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Vrydag 10 September 2021 Vir al die kokke: Wat is boeber?

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Gevaarlike slange van die Wes-Kaap

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Focus on the Southern Right Whale

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All for marine conservation Photo: Dyer Island Conservation Trust/FB

Earlier this week our Rangers did a foot patrol and a cleanup, still shocking to see the amount of trash on our beaches.

Opknappingswerk aan die ‘jetty’ by Witsand is aan die gang en die projek vorder heel goed.

Photo: Lower Breede River Conservancy/FB

Photo: Lower Breede River Conservancy/FB

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It's springtime and already the Overberg Renosterveld landscapes is now showing off bright pops of orange, white, green and purple.

Take your camera with on your next trip through our region.

Photo: Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust/FB

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Van die redakteur

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Goeiedag en welkom by uitgawe 83 van OVERdeBERG… jou positiewe gemeenskapskoerant in die Overberg.

Elke week is dit vir my ‘n groot voorreg om die koerant vir julle saam te stel.

Met die lente wat in die lug is, is dit natuurlik die oorwegende tema in hierdie week se uitgawe met boomplantdag en loslitdag wat orals deur die Overberg gevier is. Saam met die lente, is dit ook die stygende temperature wat natuurlik die slange weer meer aktief maak. Op bladsy 12 is daar belangrike inligting rondom die gevaarlike slange wat in die Wes-Kaap gevind kan word. Maak gerus ‘n nota of druk die bladsy uit.

Geniet julle naweek en groetnis tot volgende week!

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice.

Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”― Roy T. Bennett

Each year the 1st of September is considered as Arbor Day. The CAMYC took the initiative to plant trees today at the Heavenly Promise Safehouse, Bredasdorp. Special thanks to the Deputy Mayor Zukiswa Tonisi of Cape Agulhas, Phunyuzwa Xhegwana from Cape Nature, the students from today's tutoring class and to Heavenly Promise who made it possible to plant these Yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius) trees.

Photos: Codebridge Youth Cape Agulhas/FB

“We must remember that nature is the supreme cradle of life, and must be protected and treated with the highest respect and care.”

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Marine Expo in Gansbaai

The Dyer Island Conservation Trust (DICT) also joined Whale Coast Conservation in Gansbaai on the 25th & 27th August, as well as the 2nd September for their Marine Expo.

This collaboration between Whale Coast Conservation, I&J and DICT educated learners on kelp ecosystems, whale behaviour, the life story of abalone, and the history, life stages, distribution, and threats to the endangered African Penguin.

Learners learnt more about the species and how they can help save them from going into extinction. The learners concluded by making a promise to make a difference by not littering, thus avoiding the threats to marine animals, and committed to eating only sustainably caught seafood.

Learners were invited to visit the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary - APSS, a key conservation project of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust.

380 000 L dam with Rubber Sealant

The original Liquid Rubber

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Kombuiskuier Jacques Louw

Vrydag 10 September 2021 Gooi die puree terug in die pot (wat intussen skoon gevee is) en roer die room en ‘n tikkie paprika by. Voeg sout en peper by na smaak. As jy broccoliblommetjies uitgehou het, blansjeer dit in ‘n bietjie kookwater vir so 2 minute en dreineer.

Giet die sop in warmgemaakte individuele bakkies en garneer met die broccoliblommetjies en ‘n titseltjie paprika. Sit dadelik voor.

Aartappel, broccoli & bloukaassop Bestanddele: 2 eetlepels olyfolie 2 aartappels, in blokkies opgesny 1 groot ui, in blokkies opgesny 225 g broccoliblommetjies 125 g bloukaas, gekrummel 1 liter groenteaftreksel 150 ml room knypie paprika sout en peper

Boeber Bestanddele:

100 g botter 200 ml vermicelli, fyngebreek ½ teelepel kardemompoeier, of 8 kardemomsade 3 kaneelstokkies 1½ – 2 liter melk ¼ koppie sago, in 200ml water geweek vir 30 minute Metode: 2 teelepels rooswater Verhit die olie in ‘n groot pot. Voeg die aartappels en uie by. ¾ koppie suiker, of na smaak Sorteer vir 5 minute, terwyl jy gedurig roer. Voeg dan die 50 g gekerfde amandels (opsioneel) groenteaftreksel by die pot. Hou ‘n paar broccoliblommetjies 1 eetlepel klapper vir versiering eenkant en voeg die oorblywende broccoli by die pot. Voeg die kaas by die pot. Laat die mengsel kook. Ver- Metode: laag die hitte en bedek die pot dat dit kan prut vir sowat 25 minute, of tot die aartappels sag is. Voeg die sop in ‘n voed- Smelt die botter in ‘n diep pot en voeg die vermicelli, klapper en amandels by. Roer dit met ‘n vurk deur tot dit pienkselverwerker en versap tot die mengsel glad en loperig is. bruin van kleur is. Voeg die karademom, rooswater, melk en suiker by, en laat dit kook. Roer die geweekte sago met die water by en laat dit prut tot dat die sago deurskynend word. Laat dit prut tot goed gemeng. Roer af en toe om te voorkom dat dit aanbrand.

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On Thursday the 26th of August 2021, the Genadendal Mission Museum presented a National Symbols educational program at the Genadendal Educare Centre. This was a wonderful opportunity for young learners to not only improve their curiosity, creativity and imagination, but also to develop a lasting interest in museums.

Photos: Genadendal Mission Museum/FB

Drostdy Museum het Loslitdag 2021 ondersteun met die tema "Courage and Kindness". Drostdy Museum se opgedolliede kantoorpersoneel "dress to impress".

Foto’s: Drostdy Museum/FB

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Arbor Day celebrated by the Dyer Island Conservation Trust

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MyMuni App launched by Cape Agulhas Municipality Cape Agulhas Municipality is proud to announce the launch of its MyMuni Citizen Engagement App by the Executive Mayor Cllr. Paul Swart which took place live on “Facebook: Cape Agulhas Municipality” and “YouTube: Cape Agulhas Municipality Live” on Friday, 3 September 2021.

To honour Arbor Day, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust collaborated with CapeNature and the Overstrand Municipality to plant 40 trees in Willem Appeldam Picnic Area in Stanford. Trees were sponsored by CapeNature and the Overstrand Municipality and included indigenous species - Wild Olives, Kei Apple, Yellow Wood, Cape Ash, Water Pear. Arbor Day is significant because of the importance and value of trees in our lives. Trees support biodiversity, good health, and counter climate change by absorbing carbon.

Photos: Dyer Island Conservation Trust

The project commenced over 18 months ago and is part of the Municipality’s Smart City Strategy. The Smart City Strategy aims to develop new and innovative technological ways to communicate with citizens and enable citizens to participate in our processes. The declaration of a National State of Emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic escalated the need for this, as we suddenly found ourselves being unable to rely on our traditional ways of communication such as public meetings. The pandemic which has been ongoing for the past 18 months with no end in sight means we have had to place limitations on access to our municipal buildings.

Buildings also need to be closed intermittently to sanitize and staff rotation means that not all office staff are in office at all times. The App is a mechanism to enable us to improve our communication and client service offerings to the public with the added advantage that citizens can communicate with us without visiting our offices.

Another initiative within the Smart City Strategy is the provision of free public Wi-Fi. Citizens have had access to our free Wi-Fi to access information for some time now, and it can now also be used to download and use the App. The App enables citizen to log complaints or service requests from their phones. The App is fully integrated with the Municipality’s complaints system and clients will be provided with an acknowledgement SMS and reference number. The App will be used to give notice to the public on service outages, road closures, etc. Notice will also be given when important documents are published which require public input such as the Budget and Integrated Development Plan. Information is provided on the services offered by the Municipality and contact details of responsible officials. You can call or email them directly from the App at the press of a button. The political and administrative leadership structure can also be viewed. There is a tab for important information such as SAPS, and the CAM after hours number and a tab where you can view the Municipality’s By -Laws. There is also a news tab, and we look forward to bringing you news of happenings and events.

Click here to download the MyMuni App...

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Hoerskool Bredasdorp se tennisspelers het verlede Vrydag en Saterdag deelgeneem aan die Gerrie Berner Dubbelstoernooi op Moorreesburg. Die kinders was baie opgewonde om vir ’n slag weer te kon toer. Ons beste uitslae was: Agter vlnr: Lohann Fourie, Benjamin Seimons, Juan Ferreira. Voor vlnr: Lulah Killingbeck, Minke du Toit, Hilke Swanepoel, Minke Terblanche. Afwesig: Thomas Fourie.

Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB

BD’s vaar uitstekend by Eskom Wetenskap EXPO

Teen Hoerskool Durbanville wen Anelmari van Niekerk en Lohann Fourie op eerste paar. Teen Somerset College wen Elmarie Vermeulen en Minke Terblanche, sowel as Mieke Saayman en Luan Prins. Teen Hoerskool D.F. Malan wen Anelmarie van Niekerk en Elmarie Vermeulen op eerste paar, sowel as Minke Terblanche & Luan Prins.

Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB

'n Paar van Hoërskool Bredasdorp se BD's het in Augustus aan die provinsiale Eskom Wetenskap EXPO deelgeneem. Ons is baie trots op die puik prestasies wat hulle behaal het.

Die medaljewenners was dan as volg: Brons Benjamin Seimons (gr. 9), Hilke Swanepoel (gr. 9), Minke Terblanche (gr.9).

Silwer Lohann Fourie en Minke du Toit (gr. 9), Thomas Fourie en Juan Ferreira (gr. 9) Goud Lulah Kilingbeck (gr. 8) Kategoriewenners Minke du Toit en Lohann Fourie wen die kategorieprys in "Animal Science". Lohann Fourie en Minke du Toit, Thomas Fourie en Juan Ferreira sowel as Lulah Killingbeck is gekies om die Wes-Kaap by die virtuele Internasionale Wetenskap EXPO, wat in Oktober sal plaasvind, te verteenwoordig.

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Leerders en personeel van Laerskool Buffeljagsrivier het ‘n heerlike lenteloop gehad om die lente in te wy. Altyd lekker om in die mooie Overberg te gaan stap.

Foto’s: Laerskool Buffeljagsrivier/FB

Die leerlingleiers by Laerskool Hermanus het ook boomplantdag gevier met die plant van ‘n witpeerboom langs die astrobaan.

Foto’s: Laerskool Hermanus/FB

Stuur gerus alle skolenuus en foto’s aan ons vir publikasie. Ons publiseer graag skolenuus op tyd en laat geen skolenuus oorstaan totdat dit ou nuus is nie.

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Ons hoor graag van julle!

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On the photo at the back are: Angelique Doveton, Helena Kriel, Some Louw, Nerine Bezuidenhout, Elmarie Vermeulen. In the front are Lynn Cloete, Veerle -Mari Jacobs, Michaela Laubscher, Leigh Peregrino, Janell Diedricks, Zoe Louw.

Photo: Bredasdorp High School/FB

BD’s tops in Overberg District essay competition The Overberg District has launched an essay competition and received 78 entries from schools in the district. Five essays were sent for the Senior Competition and eight essays for the Junior Competition. In both sections the Bredasdorp High School received the Top 3 places.

Leerders van Laerskool Swellendam het op Lentedag ‘n heerlike staptog deur die dorp gehad en saam met hul onderwysers die vars lug geniet. Oral was daar kleurvolle en blomversierde hoede te sien.

Foto: Laerskool Swellendam/FB

The winners in the Junior Section were Veerle -Mari Jacobs (3rd), Lynn Cloete (2nd) and Michaela Laubscher (1st). The winners in the Senior Section were Elmarie Vermeulen (3rd), Leigh Peregrino (2nd) and Nerine Bezuidenhout (1st).

The rest of the writers ended up either Top 5 or Top 10.

The BD’s in the Top 5 were Zoe Louw, Janell Diedricks, Some Louw and Angelique Doveton. The BD’s in the Top 10 were Theo du Preez, Nozipho Ngwenya and Helena Kriel.

Laerskool Swellendam se Grondslagfase het besluit om hierdie afgelop Lentedag 'n bietjie sonskyn en liefde aan Huis AA Tomlinson te skenk, want die Swellies Gee Om. Verskeie bokse is vol gemaak met skenkings van toiletware.

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Foto & berig: Joanie Pretorius Woensdag, 8 September, het die Kekkelbekke soos gewoonlik om 10h00 by die Hengelklub vergader. Die plek was vól! Nana's Boetiek se nuwe klerereeks is uitgestal en die dames het al voor 10 saamgedrom by die relings. (Rokkies wil sy dra en almal kyk daarna...).

Daar was nou werklik iets vir elke smaak en figuur. Wat 'n plesier vir die oog! Dan is 20% afslag ook nog toegestaan vir die Kekkelbekke en 'n donasie aan ons klub geskenk!

Tessa het patrone en ysbakkies saamgebring vir gratis verspreiding en 'n 'show and tell' het ons gewys hoe om 'n tapisserie in die mooiste strooikussing te omskep. Voorwaar die moeite werd om aan te sluit.

Die gees is goed en daar is elke week nuwe bloed en nuwe goed! Kom skuif jou stoel nader en raak deel van ons! Op die foto links bo is dit Antonette van den Heever en Rose Brevis wat Nana's Boetiek van Struisbaai se nuwe klerereeks bewonder.

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...daar doer in die Bosveld

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Heritage & Tourism Month in the Overberg Heritage and Tourism are celebrated annually in September in South Africa, with Heritage Day on September 24th and Tourism Day on September 27th. The celebrations are to mark the nation’s diverse culture and heritage. Government calls on all South Africans to use Heritage Month to foster greater social cohesion, nation building and a shared national identity. The celebration of Heritage Month has created a conducive environment for all people to embrace and celebrate what was inherited or bequeathed to us by our forebears. Celebrate Tourism month by visiting all the heritage sites in your area.

Southernmost Tip of Africa 1421, 1488, 1508

Cape Agulhas Lighthouse 1849

Fishtraps at Rasperpunt Late Stone Age

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“My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.”

Tahir Shah Ratelrivier 1755

Elim Village 1824

Saltpans at Springfield circa 1705-1713

Struisbaai Church 1906

Struisbaai Harbour 1959

Hotagterklip circa 1820’s

"Almal Kommunikeer, MIN Konnekteer!"

Susan Bezuidenhout het die Bredasdorp VLV-tak vroeer die week aan die gons gehad. Die Openbare Sake vergadering was 'n geslaagde spanpoging waar nie net een die deuntjie gefluit het nie, maar almal saam die musiekuitvoering gegee het.

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A closer look at our big visitors: The Southern Right Whale

Photo: NOAA Fisheries Calves are 16 to 20 feet (4 - 6 m) long at birth and wean at approximately one year of age, and females reproduce every three to five years. Mating likely occurs in winter in the low latitude breeding and calving grounds.

The Southern Right Whale is found throughout the Southern Hemisphere. The Southern Right Whale is also listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found.

Southern right whales have a stocky, black body often with white belly and chin patches and a large head covered in callosities. They lack a dorsal fin and have wide, paddleshaped flippers. They range in length between 43 to 56 feet (13 - 17 m), and weigh up to 176,000 pounds (79832 kg).

Southern right whales exhibit breaching (partially or almost completely jumping out of the water), lobtailing (slapping the water’s surface with the flukes), flippering (slapping the water’s surface with the pectoral flippers), and “sailing” (lifting and holding the flukes above the surface, allowing the wind to push the animal through the water).

Southern right whales were hunted extensively by the whaling industry until around the 1960s. Several breeding populations have recovered since then, while others have not.

Current threats to southern right whales include entanglement in fishing gear, vessel strikes, industrialization of coastal and marine habitats that can result in habitat degradation, ocean noise, and changes in water conditions and dynamics due to climate change.

Natural threats include diseases and predation from killer whales and large sharks. Kelp gulls have also been observed attacking these whales, although it is unclear if these attacks are affecting the whales’ populations. Most populations have shown signs of recovery from whaling, but are still small relative to their pre-exploitation abundance. One exception is the Chile-Peru population, which remains small and has not shown signs of recovery.

Source: NOAA Fisheries

Southern right whales primarily feed during austral summer in high latitude feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean, where they use their baleen to “skim” copepods and krill from the water.

Southern right whales are distributed throughout the Southern Hemisphere from around 20 degrees South to 65 degrees South. These whales migrate between high-latitude feeding areas in the austral summer and low-latitude breeding grounds in the austral winter. Populations around South America , South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia are relatively well-studied.

The lifespan of Southern right whales is currently unknown but likely similar to North Pacific and North Atlantic right whales, who can probably live for at least 70 years. Females usually give birth to their first calf between eight and ten years old and gestation takes approximately one year. overdeberg2020@gmail.com

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History of the Overberg Jimmy Herbert Inspection dives on the Alcestis (1892)

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...above and below the waves the downline (anchor line) – the only guide to the safety of the boat with the needed decompression stops and extra SCUBA tanks hanging in readiness.

SHIP STRUCK AN UNCHARTED SHIPWRECK: In the 1980s, Agulhas Exploration had researched a few ships that were reported to have struck off Cape Agulhas.

One such vessel was the 1,850 ton steel steamer, the two-year-old Alcestis (1892), on an outward voyage from London to Mauritius. Part of her cargo was 820 tons of wooden sleepers. At the time, some sleepers washed out remarkably as far to the east as Ryspunt.

FIRST DIVE ON ALCESTIS: On swimming down to the wreck of the Alcestis (1892), it always grew darker and darker until at the bottom it was almost pitch black. The water was normally clear, so once the eyes were adjusted, a diver could see from 6 to 8 metres and, with a good torch, even further. The following are extracts from the Diver Report Book: “… target was found to be a steel lying facing south, collapsed but very localised four ribs sticking up On the morning of 28 February 1892 the Alcestis ap- about 4-5m and seen from far of in perfect visibility. proached Cape Agulhas from the west. When she was about Lots of shards from earthentwo miles from the lighthouse, she unexpectedly struck an ware pots and jars, big fish, flat underwater object (believed to be an uncharted shipwreck) reef like sandy bottom. Some with a dull thud. After turning the ship to return back to wood, lots of coagulated lumps Cape Town, the Alcestis steamed off, but sank some 6.5 of paint with the metal containhours later in 42 metres of water. ers rusted away. Retrieved a small earthenware ink bottle in perfect condition (saw a bigger one that was stuck fast). It had a small faucet-top and was stamped on the bottom "GRAY, PORTOBELLO". The wreck lay with its stern at 42m, its midsection at 45m and towards the bows 48m … did a sweep from about 2/3's towards the bows, around the stern and back.

Found a porthole with the glass intact and unmarked. Saw two large bottles, one mid-size bottle, and two smaller ones, a saucer, a sugar bowl (?), all unbroken, and two broken cups. Recovered a brick from the galley that was lying on its own. Also found an earthenware jar (?) shard that had ferns painted on it. We did 10-minutes bottom-time with 5 minutes at the decompression stop. Deepest depth was 48m As a survey exercise, we decided to find this ship and do a …” So ended a historical first dive on the Alcestis (1892). few inspection dives on her. Her given position proved to be extremely accurate for the late 1800s. Being a steel ship, she furthermore provided a good magnetometer reading.

Once above her, she could also easily be seen on our colour JIMMY HERBERT echo sounder. On anchoring in position, the first pair of divers were sent down.

Retired lecturer: In an attempt to avoid decompression illness, we as divers were only allowed a measly bottom time of six minutes. It always felt like an endless swim to the bottom. While descending, one also had to concentrate constantly to keep alert to any possible negative feelings caused by Nitrogen Narcosis. At this depth, the effect could be similar to downing four glasses of martini on an empty stomach. If all was OK when reaching the bottom, divers would proceed to do a limited search of the wreck, never venturing too far from 16

Stellenbosch University (1977-2013) Writer & Specialist in Maritime History and Archaeology “The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time… maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right.”

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