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Dr Shaw Mead will be visiting St
Francis on 16 and 17 May, 2006
in order to present the findings
of the ASR Investigation into
the St Francis Beach.
Public
Meeting
There will be
a Public Meeting to discuss the
results of the investigation on
the evening of Wednesday 17 May
at the Village Hall at 18h00.
At this meeting Shaw Mead will
present the results of the data
collected by ASR including the
bathymetric survey of the Bay,
the inshore wave and current
data plus the sediment sampling
of St Francis Bay, SFB Beach and
Kromme River Estuary.
There will
also be a full report back from
the SFB Beach Trust on the
meeting held with the Minister
of the Environment and Tourism
in Pretoria on 19 April, 2006.
For further details on the
meeting, visit the St Francis
Bay Residents Association
website on
www.stfrancisbay.org
and go to the Home Page.
The PowerPoint presentation is
available on the scrolling box
under
Presentation to
the Minister.
Preserving and Enhancing the
Local SFB Economy.
It is
important to note that much of
the Meeting with the Minister
focussed on the fact that if the
SFB Beach continues to erode
there is a real threat to the
local economy of the Village.
St Francis Bay relies on the
beach for much of its popularity
and success as a tourist
destination as well as being a
favoured beach resort for
holiday homes.
If the beach disappears and the
beachfront homes continue to be
threatened, then the long term
sustainability of St Francis Bay
will be at risk. In addition,
if we are to ensure that all
sections of our community
continue to prosper and flourish
it is essential that there must
be an innovative approach to the
issue of a major upgrading of
Sea Vista as an integral,
vibrant part of Greater St
Francis.
It is simply
not acceptable that Sea Vista is
still not seem by many residents
as part of the Greater St
Francis development area. The
reality is, that unless a
prosperous and thriving Sea
Vista experiences the benefits
of the ongoing development seen
in St Francis, initiatives like
the SFB Beach Project, will not
receive the right level of
support from the relevant
authorities.
“Vision 2020:” A Long Term
Strategy & Process
In order to
achieve the objectives of
securing the St Francis Bay
economy, while at the same time
“Saving Our Beach,” it is
essential that a long term
strategy needs to be put in
place. This will include all
members of the wider SFB
community while at the same time
involving all the role players
involved from the Kouga Council,
the Province and National
Government, as well as the
business sector.
“Saving Our
Beach”
has to be
part of a wider strategic
initiative to secure the Greater
St Francis area for future
generations of South African’s.
We cannot fail.
Alan Tonkin
SFB Beach Trust
30 April, 2006 |
