Multiple outlets report a proposal for a mega data centre complex in Melbourne’s west spanning about 350 hectares—described as the biggest publicly proposed data centre in Australia. The development is characterised as very large in scale, with coverage noting the size is comparable to roughly 175 MCG fields. Sources also emphasise the projected electricity requirement for running the facility. The reporting says the hub would need more power than the total output of Victoria’s largest coal-fired power station, underscoring the challenge of supplying electricity at the scale required for the project.
Across the articles, the central points are the proposed site size, the claim that it is the largest publicly proposed data centre in the country, and the comparison used to illustrate energy demand. The coverage does not present differing figures on the headline size or the power comparison, though details beyond those reported in the provided excerpts are not included here.
