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Read CDC Refiles Kemps Creek Plan, Lifting Sydney Campus to 1.4GW
[CDC](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/canberra-data-centres-cdc) has refiled its Kemps Creek data center plan, expanding a single 144MW building into a six-building campus rated at 1.4GW. The [New ...

CDC Refiles Kemps Creek Plan, Lifting Sydney Campus to 1.4GW

November 12, 2026 Sydney

CDC has refiled its Kemps Creek data center plan, expanding a single 144MW building into a six-building campus rated at 1.4GW. The New South Wales Department of Planning lists the revised State Significant Development application, SSD-133677993, at a total power consumption of 1.4GW. Baxtel...

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Read AirTrunk Confirms Operator Role for Seven-Building Mickleham Campus
[AirTrunk](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/airtrunk) plans a seven-building data center campus at Mickleham, about 35km north of central [Melbourne](https://baxtel.com/regions/melbourne). The compa...

AirTrunk Confirms Operator Role for Seven-Building Mickleham Campus

November 09, 2026 Melbourne

AirTrunk plans a seven-building data center campus at Mickleham, about 35km north of central Melbourne. The company said in a 9 November statement that it is advancing the proposal at 45 Donnybrook Road and named itself as the operator behind the project, after the applicant went unnamed in the...

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Read Goodman and Digital Realty Launch A$715M Bid for 9.9% NEXTDC Stake
[Goodman Group](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/goodman-group) and [Digital Realty](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/digital-realty-trust) moved to buy up to 9.9% of Australian operator [NEXTDC](htt...

Goodman and Digital Realty Launch A$715M Bid for 9.9% NEXTDC Stake

November 05, 2026 Melbourne

Goodman Group and Digital Realty moved to buy up to 9.9% of Australian operator NEXTDC at a 45.5% premium to the previous close. The buyers offered A$9.50 a share through an aftermarket bookbuild, a purchase Reuters valued at about A$715 million (US$501 million) after reviewing the term sheet....

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Read AirTrunk Secures A$4.25B Green Loan for SYD3 Sydney Campus
AirTrunk has secured an [A$4.25 billion green loan](https://airtrunk.com/airtrunk-secures-a4-25b-green-loan-for-syd3-western-sydney-expansion-supporting-australias-digital-economy) to fund continue...

AirTrunk Secures A$4.25B Green Loan for SYD3 Sydney Campus

October 28, 2026 Sydney

AirTrunk has secured an A$4.25 billion green loan to fund continued development of its SYD3 campus in Western Sydney. Reuters put the facility at about US$2.98 billion. Thirty-two local and international financial institutions backed the debt, which 14 lead banks underwrote. AirTrunk develops and...

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Read Data Igloo Proposes Cold Storage Data Center At Former Karioi Pulp Mill
Data Igloo proposes to develop a cold data storage campus at the former Winstone Pulp International mill at Karioi on [New Zealand](https://baxtel.com/regions/new-zealand)'s North Island. [Ruapehu ...

Data Igloo Proposes Cold Storage Data Center At Former Karioi Pulp Mill

October 28, 2026 New Zealand

Data Igloo proposes to develop a cold data storage campus at the former Winstone Pulp International mill at Karioi on New Zealand's North Island. Ruapehu District Council said on 28 October it had received the campus proposal alongside a separate wood pellet plant for the same site near...

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Read Princeton Digital Group Linked to A$1B, 100MW Sydney Data Centre
Planning documents filed with the [New South Wales](https://baxtel.com/regions/new-south-wales) government identify [Princeton Digital Group](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/princeton-digital-group...

Princeton Digital Group Linked to A$1B, 100MW Sydney Data Centre

October 26, 2026 Sydney

Planning documents filed with the New South Wales government identify Princeton Digital Group as the client behind a 100-megawatt data centre in Sydney's southwest. The scoping report, first reported by Mingtiandi on Oct. 24, describes capital investment above A$1 billion (US$701 million). If...

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Read HyperDC Files Plans for 400MW Data Center Campus West of Melbourne
HyperDC Pty Ltd has filed a planning permit application for a 400MW data center campus at 715 Ballan Road in Moorabool, about 75 kilometres west of [Melbourne](https://baxtel.com/regions/melbourne)...

HyperDC Files Plans for 400MW Data Center Campus West of Melbourne

September 29, 2026 Melbourne

HyperDC Pty Ltd has filed a planning permit application for a 400MW data center campus at 715 Ballan Road in Moorabool, about 75 kilometres west of Melbourne, as reported by Data Center Dynamics. The developer's website lists the 39-hectare parcel as MBL1 and states an intention to build...

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Read New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects
New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to devel...

New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects

July 27, 2026 New Zealand

New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to develop regulations and ensure data centres benefit New Zealanders without placing pressure on natural...

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Read Datacom Acquires Auckland Data Center From T4
Datacom Acquires Auckland Data Center From T4

Datacom Acquires Auckland Data Center From T4

April 01, 2026 Datacom

New Zealand ICT firm Datacom has acquired T4’s data center in Auckland, with terms undisclosed.The facility, located at 42 Business Parade South in Highbrook Business Park, East Tāmaki, was built around 2010 by IBM prior to Kyndryl’s spin-out. It spans approximately 5,200 sqm (56,000 sq ft) and...

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Read Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney
Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney

Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney

November 14, 2025 Sydney

Starwood Capital Group, Doma Infrastructure Group, and Telstra InfraCo this week announced the formation of a strategic agreement to develop a carrier-neutral data center in Minchinbury, Western Sydney.Starwood Capital and Doma are responsible for financing, development, construction, and ongoing...

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Read Spark Sells Majority Stake in Data Center Business
Spark Sells Majority Stake in Data Center Business

Spark Sells Majority Stake in Data Center Business

August 11, 2025 New Zealand

Kiwi telco Spark New Zealand this week announced it has entered into an agreement to sell a 75 percent interest in its data center business to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The transaction values the business at up to NZ$705 million (US$417.6m), with Spark receiving NZ$486m (US$288m) upon...

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Read Global Switch confirms search for co-investor
Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

January 03, 2025 Sydney

Global Switch recently announced that the sale of its Sydney data center business to HMC Capital had closed, and has officially confirmed previous reports it was seeking external investment for its London campus.“As part of its financing strategy to drive future growth, Global Switch has also...

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Read Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture
Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture

Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture

October 10, 2024 Sydney

Engineering and architecture consulting firm Woolpert has acquired Greenbox Architecture. The Sydney-based architectural firm has specialized in data center, commercial, and residential architecture in the APAC region since 2009.“By joining a tech-driven company like Woolpert, we will be able to...

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Read Large scale data center planned in New Zealand
Large scale data center planned in New Zealand

Large scale data center planned in New Zealand

October 09, 2024 New Zealand

A large-scale data center powered by hydrogen is reportedly being planned in New Zealand by Mobii Green and North Rakaia. Mobii Green Energy founder Kenny Tseng said the first phase of the project will see sovereign funds and international private equity funds invest US$2 billion to develop 850MW...

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Read Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center
Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center

Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center

August 05, 2024 Sydney

Australian advisory and IT solutions provider Atturra is expanding its sovereign cloud capacity with a new deployment in NextDC's S3 data center in Sydney, helping the company to meet growing demand from clients for cloud computing and storage capacity. The solutions provider will commence...

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Read Team IM to launch sovereign cloud for New Zealand
Team IM to launch sovereign cloud for New Zealand

Team IM to launch sovereign cloud for New Zealand

July 28, 2024 New Zealand

Kiwi information management services provider Team IM has deployed Oracle Alloy in its data centers and is set to launch a sovereign cloud for New Zealand which it claims will be New Zealand's first sovereign hyperscale cloud. Ian Rogers, CEO of Team IM. said: “Many companies have promised to...

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Read Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand
Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand

Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand

July 23, 2024 New Zealand

New Zealand data center firm Datagrid has purchased another six hectares of land for expansion on its campus on New Zealand’s South Island. The New Zealand Overseas Investment Office has approved the land acquisition and will allow the project to reach a total area of 49 hectares. Perrine...

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Read Spark to build a data center on Auckland's North Shore
 Spark to build a data center on Auckland's North Shore

Spark to build a data center on Auckland's North Shore

June 29, 2024 New Zealand

New Zealand telco Spark will be teaming up with global surf park creator Aventuur to build a data center on Auckland's North Shore that will heat a nearby surfing lagoon. The data center will use a heat exchange system to send excess heat to a nearby surfing lagoon and will be partially...

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Read WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment
WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

March 15, 2024 Sydney

Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) has selected CDC Data Centres for its digital tower deployment. WSI will be one of the first in Australia to run a digital air traffic control tower and has partnered with CDC, Frequentis Australasia, and Airservices to develop the system. WSI will...

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Read WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment
WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

March 12, 2024 Sydney

Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) has selected CDC Data Centres for its digital tower deployment. WSI will be one of the first in Australia to run a digital air traffic control tower and has partnered with CDC, Frequentis Australasia, and Airservices to develop the system. WSI will...

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