NEXTDC M5 Melbourne

Key facts

Owner / operator

NEXTDC

Location

Melbourne (location not named beyond Melbourne in NEXTDC's FY26 materials), Victoria (VIC)

Stage

Planning

Planning (design and town planning; site acquired)

Capacity (as published)

About 1.2 GW total power planned, subject to development approval (NEXTDC FY26 results presentation, 27 Aug 2026).

Expected start

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Expected completion

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Investment value

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Builder / head contractor

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Named contractors by trade

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Named suppliers

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Tender / procurement status

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Notes

NEXTDC's FY26 results presentation lists M5 Melbourne as a site acquired, targeting about 1.2 GW, with status Design & Town Planning and initial capacity TBD. The presentation and FY26 results announcement do not name a suburb. Some later commentary has linked a land purchase at Lovely Banks, near Geelong, to a subsidiary named NEXTDC M5 Holdings Pty Ltd; NEXTDC itself, in the FY26 materials checked here, calls M5 a Melbourne site and does not make that identification. This record therefore does not treat Lovely Banks as a confirmed location.

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Last updated

2026-11-13