澳大利亚西澳大利亚州珀斯的斯特林市议会近日就是否禁止在该地区建设数据中心进行投票，最终以8:4的多数票否决了这项禁令动议[1]。议员苏珊娜·米格代尔提出的动议建议将数据中心列为禁止用途，以保护当地住宅区，但仅获得4名议员支持，包括米格代尔、艾翁、欧洛和托恩顿[1]。
米格代尔自称为"YIMBY"（支持在适当地点建设），主张数据中心应位于"适当规划和装备的区域，而非已建成的都市社区"[1]。反对禁令的议员强调了数据中心的价值。议员乔·费兰特表示，"如果我们不规划AI，那么下一个癌症治愈方案可能永远不会被发现，至少不会在斯特林市被发现"[1]。议员托尼·克尔斯蒂切维奇指出，斯特林市已有至少4个较小数据中心正在运营，且未收到当地居民投诉[1]。
目前，数据中心在斯特林市的本地规划政策中无明确定义，通常被定义为仓库[1]。
Sterling City Council in Perth voted down a proposal to prohibit data centre development in the municipality, with the motion defeated 8-4 [1]. Councillor Susanna Migdell put forward the motion to list data centres as a prohibited use in order to protect residential areas, but it failed to gain majority support [1].
Those opposing the ban argued that data centres represent valuable assets capable of generating revenue for the local area [1]. Councillor Tony Kirstichevich noted that Sterling already hosts at least four smaller data centres without complaints from residents [1]. Councillor Joe Ferante contended that planning for artificial intelligence infrastructure is critical, stating: "If we don't plan for AI, then the next cancer cure might never be discovered, at least not in Sterling" [1].
Migdell, who described herself as a "YIMBY" advocate for responsible development, supported the motion alongside three other councillors—Ayon, O'Rourke, and Thornton [1]. She argued that data centres should be located in "appropriately planned and equipped areas, rather than already-established urban communities" [1]. Currently, data centres lack explicit definition in Sterling's local planning policies and are typically classified as warehouses [1].