Arbor Day in Gansbaai Whale Coast Conservation celebrated the first of its Arbor Week tree planting events in Gansbaai. Arbor Day 2015 was graciously hosted by Gansbaai Academia. Headmaster Mr Tommy Wilson, members of staff and learners participated enthusiastically in the planting of indigenous trees – a yellowwood, tree fuchsia and white stinkwood. Councillor for Gansbaai Riana de Coning (fourth …
Mr Sershan Naidoo Visits WCC
All of us at Whale Coast Conservation were delighted and honoured to host Mr Sershan Naidoo, Beneficiary Relations Manager at the National Lotteries Board. The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund has invested more than R4 million over 3 years in WCC to raise awareness of sustainable living and development in the Overberg region. Mr Naidoo was most encouraging about the …
AGM 2014
About 60 members and guests gathered at the GreenHouse on 9 September for WCC’s 12 AGM. We appreciate the support shown by Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie for WCC’s work. Chairman Jamie Hart outlined the aspirations and future plans of the organisation, especially in developing activities that will result in an income stream to make the organisation less dependent on grant funding. …
Let’s Explore Energy
Stripes the Eco-Cat is cramming up on the subject of energy in the hope that he will be allowed to go to Whale Coast Conservation’s Energy Expo at the Hermanus Flower Festival. He asked Bungee Bear to explain how he uses bungee-jumping to show the children the difference between potential and kinetic energy. Bungee Bear will be at the Expo …
WCC Exploring Energy
One event you should not miss is the WCC exhibit “Exploring Energy” at the Hermanus Flower Festival from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th September. The fabulous Fernkloof Nature Reserve is the setting for the Hermanus Flower Festival which this year pays tribute to botanical explorers, both past and present. These are the people who found and named the thousands of …
Exploring Energy Expo
EXPLORING ENERGY EXPO AT THE HERMANUS FLOWER FESTIVAL FERNKLOOF NATURE RESERVE, HERMANUS 25 – 28 SEPTEMBER 2014 09h00 – 17h00 daily Flower Festival and Energy Expo: R20 adults, under 12 free The fabulous Fernkloof Nature Reserve is the setting for the Hermanus Flower Festival which this year pays tribute to botanical explorers, both past and present. These are the people who …
Talk on Sustainable Fishing
Whale Coast Conservation’s second public talk in June was on the critical issue of sustainable fishing. The speakers from WWF-SA were John Duncan, Senior Manager of the Marine Programme, and Mkhululi Silandela, small-scale fisheries officer in the Kogelberg area. John Duncan first gave an overview of the WWF Marine Programme. He started with a quote fromThomas Huxley, 1883: “Probably all …
Honeybees Hanging On
The talk on bees by Mike Allsopp at the Green House at the beginning of June was a real hit. The auditorium was packed and questions flowed. The consensus was that all who were there learnt something about bees we they didn’t know before. Mike explained that there are many thousands of bee species of which only a small minority …
Kleinmond Sustainability Expo
Whale Coast Conversation went to Kleinmond on Tuesday