23/07/2026 by Cam Lucadou-Wells and Violet Li A giant $1.1 billion data centre is being proposed in Clyde North, but residents say they are being left in the dark. The proposed facility – believed to be the first in Casey – would be built within a 53-hectare expanse of paddocks at 585 Berwick-Cranbourne Road. The…

17/08/2026 By Violet Li Casey Council has confirmed it is legally able to voluntarily notify residents about the proposed $1.1 billion Clyde North data centre but says doing so would create unnecessary delay and uncertainty. The clarification came after Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association (CRRA) president Anthony Tassone questioned whether planning rules merely removed the…

15/08/2026 By Violet Li Casey councillors will decide on the controversial $1.1 billion Clyde North data centre proposal. Casey’s outgoing Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen ‘called in’ the application, which means decision-making power over the application had been moved from council officers to councillors, who will vote on the proposal at a future public council meeting.…

31/7/26 Emma Sudano and Euan Kennedy A group of angry residents from a booming Melbourne suburb lodged formal objections to $1bn data centre only to be told their those objections were worthless thanks to state government planning laws. Locals in Clyde North were already furious over what they called a covert push to build a mega $1.1bn…

31/07/2026 By Violet Li A petition opposing a proposed $1.1 billion data centre in Clyde North is nearing 1000 signatures. The petition, launched by Clyde North resident Lee Zelig on 25 July, had attracted more than 880 verified signatures by 31 July. It calls for the proposed 53.6-hectare development at 585 Berwick-Cranbourne Road to be…

22/07/2026 The City of Casey could get its first data centre, with a planning application lodged for a major site in Clyde North. The application seeks approval for the use and staged development of a data centre facility at 585 Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North. The proposal was lodged to City of Casey on 20…

17/06/26 April Glover Australia has become fertile land for the construction of hundreds of data centre campuses, with more than 160 facilities already dotted around every state and territory. Nearly 100 more hubs are either planned or in development to keep pace with the global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom – the vast majority concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne.…