turning suburbs into 'wastelands', councils warnVBy Victoria PengilleyTopic:AIPosted Sun 26 Jul 2026 at 7:15amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 7:15amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 7:15amLoading...abc.net.au/news/nsw-sydney-ai-data-centres-turn-suburbs-into-wastelands/106946638Link copiedShareShare articleAs she walked along a quiet bush track in Sydney's Lane Cove West, Charlotte heard a low, constant hum rising through the trees."I thought, 'What is this coming from?'" she said."Then I continued along the track … I was like, that's where the buzzing is coming from, this huge data centre."That data centre, run by AirTrunk, may soon have company.Developer Goodman wants to build 'Project Mars' on the same strip, about 50 metres from Charlotte's backyard and about 160m from the primary…

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