News Summary

• Sunshine Coast Council has partnered with Google and NEXTDC to build an AI data centre in Maroochydore.
• High school and university students have banded together to protest the development.
• The Greens are calling for a moratorium on "hyperscale" data centre development approvals, arguing the "energy vampires" are putting pressure on power supplies, water resources and communities.
• The students are planning more action, including a social media campaign to encourage more young people to investigate regulations around AI data centres.