Rooiels Conservancy | Bewarea
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REC Committee 2023
Ralph Pina - Chair
Tracy Cronje - Vice Chair and Secretary
Lesley Lundie - Treasurer
Gavin Lundie 
​Ian Lewis
​Frank Raymond
​Eldie Brink
Contact: rec.chair@rooiels.org.za
About Us                                                                      Waaroor gaan dit?
Conservancies aim to preserve their natural environment and limit their footprint on the planet. We retain as much of our wild heritage as possible as a buffer for the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve that we are part of.  Embracing  conservation principles, the community enjoys a more beautiful, healthy environment.

Once Rooiels had adopted the Vision for Rooiels as its overarching guiding document, the community voted in favour of establishing a conservancy.

Rooiels is a Cape Nature Registered Conservancy dedicated to enhancing the conservation of nature encouraging property owners and visitors  to live by the principles of the Vision.
Stedelike bewareas beywer hulle om die natuurlike omgewing te bewaar en om hul voespoot op die aarde te beperk. Wanneer 'n gemeenskap bewaringsbeginsels omarm, geniet die gemeenskap 'n mooier en gesonde omgewing.

Nadat Rooiels die Visie vir Rooiels aangeneem het as sy omvattende rigtinggewende dokument, het die gemeenskap daarvoor gestem dat 'n bewarea tgestig word.

Nadat registrasie vir 'n dorpsbewarea bereik is, het die Rooiels Bewarea sy eerste AJV op 1 Mei 2004 gehou en het sedertdien sy doel nagestreef om op te voed, in te lig en leiding te gee aan eiendomeienaars om in ooreenstemming met die beginsels van die Visie te leef.
The role of the Rooiels Conservancy (REC) is to: 
  1. Promote the Rooiels Vision.
  2. Communicate with and engage with REC members, ratepayers, and residents on factors that may impact our village.
  3. Safeguard the natural environment of Rooiels and surrounding areas.
  4. Reduce invasive alien vegetation in the village.
  5. Reduce litter in the village and its coastline. 
  6. Keep public areas as natural as possible and support local biodiversity.


Visit our Facebook page 
Wildlife of Rooiels
Download the PDF of the Rooiels Conservancy Constitution or​ CLICK to go to it online
rec_constitution.pdf
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km_c368-20170919104152__letter_from_cape_nature.pdf
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km_c368-20170919104207__certificate_cape_nature.pdf
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Link to AGM April 2021 at Community Centre for Chairman's Report, 2020 Financial Report and 2019 AGM Minutes
rec_2019_financials_-_google_sheets.pdf
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financials_2020_rec.xlsx
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[ CONSERVANCY PROJECTS ]

Hacks

On the first Saturday morning-of-the-month Hacks continue to root out invasive alien plants to keep our village safe, indigenous and sustainable.
Please join the Hack group  - all ages, shapes and strengths welcome.

Nature Reserve

Ensuring we encourage locally indigenous plants and animals. Providing sensitive, controlled access to our natural areas.

Dunes

Rehabilitating and stabilising dunes so that they can serve their natural purpose.

[ SPECIAL PROJECTS ]

Tips for Living in this Conservation Area
click on the blue highlights to go to the links
​NATURE'S CANDID CAMERAS
REC Maintains "trap" and "IP"  cameras to track and record the shy wild animals -  originally aimed at monitoring the movement of the local leopard/s to feed into the database of the Boland Leopard Trust.

We have cameras in two places and we share the photos on our Facebook page and the Webstie -  on the Leopard, the Otter and the Other Animals Blogs   
Building in Rooiels and Baboon Proofing your Home
Living with Baboons
Plot Clearing
Lighting in a natural environment
Walls / Fences
Gardening
Choice of lighting
Driveways
Rooiels as Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone

OUR VISION ...

ROOIELS IS A CONSERVATION COMMUNITY
Caring together Today … for Tomorrow.

OUR VALUES
We  strive to be a community united by our passion to conserve the natural splendour of Rooiels and keen to share our appreciation of the environment with others.
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OUR PLEDGE
United by our passion for Rooiels, 
​We pledge that here:
Nature will be Nurtured…
Flora, Fauna and Marine life, Protected…
Our every Impact on the area, Limited…
Our Custodianship of the Environment, Respected…
Our Community Spirit, Strengthened…
So that our Lives, and those of Generations to come,
Will be enriched by our Care!​
ONS VISIE .... 

​ROOIELS IS 
'N BEWARINGSGEMEENSKAP
​ wat Vandag saam sorg ... vir Môre.
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ONS WAARDES
Ons streef daarna om 'n gemeenskap te wees wat omgee, verenig in ons passie om die natuurlike prag van Rooiels te bewaar en ywerig om ons waardering vir die omgewing met ander te deel.

ONS ONDERNEMING
Verenig in ons passie vir die natuurprag van Rooiels
Onderneem ons dat hier:
Die natuur Gekoester sal word...
Plante, diere en seelewe Beskerm sal word...
Elke impak van ons op hierdie gebied, Beperk sal wees…
Ons voogdyskap oor ons omgewing Gerespekteer sal word…
Ons gemeenskapsgees Versterk sal word...
Sodat ons lewens en die toekomstige geslagte
Verryk sal word deur ons Sorg!
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