NEXTDC hyperscale colocation campus in West Footscray, Melbourne. Existing operations coexist with construction and planned expansion. The current facility page advertises 225 MW IT capacity, while an April 2026 investor presentation distinguishes 40 MW built capacity from 185 MW in progress. These figures are not independently verified operational load.
Last researched 2026-10-09Last verified Not independently verifiedPublished revision 1
Site / building photo
M3 Melbourne front-of-building exterior, identified in NEXTDC's official facility gallery.
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Site profile
Operator
NEXTDC Limited
Ownership
Unknown / not established
Business model / scale
Colocation / Hyperscale
Region / metro
Victoria / Melbourne
City / locality
West Footscray
Address
25 Indwe Street, West Footscray VIC 3012, Australia
Location
Operator-established street address; no corroborated property point obtained. Precision: unknown
Parent
Not assigned
Capacity evidence
Statements retain their dates, definitions and development scope. Do not add these rows together.
Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is retrieval date of undated current facility page. Operational campus does not imply full advertised capacity commissioned; planned scope supported by investor disclosure.
Excluded from capacity totals. As-of uses release dateline; page header is October 19. Critical capacity target announced alongside opening, not installed load.
Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is retrieval of undated builder page; completion dated September 2022. Builder does not explicitly identify power basis or actual customer load.
Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is presentation date. Built capacity is not measured operational IT consumption; table does not explicitly label basis.
185 MW Unspecified power
M3 capacity in progress Under Construction · incremental
Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is presentation date. Presentation identifies M3 development and 185 MW in progress; overlaps campus total and must not be summed with other campus claims.
Operator identifies West Footscray campus with 225 MW IT capacity, 41,000 square metres technical space, 23,000 rack capacity and Tier IV certification claims.
Page dated October 19 contains release dateline October 20, 2022 announcing opening; describes approximately 150 MW target critical capacity and land exceeding 100,000 square metres.
Government register describes approved and partly operational M3 campus and planned expansion; application received February 17, 2026, public notice March 11. Expansion land includes 1, 11-13 and 15 Paramount Road and 39 Indwe Street.
Page dated February 25 contains announcement dated February 26; total planned M3 capacity upgraded from 200 to 225 MW and 185 MW progressed at December 31, 2025.
Presentation explicitly dated April 20, 2026; page 14 lists M3 operational, approximately 225 MW total planned power, 40 MW built and 185 MW in progress.
Article displays April 2022 and describes prefabricated chiller modules installed for M3 data-hall cooling with acoustic requirements for neighbouring residents.
Operator says campus will be developed to 225 MW but the same page retains a 150 MW target IT-load panel; supports colocation business and open status.
Operator announced planning consent, construction progress and acquisition of another 40,000 square metres adjoining land, subject to planning consent.
M3 Melbourne front-of-building exterior, identified in NEXTDC's official facility gallery. Original image: https://www.nextdc.com/hubfs/Data%20centre%20images/M3%20Melbourne/M3-cpm_kapitol_032-resized.jpg
