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Victoria’s environmental watchdog has stepped in to object to a planned $1.1 billion data centre on the former Ford factory site in Campbellfield, warning of potential noise impacts and poor site layout.

It is the first time the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has objected to a data centre plan in the midst of the state’s controversial tech infrastructure boom.

The EPA’s challenge is a potentially major blow to developer Zerra DC’s “Project Dune”, a proposal for six enormous data halls across 22 hectares of…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU