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“The Victorian government announced new data centre regulations last month, including banning them near homes and schools, and mandating the use of renewable energy and non-drinking water.”

“Amid growing resistance to new data centres, the Victorian government announced new regulations to ban data centres near homes and schools, including 150-metre buffer zones, while mandating the use of renewable energy and non-drinking water.”

“Not the Australian Dream According to March 2026 data from the Gippsland Homelessness Network, 7,791 Gippsland households were registered as seeking social housing support on the Victorian Housing Register Priority Access Broadband location waitlist.”

“On September 22, Victoria's government announced new regulations that would ban data centres in residential areas, enact a 150-metre buffer zone from homes and require data centres to use renewable power.”

“The Coalition has urged states to reconsider the ban on nuclear, which it says could be used to power massive expansion of AI data centres across the country.”

“In contrast, Zerra DC said 407 jobs would be created annually during the construction phase and 670 jobs created annually once the data centre was fully operational, boosting the Victorian economy by $158 million.”