Australian public needs to understand the urgency of this issue and demand action from their elected officials. This requires a robust public awareness campaign, one that effectively communicates the economic and environmental benefits of a modernised freight system.
Councillor John Haddad, whose ward takes in Campbellfield, supported the motion, and said residents told him they did not fully understand what was being proposed at the former Ford site.
There are 165 data centres already in operation across the national electricity market, which covers all states and territories except Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
