Green-tech hub blow from asbestos woes

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SOUTH Australian Premier Mike Rann's plans for a new $125 million green industries hub have suffered a setback in the face of concerns over asbestos and soil contamination.

The Rann government paid $32.5m for the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia vehicle assembly plant at Tonsley Park, in Adelaide's south, spruiking it as the future premier sustainable technologies site in Australia.

At the heart of the "clean-tech hub" was to be a state-of-the-art facility, bringing together TAFE, universities and industry.

However, inquiries yesterday revealed the government has scrapped the planned demolition of the main assembly building on the site and will instead reuse its "basic structure".