The Ballarat Technology Park is associated with Federation University Australia. Five colour aerial photographs of sites associated with Federation University Australia. .1 & .2) Aerial views of the State Data Centre, Ballarat Technology Park .3) Aerial view of Mt Helen Campus, c1990 .4 and .5) Aerial View of Ballarat School of Mines Campus, 1998ballarat technology park, state region data centre, ballarat aerial view, ballarat school of mines aerial, aerial, brewery building, ballarat uniting church, albert street

Skippy and Toni St Elmo were responsible for early developments at the Falls Creek resort and for promoting a love of skiing. They left Melbourne in 1945 and settled at Falls Creek and moved into the first building constructed of corrugated iron and timber at Falls Creek in 1946. They were Falls Creek’s first workers with Toni employed by the State Electricity Commission to record weather-related data up to the construction of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme. In 1957, Toni was involved in building the first rope tow called Nissen on the same route as the Summit Quad. He also established the Nissen Ski School with ski instructor Milan Kovacic and was involved in the building of the resort’s first ski club Bogong in 1949. Toni taught Skippy to ski and she practised on the High Plains where she and her husband lived. Skippy St Elmo won many ski races during the 1950’s and represented Australia in New Zealand.Skippy and Toni St Elmo were pioneers of the Falls Creek area, promoting local ski sports and tourism. The played an important role in opening up the Falls Creek area and developing its sporting potential by establishing the first ski school, ski lifts and early lodge facilities. Skippy and Toni St Elmo were honoured at the Alpine Village at Falls Creek on November 17 2006, with the spreading of their ashes at the place which played such an important part in both their lives.Set of 8 black and white photographs of Skippy St Elmo and other skiers 1. Skippy and 3 others in New Zealand 1951 2. Skippy and 5 others Falls Creek 1955 3. Cake celebrating 20 years of sport at Nissen Lodge 4. Skippy and friend outside Nissen Lodge 5. Skippy on the ski slopes 6. Skippy on the ski slopes 7. Albury Ski Club team New Zwealand 1957 8. The Bogong Ski Club 1950 Written on back of photos 1. Bob Howe Albury, Skippy New Zealand 1951 – 942H 2. Falls Creek 1955. Skippy St Elmo: H Devonassore; Margaret ?; ?; Tony St Elmo; Olive? 3. Written on cake Nissen Alpine Club. 20 years of sport. FRED 4. Skippy St Elmo 5. Skippy 6. Skippy 7. Bob Howe (Albury) Skippy New Zealand 1957. Albury Ski Club Team raced in NZ 8. The Bogong Ski club, Coronet Park, 1950. M Denham (Capt); B Wiltshire; R Roberts; Skippy St Elmo; Gwen Morris; J Frazer; J Smith; L Piera; Manager & Coach Toni St Elmo. J D Knowles Photographer Box 188, Queenstown. 744B falls creek, skiing, bogong high plains

In 2017 known as the Kangaroo Ground Operations Centre a facility for hire managed by the Shire of Nillumbik. On 7 February 2009 (Black Saturday) the CFA Incident Control Centre (ICC) was located here. Described in "Worst of Days: Inside the black Saturday firestorm" by Karen Kissane (access via Google books): "..the ICC is part of a mud brick complex built in the 1980s as an emergency operations centre for several agencies, including the State Emergency Service. It is also home to the headquarters of the CFA's Lower Yarra Group. A small office with a whiteboard would be the incident controller's office throughout the office, but a larger central room, with data projectors, "smart boards" and maps would house the rest of the team.."Statement of Significance From the Victorian Heritage Database (2010) What is significant? The 1988 emergency operations centre and the surrounding site to the title boundaries. How is it significant? The emergency operations centre is architecturally, aesthetically, socially and historically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik. Why is it significant? The emergency operations centre is architecturally and historically significant as a good and rare example of a large public building constructed in a 1980s version of the 'Eltham style', and as a rare attempt to adapt the 'Eltham-style' aesthetic to meet the changing demands of the Shire in the 1980s (Criteria B, D & E). The emergency operations centre is architecturally and aesthetically significant because it is constructed of mud brick and features: a central entry with a tile mural (Criterion E). The emergency operations centre is socially significant because it is a focal point for the community and has played an important role in protecting the community since 1988 (Criterion G).Two colour photographs of mud brick Emergency Operations Centre building, Kangaroo Groundbuildings, mud brick, emergency centre, kangaroo ground

This magazine was probably a supplement of the Ballarat Courier at the time of the opening of the Greenhill Enterprise Centre, Ballarat Technology Park. 31 October 1997 - Official opening of Greenhill Enterprise Centre by the Hon. Alan Stockdale, Treasurer and minister for multimedia. Coloured magazine of 18 pages relating to the Greenhill Enterprise Centre. Contents include: * What is an enterprise Centre? * Ballarat well placed to be regional IT leader * Alan Stockdale to open Greenhill Enterprise Centre * Push to create 6000 IT jobs by year 2010 * Internet to bring world to Ballarat * Boost for Remote Schooling * Keeping on track with OZtrack * Ozdate improves methods of data collection * Benefits in university and IBM relationship * Centre for Rural and Regional Information One of first tenants. * IT exchange program to benefit university students * Complementing the environment. * IBM Global first firm to invest in Ballarat Technology Park * University art on show at IBM Images include: * Professor David James and Premier Jeff Kennett planting a tree to mark the State Government's Support for the Greenhill Enterprise Centre * Vincent Chrisp's Architects impression of the completed Greenhill Enterprise Centre * Ballarat City Executive Director of Economic development, David Miller, at the Town Hall. *Greenhill Enterprise Centre floor plan * Associate Professor Gerry Anderson * Paul Kelly * Leanne Woodartgreenhill enterprise centre, ballarat technology park, stockdale, vincent chrisp, david james, geoff kennett, david miller, a.w. nicholson, gerry anderson, peter reid, oztrak, ozdata, centre for rural and regional information, ibm global services centre, michael chrisp, oswego state university, new york, peter biznet, ibm

Colour photographs of buildings and landscape associated with the Federation University Technology Park.ballarat technology park, federation university technology park, state revenue office, ibm, canadian wetlands, berry street, ibm-issc-southern data centre plaque, roger hallam, geoffrey blainey, david james, global innovation centre, cic, greenhill

During the mid 2020’s, Victoria experienced one of the fastest data centre growth surges in the Asia Pacific region, driven by AI, cloud, hyperscale demand, and government backed planning reforms. This increase was measured by capacity, number of facilities, investment volume, and rack density figures. In 2025, Melbourne’s live data centre capacity grew by 37%, the fastest growth of any major Australian market. The data centres located in the City of Brimbank City, but only a small number, are in Deer Park, Derrimut and Brooklyn. They were built on repurposed industry or farmland including the former Deer Park ICI Explosive Storage site and the State Electricity of Victoria Brooklyn Store site. These data centres provided significant long term financial investment in Brimbank, electricity and water infrastructure upgrades and employment during construction and on-going employment for their operations. They however did bring controversy, the massive size of the buildings, the noise and heat generated, and the electricity and water requirements. The construction of these data centres attracted significant media coverage and sustained public interest. These photographs are of the data centres built in the City of Brimbank.6602.01 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre 2024 Photo 01.JPG 6602.02 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre 2024 Photo 02.JPG 6602.03 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre 2024 Photo 03.JPG 6602.04 - Radnor Drive 72 Deer Park - Digital Realty Data Centre 2026 Photo 01.JPGradnor drive, deer park, geelong road, brooklyn

During the mid 2020’s, Victoria experienced one of the fastest data centre growth surges in the Asia Pacific region, driven by AI, cloud, hyperscale demand, and government backed planning reforms. This increase was measured by capacity, number of facilities, investment volume, and rack density figures. In 2025, Melbourne’s live data centre capacity grew by 37%, the fastest growth of any major Australian market. The data centres located in the City of Brimbank City, but only a small number, are in Deer Park, Derrimut and Brooklyn. They were built on repurposed industry or farmland including the former Deer Park ICI Explosive Storage site and the State Electricity of Victoria Brooklyn Store site. These data centres provided significant long term financial investment in Brimbank, electricity and water infrastructure upgrades and employment during construction and on-going employment for their operations. They however did bring controversy, the massive size of the buildings, the noise and heat generated, and the electricity and water requirements.The construction of these data centres attracted significant media coverage and sustained public interest. These documents are examples of the media coverage, documents released by the data centres and their contractors.6603.01 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre Oxtek Solutions Project Case Study.jpg 6603.01 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre Oxtek Solutions Project Case Study.pdf 6603.02 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre Vector Alliance Preliminary Safety Strategy 11th December 2025.jpg 6603.02 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre Vector Alliance Preliminary Safety Strategy 11th December 2025.PDF 6603.03 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre CDC Hosts Melbourne Data Centre Site Visit 9th April 2025.jpg 6603.03 - Geelong Road 594 Brooklyn - CDC Brooklyn Data Centre CDC Hosts Melbourne Data Centre Site Visit 9th April 2025.pdf 6603.04 - Brimbank Airs Data Centre Concerns - Star Weekly 25th June 2026 Page 1.jpg 6603.04 - Brimbank Airs Data Centre Concerns - Star Weekly 25th June 2026 Page 2.jpg 6603.04 - Brimbank Airs Data Centre Concerns - Star Weekly 25th June 2026.pdf 6603.05 - Call For Data Centre Forum - Star Weekly 29th June 2026.pdf 6603.06 - Data Centre Concerns Grow - Star Weekly 7th July 2026 Page 2.pdf 6603.07 - Brimbank Flags Data Centre Concerns Among Local Council - Star Weekly 7th July 2026 Page 3.pdfgeelong road, brooklyn, radnor drive, deer park