Sydney Data Centre Dispute Causes Yuppies To Begrudgingly Side With The Golfing Community

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A looming data centre in a southern Sydney suburb has forced a local woman to join forces with her eternal enemy, the local golf club.

"the enemy of my enemy is my friend and that giant cube building that makes a humming noise all day and sucks up half the water in the river is my real enemy right now," explained Laura Jenkins (35).

The unholy occurred when Laura noticed the only real opposition to the  construction of a gargantuan building used to power the thing threatening her job right in her backyard was the local golf club.

"Half those wanker don't even live here and are the reason why the bike paths through the local park weren't allowed to go through, but they are the only real side against this monstrosity so here I am," she said.

Laura admitted it had been a confronting experience applauding speeches delivered by men she had previously described as "human LinkedIn posts".

"I spent years complaining that the golf course was a colossal waste of land. Now I'm accidentally liking their Facebook updates and nodding along when they talk about preserving open space."

Members of the golf club were equally unsettled by the arrangement.

"We're not thrilled about suddenly agreeing with people who think every bit of un-used land should be for public use," said club captain Peter Wallace.

"But if it means stopping this giant fridge from being built, we'll tolerate each other."

Locals say the ceasefire is expected to last only until the development is either approved or rejected, at which point both sides will immediately return to arguing about bike lanes, dog parks and whether golf should exist inside metropolitan Sydney.