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Facilities, companies and councils
Data centres, explained
Facilities and companies · following the money (drafts)

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Old written accounts · how PLOT reads them
How complete is PLOT
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Facilities

Mobil Altona terminal (former Altona refinery)
NEXTDC M3 · West Footscray

Councils and agencies

Hobsons Bay City Council
Parks Victoria

Companies

Exxon Mobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd
Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd
NEXTDC Limited

Data centres, explained How PLOT follows the money (draft)

Habitats

Saltmarsh
Beach and dune
Mangrove
Shrubland
Grassland
Estuary
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Species

Altona Skipper Butterfly
Button WrinklewortRutidosis leptorhynchoides
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Golden Sun MothSynemon plana
Grey-headed Flying-foxPteropus poliocephalus
Growling Grass FrogLitoria raniformis

Everything on the record, A–Z 33 habitats and 13 speciesClimate: how PLOT compares a place with its past