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Australian data center company NextDC picks up 169 hectares outside Melbourne
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Australian data center firm NextDC has acquired a large parcel of land outside Melbourne, Victoria.
Key facts
- The company acquired the site for AU$165 million (US$113.85m)
- Local press, including the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and others, report NextDC has acquired 169 hectares of land in Lovely Banks, Victoria, outside of Geelong and some 70km west of Melbourne
- NextDC operates or is developing 20 data centers across Australia, including in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, and Adelaide
- Beyond Australia, NextDC currently has sites in planning or under evaluation in Auckland, New Zealand; Tokyo, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Johor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Singapore
Summary
Local press, including the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and others, report NextDC has acquired 169 hectares of land in Lovely Banks, Victoria, outside of Geelong and some 70km west of Melbourne. The company acquired the site for AU$165 million (US$113.85m). NextDC operates or is developing 20 data centers across Australia, including in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, and Adelaide. Beyond Australia, NextDC currently has sites in planning or under evaluation in Auckland, New Zealand; Tokyo, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Johor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Singapore.