Darren Foot-Lombard, mede-eienaar van Swartland Joernaal, is Saterdag as die nuwe president van die Malmesbury Lions-klub ingehuldig. Hier ontvang hy sy ampsketting van voormalige president en Lion-veteraan, José Braga-Borges.

Bo is hy saam met Braga-Borges en Rocky Wright, voormalige distriksgoewerneur van die Lions Internasionaal.

Weskus Toerisme, onder die jurisdiksie van Weskus Distriksmunisipaliteit, het hul jaarlikse Verantwoordelike Toerisme-konferensie op Saldanha gehou.
Hierdie jaar het die konferensie op kuns en kultuur gefokus met die doel om in die toekoms oor ‘n erkende Weskus-kunsroete te beskik.
Volgens die munisipaliteit het toerisme ‘n baie belangrike rol om te speel om die plaaslike ekonomie te laat groei en daarom prioritiseer die distriksmunisipaliteit verskeie toerisme-projekte regoor die Weskus.
Die Uitvoerende Burgemeester van Weskus Distriksmunisipaliteit, Raadsheer Boffie Strydom, het die rol van kunstenaars in die toerismebedryf beklemtoon.
“Die Weskus is ‘n baie unieke streek. Behalwe die mooi dinge om te sien, die lekker kosse om te eet en die vriendelike mense het ons ook briljante kunstenaars en entrepreneurs en dit is waarom ons vandag hier is. Om die werke van ons kustenaars en besigheidseienaars in die toerisme industrie te erken en om gedagtes uit te ruil oor hoe ons hierdie deel van toerisme kan groei” het die Burgemeester gesê.
Gert Bezuidenhout van die plaas Uitsig, buite Citrusdal, bou speelgoed van herwinbare produkte en van sy speelgoed was by die konferensie uitgestal.
“Ek wil Weskus Toerisme bedank vir hul ondersteuning en vir die platform wat geskep is vir ons. Dit gee my nuwe energie om my besigheid te groei,” het Bezuidenhout gesê.
Weskus Toerisme sal gedurende die volgende paar maande met verskeie ander rolspelers vergader om die Weskus kunsroete te laat realiseer.

Swartland Municipality has been recognised as one of the best municipalities in South Africa by the National Department of Water and Sanitation. The municipality received the overall third place in the National Green Drop Report category for best performing municipality overall in South Africa. Their Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) site in the Riebeek Valley also received the best technical site assessment score in the country with 97%.
In 2013 Swartland’s overall performance was scored 72%. In the newest report, their overall performance has improved to 89%.
According to a municipal spokesperson, this improvement is the result of years of hard work and investment in infrastructure services.
“Wastewater treatment facilities are part of the backbone of essential basic services municipalities are responsible for. The proper functioning, planning, upgrading and maintenance of these services are therefore critical. If this is not in place, it could result in service delivery failure on a catastrophic level as we see almost daily in other municipalities in South Africa, where raw sewerage is polluting rivers, and towns.”
Since 2013, the Swartland Municipality has built new WWTW facilities in Malmesbury and in the Riebeek Valley. New facilities are currently being constructed in Moorreesburg (expected completion mid 2023) and Darling (expected completion end of 2022).
Once all these projects are completed, the municipality will have invested approximately R342 million into their wastewater infrastructure over the past 10 years, from 2013 to 2023.
“This brings us within reaching distance of obtaining green drop certification status.”
Green drop status is awarded to facilities and municipalities with an overall score of 90% or more.
“Our goal is to reach and maintain green drop status within the next 2 years. It is our commitment to excellent service delivery to all our residents.”
“Ensuring sufficient bulk services, like WWTW, is essential for environmental health and safety and economic growth. Investors are looking for municipalities that can accommodate growth and support its investments with adequate infrastructure and service delivery. That is why Swartland is considered as a secure investment opportunity for investors. We provide quality services to all, and we invest and maintain these services to make sure that we create new opportunities as we grow,” says Executive Mayor, Harold Cleophas.

The Proudly Porterville Art: Winter Series event is a brand-new addition to the events calendar that is taking place over the weekend of 7 and 9 July 2022 in the beautiful Western Cape country town of Porterville, and offers fun for the entire family.
This exciting event sees a collaboration of Porterville artisans hosting a myriad of fun workshops open to the public. Choose from over 25 workshops over three days hosted by local creatives and supported by selected visiting artists.
Some of the workshops to anticipate include fabric painting, mosaicking, crochet, etching, loom beading, baking, photography and felting – to name only a few. For children there are also specially created workshops and activities on offer such as creative yoga, dream catcher making, and bottle top flower creations. For more information on these workshops visit https://porterville.bergriviertourism.co.za/proudly-porterville-art-winter-series/.
Selected local artists will also open their studios to the public over the weekend to view and purchase art directly.
For the foodies, Jenny Morris will be offering a live cooking show over the course of the weekend, and there will also be a Bergrivier Gin Experience – a chance to experience and savour locally produced gins paired with cheese, tapas, and nougat.
There are many other wonderful things to see and do while visiting Porterville for this event. This lovely town – once considered a hidden gem – has now been dubbed as one of the most desirable and popular country towns in the
Western Cape and is situated on Cape Town’s doorstep. Porterville has so much to offer that travelers would be well-advised to book in and stay for a few days. Visitors are spoilt for choice when it comes to accommodation options – from quaint self-catering cottages to luxury B&B’s and guesthouses, country farm-stays, secluded mountain retreats, renowned camping spots and more – Porterville presents it all.
The town offers a myriad of coffee shops, restaurants, and eateries – as well as a popular monthly Community Market that draws visitors in their droves. Restaurants such as Rendezvous and Akkediskis offer kiddies play areas.
Outdoor enthusiasts are also in for a treat with a visit to Porterville, which offers a variety of hiking trails to fascinating destinations. There is also an uphill waterfall trail dotted with 22 waterfalls snaking their way down the mountainside, interspersed with crystal clear pools for a cooling dip. Mountain-bikers will love the many trails that wind their way through the surrounding countryside and places such as Berghoff, Pampoenfontein and Beaverlac in the mountains offer great cycling trails, as does the Excelsior guest farm.
The Proudly Porterville Art: Winter Series weekend is not to be missed. For more information visit: https://porterville.bergriviertourism.co.za/.

Na ons vorige skrywe van 25 Mei, kom ons nou by die teken van ‘n basiese tuinplan.

A. Alle erwe behoort ‘n terreinplan te hê, wat aandui hoe die huis op die erf geplaas is; waar alle dreine, waterpype en kabels gelê is. Indien jy dit nie het nie, teken jou eie plan en gebruik ‘n maklike skaal (bv 1cm=1m).
Maak ‘n paar afskrifte van die basiese plan, dan kan jy byvoorbeeld op een afskrif alle bestaande goed aandui, soos krane, groot bome, windrigtings, deure, vensters en hekke.
B. Op die tweede afskrif kan jy rofweg spesifieke areas aandui soos onthaal-area, grasperke, harde oppervlaktes (bv plaveisel), speelareas vir kinders, groentetuin of stoorareas vir kompos en tuingereedskap.
C. Op die derde plan kan jy alle beskikbare ruimtes aandui, ten beste benut en wat by die styl van jou huis pas,
Vir ‘n informele tuin gebruik ons rondinge/sirkels, maar vir ‘n formele tuin gebruik jy reghoeke, vierkante en driehoeke.
D. Op plan 4 dra jy nou alles van nommer 1, 2 en 3 oor na een plan toe en bring nuwe detail by.
Wanneer ‘n bestaande tuin herskep word, kan dit gebeur dat plante en fokuspunte nie goed inpas by jou nuwe uitleg nie.
Indien jy hulle nie kan skuif of regsnoei nie, verwyder dit
E. Ten laaste, bring nou alle fyner detail in soos die soorte plante en bome wat geplant gaan word.
Gebruik ‘n klompie sleutelprente in die kantlyn om aan te dui wat alles op die tuinplan beteken
F. Nou is dit tyd om jou plantlysie op te stel met die tuinplan byderhand en met die inagneming van die klimaat, mikroklimaat, grondtoestande, son, skadu, wind, immergroen of bladwisselend, dis alles dinge wat in gedagte gehou moet word.
Indien jy onseker is van jou plantkeuses, gaan na jou kwekery, sit ‘n paar idees bymekaar en kyk of die kombinasies werk.
G. Die ideaal sou wees om alles op een slag te plant, dan kan jy dadelik ‘n idee kry van die totale effek.
Dit is dalk moontlik as die area kleiner is, maar as tyd en geld beperk is, kan aanplanting oor tyd gedoen word – solank jy net by jou beplanning hou!
Dinge kan bygevoeg word soos jy vorder; dit moet net inpas en nie lyk of dit aangelap is nie.
Sterkte met die beplanning! Volgende keer (27 Julie) praat ons oor snoeitake. Dan sal ons op 31 Augustus verder praat in verband met Fokus-punte in jou tuin.
Bronne geraadpleeg: Pragtuine op klein skaal – Struik).
ONTHOU: Dit is nou snoeityd!! Alle rose, wingerd, bladswisselende vrugtebome, krismisrose en bladwisselende sierbome moet nou gesnoei word. Doen navraag by jou kwekery oor die snoei-proses en die spuit van ‘n swammiddel en die gee van voeding.

Groetnis tot volgende keer

George Retief

Wedvlugduiwe

OMEGA Racing Pigeon Club
Calvinia 1

1 Team Neo Vision 12.34.42; 2 Team Neo Vision 12.38.17; 3 Team Neo Vision 12.38.20; 4 Team Neo Vision 12.40.18; 5 Stan the Man 12.41.46; 6 Team Neo Vision 12.44.21; 7 Kasu Family 12.43.37; 8 Kasu Family 12.44.30; 9 Team Neo Vision 12.46.52; 10 Garrick Hill 12.46.22

RIEBEEK VALLEY
Calvinia 1

1 Alex Family Lofts 12.26.56; 2 Kuiler Hokke 12.35.53; 3 Kuiler Hokke 12.36.09; 4 Boltney Hokke 12.39.17; 5 MJ Hokke 12.40.25; 6 Mentoor Hokke 12.41.14; 7 Alex Family Lofts 12.41.59; 8 Kuiler Hokke 12.40.59; 9 Alex Family Lofts 12.43.15; 10 Kuiler Hokke 12.42.19

Malmesbury Posduif Vereniging
25 Junie 2022 – Leeu Gamka Jo 1

1 Bordeaux A 1365.9246; 2 Kotze Familie Hokke 1357.9014; 3 Limbardi 1351.4683; 4 Bordeaux A 1343.5214; 5 Bordeaux A 1343.3331; 6 Team Neo Vision 1341.7527; 7 Team Neo Vision 1341.3713; 8 Team Neo Vision 1341.0855; 9 Bordeaux A 1340.1398; 10 Team Neo Vision 1339.7530
Leeu Gamka Ope 1
1 Team Neo Vision 1378.0904; 2 Kotze Familie Hokke 1361.2530; 3 Kotze Familie Hokke 1358.1964; 4 Marais Hokke 1346.7873; 5 Bordeaux A 1344.9355; 6 G Williams 1344.5899; 7 Team Neo Vision 1343.3758; 8 Kotze Familie Hokke 1342.6364; 9 Kotze Familie Hokke 1342.2520; 10 Team Neo Vision 1341.4666

MOORREESBURG Posduif Vereniging
25 Junie – Leeu Gamka Jo 1

1 KB en Seun 12:14:01 2; 2 Henna & Melt Smit 12:20:23; 3 John & Marietjie 12:21:12; 4 John & Marietjie 12:22:46; 5 Singleton Hokke 12:23:09; 6 John & Marietjie 12:24:58; 7 Singleton Hokke 12:26:24; 8 KB en Seun 12:29:47; 9 Singleton Hokke 12:34:31; 10 Henna & Melt Smit 12:35:21

Leeu Gamka Ope 1
1 John & Marietjie 12:20:59; 2 John & Marietjie 12:22:47; 3 Yt & Tuis Moor 12:24:38; 4 Henna & Melt Smit 12:26:54; 5 Singleton Hokke 12:26:59; 6 John & Marietjie H 12:27:02; 7 Singleton Hokke 12:28:20; 8 Johan V Aswegen 12:28:38; 9 Frikkie Bester 12:29:00; 10 Johan V Aswegen 12:31:56

When the field of paddlers gathers for the start of the 2022 Berg River Canoe Marathon outside Paarl on Wednesday they will be feeling fresh ahead of their four day, 240km journey to Velddrif. All bar one. Ultra-athlete Ingrid Avidon is the only athlete aiming to complete the Freedom Challenge Extreme Triathlon this year.
By the time she starts her maiden Berg marathon she will have completed the Comrades Marathon up run course and then done the tough Freedom Challenge 2 200km Race Across South Africa (RASA) bike ride from Pietermaritzburg to Paarl, hoping to get there in time to join the field at the start of the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
The Freedom Challenge was started by adventurer David Waddilove many years ago, but he started by running from Cape Town to Durban, then completing the Comrades and the Freedom Challenge before concluding with the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
Avidon is in the middle of her brutal 12×12 Challenge in 2022 that involves twelve successive tough sporting challenges, including her first MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon in February.
That outing produced plenty of drama as she and her partner Themba Ngcobo ran most of the 36km final stage into Durban with their K2 canoe smashed into two pieces.
On the weekend Avidon successfully completed the Comrades marathon route up-run, largely unnoticed, and was pleased to finished well with the twelve hour target she had set for herself. hen she focussed on her mountain bike to start to legendary Freedom Challenge RASA ride. “I hope to get to Paarl on July the 2nd, so that will give me a few days to rest and recover before the Berg,” said Avidon.
“I am not the first person to attempt this triathlon,” said Avidon. “To date at least sixteen people, one of them a woman, have successfully completed it so my dream, although difficult, is certainly not impossible.”
Avidon’s goal of completing the Freedom Challenge Extreme Triathlon as a pinnacle event on her 12×12 calendar has been complicated by the unusual Cape winter weather.
The Capetonian has been training hard for her maiden Berg, but with desperately low river conditions due to the lack of early winter rains, she hasn’t been able to complete as many qualifying races as she would have liked.
As she rides the 2 200 kilometres to Paarl on her mountain bike she will be watching the weather and river conditions closely.
“Believe it or not, less water in river is better for me,” she said before her Comrades up-run got under way. “Only time will tell. I will just have to see what happens to the weather in Paarl when I am cycling.”
Her concern is the arrival of heavy winter rains just before the race that may leave a flooded river for the race.
“If that happens I might just try find a really competent paddler to escort me in the race. And then portage almost every dangerous section,” she said. “This might take forever though but I am willing to try.
“When I conceived my year of twelve extreme challenges, I was looking for an ultimate challenge to take me completely out of my comfort zone and into a new realm of self-discovery, both physically, emotionally and mentally,” she said.
“I usually do feel stressed, nervous and emotional just before a big event and the last few weeks have been an emotional roller-coaster ride ranging from excitement to fear. Will my body cope? Will I be successful? What if I fail? Will I disappoint others? Am I being responsible? Am I a bad mother?” she asked.
“At the outset of my 12 x 12 journey, I had no idea of the catharsis of emotions that lay ahead! The old adage: “be careful what you wish for”, now rings loudly in my head.
“I am being pushed way out my comfort zone and am learning many things about myself, both good and bad,” said Avidon. “I am a work in progress.”