Opposition from the community led to the abandonment of a proposal for a new technology hub in the suburbs of Australia's largest city. The industrial developer, Goodman, withdrew its application to build a data center on the north shore of Sydney after facing persistent complaints from local residents. The proposed facility would have involved a US$842 million investment and been designed to operate 24 hours a day.

The developer scrapped the project after public backlash over the site's operational footprint and round the clock nature. This reversal halts the establishment of the large scale computing infrastructure on the specified north shore site.