‘Too little, too late’: Data centre buffer carve-out leaves some residents vulnerable
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-22 19:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Australia, Labour & Workers
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Snippet:
Buffer zones to keep data centres at least 150 metres from homes have arrived too late to stop three so-called hyper-scale projects in Melbourne’s west, exempting developers who lodged plans before Labor tightened the rules.
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