GEKCO in the Press
Red data species lose home in flames- 19 November 2013
Red data species lose home in flames- 19 November 2013 BLUE HILLS - 'HELPLESS' is how the Greater Kyalami Conservancy's Tyrone McKendry described how he felt while watching a pair of African Grass- Owls flee from flames as a veld fire destroyed the land next to their...
Conservancy builds a greener future- 22 October 2013
Conservancy builds a greener future- 22 October 2013 BLUE HILLS – Environmental sustainability used to follow development but now it must lead development, said development consultant and town planner Andrew Barker. The Greater Kyalami Conservancy is aware that...
Rubble rouser at festival- 29 October 2013
Rubble rouser at festival- 29 October 2013 BLUE HILLS – Kyalami residents said they have had enough of social events that take place in the Greater Kyalami Conservancy. The Delicious Food and Wine Festival held at Century Property Developments Blue Hills Equestrian...
Conservancy challenges zoning rates- 19 January 2013
Conservancy challenges zoning rates- 19 January 2013 KYALAMI - Greater Kyalami Conservancy (Gecko) called for better defined zoning and rates classification. A Gecko proposal on land use zoning and rates classification to the Johannesburg city council, will be...
Green Neighbourhood Project launches with clean-up- 19 July 2012
Green Neighbourhood Project launches with clean-up- 19 July 2012 THE Greater Kyalami Conservancy's Green Neighbourhood Project organised a Diepsloot clean-up for its first initiative on 18 July. The participants cleared litter from the taxi rank and nearby streets and...
Kyalami community petitions against K56 road- 10 May 2012
Kyalami community petitions against K56 road- 10 May 2012 THE proposed K56 road has stirred the Kyalami community Chairman of the Greater Kyalami Conservancy, Margie Donde is active about generating support against the road with a petition on the conservancy website....
K56 to change community lifestyle- 09 May 2012
K56 to change community lifestyle- 09 May 2012 THE proposed K56 road has sparked anger among the Fourways community who fear the road will jeopardise the area’s wetlands and destroy the R800 million horse industry. As reported in the Review, week ending 20 April, the...
African Grass-Owl- Future in Flames?
African Grass-Owl- Future in Flames? We stood helplessly watching a pair of African Grass-Owls (Tyto capensis) fleeing from the ferocious flames as their nesting site was completely destroyed in a matter of minutes. This was the scene in Kyalami on Friday afternoon, 8...
Newsletter- November 2013
Newsletter- November 2013 Headlines from this newsletter: Wildlife in Kyalami Bullfrogs on the move Well done GEKCO Members! Update on local issues and events Recent development applications 50/50 episode on Snaring in the GEKCO conservancy link Click on the...
Thank you to all those who participated in energy saving exercise!
Thank You! We would like to say a huge thank you all the GEKCO members who participated in the energy saving exercise last year by swapping out their globes for LED’s, using low flow shower heads and installing timers on their geysers and pool pumps. 86 MW...