Whale Coast Conservation is bringing a whale of a festival to Fisherman’s Village in Hermanus in celebration of Earth Hour. It will be a day-long festival of education and entertainment that will lead visitors on a journey through education and trade into “Moonlight Avenue”, and a unique “Market by Moonlight”. The highlight of the whole event will be the hour …
‘Trashed’ Film
WCC is delighted to be the first in South Africa to secure the rights for screening the film “Trashed” in which actor Jeremy Irons takes us on a journey around the world, showing us how we are ‘drowning in trash’. And what do we do with all this rubbish? “We buy it, we bury it, we burn it and then …
WCC At Hermanus Flower Festival
Whale Coast Conservation will be exhibiting at the Hermanus Flower Festival to be held in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve from 26 to 29 September 2013. The theme is wetlands and the WCC display will use a ‘wetland in a bottle’ to demonstrate how wetlands work and the essential ecosystem services they provide. Two of our YES students, Denfred and Zöhn, …
David Davidson On Another Chelsea Gold
This is the opportunity for all lovers of fynbos and great design to hear the charismatic and delightful David Davidson in person. He will talk about the vision for this year’s exhibit at Chelsea, the challenges of mounting it, and the perseverance required in the face of red tape that culminated in Gold. In May this year, South Africa was …
‘Waste Not, Save A Lot’
LIVING SUSTAINABLY WITH WHALE COAST CONSERVATION With the population and unemployment rising rapidly and social services already strained, it is time for all of us in the Overstrand to look to our future. We must ask ourselves two fundamental questions: – What natural resources does the Overstrand offer to help us to provide a better life for all? – More …
Switching On To Earth Hour 2013
Every year, around the world, Earth Hour is celebrated on the 23rd of March from 20h30 to 21h30 local time. It serves as a reminder to people everywhere that human activities, especially energy consumption, have a serious impact on the planet, notably our contribution to climate change. This year Hermanus will once again be part of the global …
Simon Nicks
Simon Nicks is Managing Director of CNdV africa, a firm of urban designers, environmental planners and landscape architects. He has a B.Com. (Natal) and BAS MCRP MCPUD (Cape Town). He is a registered town and regional planner and a member of several planning and design institutes, councils and associations. He has worked on numerous urban planning projects with provincial and …
Kleinmond Primary Scores Two in a Row
Congratulations to eco-learners at Kleinmond Primary who have recently excelled in two competitions to promote environmental awareness. The first of these competitions was to encourage water saving and the second was a beach clean-up and recycle project. WATER WARDEN COMPETITION The Jo-Jo tank water warden competition took weeks of planning by the eco-committee. Their excellent presentation to the Headmaster of Kleinmond Primary …
Whale Coast Conservation’s 10th AGM
Whale Coast Conservation celebrated its 10th birthday AGM on Wednesday 17 October in the Green House. It was the first function to be held in our new premises and by all accounts it was a resounding success. The days leading up to the event were furiously busy. The renovation of the building took on new urgency with Jan scurrying around seeking and …