New
website launched Welcome
to Mtunzini's own home-grown website. It's our
goal to develop an online newspaper which keeps
residents informed, involved and inspired.
Now more than ever, communities are required
to devote an extraordinary amount of their free
time to ensure a high standard of service and
Mtunzini is one of the few towns in the region
where residents feel relatively safe and can
take pride in their environment. A lot of the
credit for this situation is due to the hard
efforts of a group of energetic residents.
Mtunzini.co.za will highlight the commitment
of these individuals and organisations and hopefully
encourage more residents to make a vital contribution
to the quality of all our lives.
The website - which is a work in progress -
will also showcase the best that Mtunzini has
to offer and promote the region as one of the
finest tourist destinations in KwaZulu Natal. Watch this space!
www.mtunzini.co.za
is a 'work-in-progress' and not all the
pages may yet be online.
'Prelude to a Storm'
A
large crowd of Mtunzini residents braved a threatening
storm to be treated to a memorable evening of classical
music performed in the forest at Twinstreams by
some of the country's top musicians. Read
more >>
Mtunzini
Residents Association
Meet the new security company for Mtunzini
Residents are urged to attend a public meeting
on Monday (30 November) to meet the team from
Maxim - the new security company for the village.
• Listen
to Maxim Security's proposal for making Mtunzini
safer and more secure
•
Tell them what you expect them
to do for you
•
Support the
MRA's initiative to make Mtunzini a safer place
•
Show that you
care about the future of your village and attend
this meeting.
VENUE: Monday 30 November
2009 at 19h00 at the Mtunzini Primary School
Hall.
Things
to do . . . EVERYDAY
RECYCLING!
SPAR
comes on board Mtunzini's home-grown recycling
programme - known as the Orange Bag Project - is
here to stay, it just needs more residents to fill
their orange garbie bags with paper, cardboard,
plastic and cans.
And to help matters along, SPAR has come on board
by agreeing to sell the orange garbage bags at cost
price!
• Click
here to read about how to manage recycling in your
own home for a better environment in Mtunzini >>
The crew from Siyangena Services
and Supplies proudly display their new trailer presented
to them by the Mtunzini Conservancy. The recycling
team will now be able to start collecting glass
as well as the usual recyclables on their rounds
through the village. Read
more>> Picture
by Patti Brooks
Mtunzini
Conservancy
Annual Birding Weekend
scores full marks for Zini Birders
from all four corners of the country finished
the Mtunzini Birding Weekend recently with all
the 'specials' ticked off - and gave the Village
full marks for its conservation efforts.
The popular annual event - organised by Mtunzini
Conservancy - offers 24 birders an intense
three-day guided visit of the top local birding
sites - including Umlalazi
Nature Reserve, Twinstreams,
and oNgoye
and Dlinza
forests.
Steve Untiedt, who hosted the group at Twinstreams
Environmental Education Centre, said the birds
were on their 'best behaviour' that weekend and
all groups recorded a full scorecard of 'specials'
- including the rare mangrove kingfisher, green
barbet, narina trogon and the palmnut vulture.
The weekend also included a quiz evening with
enthusiastic local birder Duncan Prichard and
a talk and slide presentation by top birder and
Roberts Birds editor, Hugh Chittenden.
The feedback from all participants was full of
praise for the venue, the birding sites, the guides
and the pristine state of the Village.
'My major compliment to you all is the exceptional
way you all nurture and treasure the Mtunzini
environment,' wrote Nadine Twidale (née
Balcomb). 'As an old resident, it felt so good
to see the conservation efforts, and the whole
place looked like a jewel. It was uplifting for
me. THANK YOU!'
For enquiries about future birding events, please
contact Patti Brooks at brooks.patti.e@gmail.com
or 035 340 1296. There
was great excitement as the birders on the annual
Birding Weekend spotted another 'special' at the
Umlalazi Nature Reserve. Picture
by Stan Whitfield. Click
here, to view picture gallery of Conservancy events.
Sawubona
Hotel
Mlalazi
River mouth hotel plan to go ahead Despite objections raised
by prominent environmental
lobby groups the Mkhwanazi Tribal Authority is pushing
ahead with its plans to build a 240-bed hotel at
the mouth of Mlalazi River. Read
more >>
The mouth of Umlalazi River from the proposed site
of the Sawubona Hotel.
Barge
Trips
• Sunset booze cruise
• Bird watching
• Braai on board
Enjoy
a relaxing barge trip on the scenic Umlalazi
River with knowledgeable host Bob Williamson 072
586 6936
Picture
by Patti Brooks
There
was great excitement as the birders on the annual
Birding Weekend spotted another 'special' at the
Umlalazi Nature Reserve.
