1. Environmental Education
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
photograph by Sharon McCallumChildren on Muizenberg Mountain for their first time.
Cherry Giljam 021 788 7931 and Sharon McCallum 021 788 8592
We please need more volunteers.
Their aim is to educate and encourage local school children to become interested in the Zandvlei environment.
This is an important and rewarding project for anyone with experience working with children, and who would like to contribute in any way, may contact Sharon McCallum.
2. Zandvlei Inventory and Monitoring Programme (ZIMP)
Small headed fly
See the list of participants.
At an Exectutive Committee Meeting, Timm Hoffman proposed the establishment of the Zandvlei Inventory and Monitoring Programme as a task team. As you can see from the agenda there are numerous catagories needing local residents or interested peoples input.
You have chosen to live in this area, so please join in and contribute by participating.
3. Newsletter
Autumn volume 2008/2
See extract articles from previous Newsletters.
Marian Shinn 021 788 5011
The Editor oversees the general planning of the deadlines for each of the issues of the Newsletter. This comprises setting the themes, the sourcing and collection of the articles and pictures for the deadline. The Editor interfaces with the DTP, repo and printer. Sources the sponsorship, advertising and funding for the newsletter production as well.
The Exco reviews, proof reads and then sees to the distribution of the Newsletters, to all the members, advertisers, schools, libraries, businesses, municipal offices and other officials, also environmental bodies and interested parties.
4. Westlake Wetlands Walkway Garden
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town, local business and Zandvlei Trust.
Sept 2007 - the irrigation system being repaired by Comcivils the contractor who dug up the garden to install an electrical cable.
Una Hartley 021 788 5854 Please assist Una, she needs the help.
A cleanup every 3rd Saturday afternoon (14h00 - 16h00) of the month, volunteers meet, opposite the Lakeside Fire Station in the Main Road.
5. BOSSIES – (Biodiversity On Suburban Sidewalks [for] Indigenous Ecosystem Sanctuaries)
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
Cuttings being planted Seedling trays being checked.
Neil Major 021 706 0153
6. The Friends of Bokmakierie and Grysbok Parks (part of GZENR)
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
The group of local residents, started in Feb 2007. They assist the manager of GZENR to look after Bokmakierie Park which is situated between Bath, Recreation, Margate, Ermington Roads in Muizenberg East.
The interested group met at Leif and Sally Petersens house on 27/04/2007 to estblish the working document and way forward for the Friends of Bokmakierie Park. Leif will co-ordinate this group with the activities to look after and help make it an assest to the community.
Leif Petersen, Brendon Ford and Pat Coles clearing invassive vegetation and clearing up litter.
Please come and help.
Leif Petersen 021 788 1256
Bowen Boshier 021 788 6851
7. Westlake Wetlands Edge (Rutter Road)
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
John Fowkes 021 788 2902
They review, research and report on the conditions and problems encountered with the Wetlands. At a recent meeting a group of interested residents met, to form a working group to monitor and liase with the local authority on the condition of the Rutter Road Pond. A large amount of Zandvlei's fresh water enters through the Westlake Wetlands via the Keyser and Westlake canals/rivers.
Work done recently by this volunteer group of residents, to clear exotic plants and repair and maintain the booms / traps across the open water bodies at the confluence of the Keysers and Westlake Rivers before entering the main Zandvlei water body.
Bowen and Sally Petersen planting on corner of Axminster and Royal Road Muizenberg 23/03/2007.
9. Rehabilitation – exotic invasive vegetation clearing. updated 10/08/2008
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
UCT, Biosoc students volunteered to help rid Grysbok Park of invassive plants in August 2008.
The small group of regular members remove exotic invasive vegetation eg. Port Jackson, Rooikrans, Black Wattle, Longleaf Acacia, Manitoka, Brazilian Pepper seedlings, saplings and trees, from the Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve areas.
The dedicated few have done so for the last 20 years and more, every month on the second Saturday afternoon.Gavin Lawson 021 705 5224
10. EIA's (Environmental Impact Assessments) and other Development Forums
Current EIA's updated 05/08/2008
Gavin Lawson, Bowen Boshier.
They monitor and assess developments, attend meetings and review and write reports.
Development and Environmental Forums
Cherry Giljam, Sharon McCallum, Gavin Lawson.
They attend numerous meetings and report back to the Exco some of which are;
Sand River Catchment Forum, Zandvlei Action Committee, False Bay Ecology Park Steering Committee, Western Cape Wetland Forum and others.
We need more volunteers the work load is ever increasing.
11. Paper and Glass Recycling
The official opening ceronomy in 2001, with the Rotary Claremont representatives,
Geoff Bailey and his youngest son, Una Hartley, Clifford Dorse and Gavin Lawson.Una Hartley 021 788 5854
Manages the Zandvlei Trust paper and glass recycling igloos on the Main Road, Lakeside (opposite the Lakeside Shopping Centre). The income derived from these "igloos" helps pay for this website hosting.
Another excellent recycling activity which all can participate in. All goods are given free to whom ever. Stop filling the refuse dumps with unnecessary items which can be recycled.
Please support the recycling industry.
12. Membership Database
Ken Williams
The database has grown since it was started in 2001. It is a very important activity to make sure our members and interested parties receive our Newsletters and other correspondence. It is our way to network and communicate with City officals and other environmental groups and NGO's. It is a dedicated task that requires attention to detail, communication with the Exco and regular cross checking and updating.
13. Auditor
Ian MacKay is a Chartered Account and offers the following services;
- Auditing
- Client accounting
- Income tax returns
- Personal financial and tax planning
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Valuations
- Due diligence reviews
- Business plans
- Capital gains tax
Ian MacKay and Associates,
P.O.Box 31396,
Tokai, 7966
tel 021 674 7159
fax 021 671 7575
email ianm@icmackay.co.za
14. Web Page
Gavin Lawson.
He researches, writes articles, photographs, compiles articles and publishes the web page. The web page was started in May 2001.
To comment on the web page contact Gavin Lawson.Please contribute to our web site with your articles and photographs.
