Your views: on Crows HQ and open space
Today, readers comment on the future of Kings Reserve under the Adelaide Football Club’s Thebarton Oval plans, and capitalising on the electric vehicle revolution.
Commenting on the opinion piece: Community talks in circles as reserve future kicked around
Five hectares was sufficient for the Crows at Brompton. Five hectares was plenty in the park lands. Five hectares should be plenty at Thebarton. But the Crows want nine. Why? Because it’s there.
The power imbalance is vast and any idea of ‘sharing’ has been skewed too far to the most powerful party. And all the while, WTCC fiddles to the Crows’ tune. As Emma Dawes says, not all my back yard! – James Rock
West Torrens Council have neglected Kings Reserve, removed the play equipment about three years ago and recently they removed the seating from the gazebo.
Now, supporters of the Crows development claim that there is little use of the reserve. Despite this, it is still used and valued by the community as their only open space. If the Crows need an additional training space, why can’t they drive five minutes to either Flinders Park oval or Richmond Oval? – Terry Grealy
Residents have every reason to be concerned – once gone, won’t get back. Residents have a right to be properly consulted.
I am a SANFL supporter. I encourage all residents to ask to be consulted so the community is looked after.
Outside applications should be considered step-by-step, residents consulted every step of the way. And if that does not happen, community members should ask: Why not? – Timothy Kelly
Commenting on the opinion piece: Can the EV revolution reboot Australia’s car industry?
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Easier said than done, as overseas makers have struggled to match Tesla in quality or cost of production, especially when trying to manufacture on shared production facilities.
Better to realise that Tesla and some of the Chinese makers have an unassailable lead due to their expertise in electric cars in particular, and we will never match their production volumes.
If we want to get into the act, there are two ways: We could manufacture the electric motors and the batteries, as we have the materials readily available; We could make utes, vans, trucks and other commercial vehicles, which are currently under-represented in EV development, and establish excellence in a niche of the market.
And as a former engineer with an SA car maker, I’ll happily come out of retirement if needed! – David Inkster
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