One thousand submissions attract 95 per cent opposition to new Tesla factory in Australian city of Adelaide.

‘I could not think of a worse developer to sell the land to. Tesla sales have been plummetting [sic] … this is likely to attract protests and negative attention that the neighbourhood does not need or want.’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/27/australia-news-live-liberals-nationals-coalition-sussan-ley-david-littleproud-north-west-shelf-climate-change-gas-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-683509788f08990e36519186#block-683509788f08990e36519186
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      • bluGill@fedia.io
        37·
        6 days ago

        @[email protected]

        @[email protected] @[email protected] Why is it public land in the first place. I can’t find an answer to that, if this is a park they are turning into a factory that is one thing, but the information I’m able to find suggest this is land is not that. The only reasoning given in your blurb works to “we don’t think Tesla is a good company” - which is the NIMBY reasoning we need to oppose or cities will get worse.

        • Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          12·
          6 days ago

          Chestnut Court Reserve has not been accessible to the public since 2016 due to contamination concerns. Through the sale of the land MAB CCT Ltd would be required to address the contamination to support a future development application.

          It looks like it was vacant residences that were demolished in 2016. I am also having trouble finding informative sources, but from what I can tell the contamination was from past manufacturing in the area.

          The land belongs to the public. The public have the right to decide what to do with the land. End of story.

          Either way cities don’t get worse when the public opposes the sale of land to international capitalist giants that actively engage in political manipulation. Buffalo, NY can tell you all about letting Musk build factories with public resources.

    • breecher@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      You don’t seem to understand the definition of NIMBY. NIMBY is opposition to something worthwhile which you would support everywhere else but in your own backyard. A Tesla factory is not worthwhile and should be opposed everywhere they try to set up shop.

        • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I gotta disagree, given the contention of the owner that business is going to potentially be a hazard - not only bad practises within itself but also the chance someone’s gonna firebomb the joint

        • Jim@twit.socialOP
          0·
          5 days ago

          @bluGill umm, no? NIMBY is where you oppose things that you claim to believe are a good idea, but just “not in my backyard”. Like “yes we need more housing, but not *here* because that would hurt my property prices”