“steer the sustainable development of the sector in New South Wales.”
Nothing sustainable about it but sure, go ahead and destroy everything for the sake of profits.
I haven’t even moved to Australia yet and I’m already getting mad at everything that happens there…
Profits? It’s not even financially sustainable.
The 3 sisters in Katoomba is an absolute spectacle of natural beauty. It’s a nice, friendly country town. Not the kind of people that would want or need a data centre.
The 3 sisters in Katoomba is an absolute spectacle of natural beauty.
Been there last year and it’s absolutely stunning. I really hope the whole thing will be stopped somehow, would be a great shame for it to be destroyed just like that.
Profits? It’s not even financially sustainable.
Why is every other company doing this then? FOMO? I guess building up reliance on AI and then switching to a billing model that actually makes them money, but I can’t see that working out too well considering the public opinion of AI worsens by the second.
It is a retired hippie stronghold AFAIK so there is no way it goes through. Even if it is a foreign investor, why would they not have known this?
it’s not a marginal so hippies can’t stop shit.
the appropriate donations for access will be made, back room deal will be done, and it’ll get declared a state significant development, cutting council out of it.
Good point but this will be a huge battle nevertheless and educate the complacent public about how these data centres operate.



