‘Blindsided’: Fears Gregadoo will be transformed as second data centre planned for suburb

Key points

• Gregadoo residents say they feel blindsided after a second data centre was proposed for the Wagga Wagga suburb. Company IREN plans a facility worth more than $10 billion on Redbank Road, adding to a $15 billion Canberra Data Centres proposal.
• Residents raised concerns about noise, fire risk, water use and the electricity grid. Wagga Council voted to negotiate a sale of council-owned land at 232 Ashfords Road to CDC, with three councillors not supporting the move.
• The development remains subject to NSW Government assessment and approval.