WRRA Public Lecture Series
Since late 2015, the WRRA has been hosting a series of talks of interest to members and residents (and visitors as well). Our intent is to invite local speakers on local topics, but sometimes our local speakers engage us with faraway topics, such as Antarctica Travels and the Shackleton Expedition or Captaining the World’s Largest Vessel or Conservation in a War Zone. Our speakers enlighten and entertain us. They also provide a relaxing occasion to meet and greet each other. Take a look below at our past Talks and let us hear your suggestions on future speakers and topics, including yourself.
Communicating with Wildlife and all species Wynter Worsthorne, international interspecies communicator 23 May 2023
Heritage: What is it? Why does it matter? How can we preserve it? Natie de Swardt, Vice-chair, George Heritage Trust 12 April 2023
Tracking and Protecting Wild Bees Jenny Cullinan, Ujubee 27 July 2022
The Nelson Mandela University Conversation: A Sustainable Futures Campus Dr Kaluke Mawila, Principal, NMU/George plus 13 senior staff 13 July 2022
Digital Eye in the Sky: Improving our environment and agriculture through drone applications Sean Hill and David Rodgers, Earthdrones Jaunita Barnard and Rudi Barnard, George Airport Air Traffic Controllers 16 March 2022
What Plans? What Development? And Wilderness? Lauren Waring, Director, Planning and Development, George Municipality 8 December 2021
The Future of River Catchments on our Southern Cape Coast Pam Booth, Knysna Manager Environment 10 November 2021
Wilderness History Hugo Leggatt 31 March 2021
Crime Scene to Conviction: How forensic anthropologists get the deceased to reveal their secrets. Belinda Speed, Forensic Anthropologist 11 March 2020
History Lessons for Our Future: How Stone Age cave dwellers could teach us a thing or two! Dr Peter Nilssen, Archaeologist 22 January 2020
Three Visions of Wilderness and Surrounds Chloe Guerbois, Re-wilding the Wilderness, Andre Hacquebord, Fire-scaping your property Melissa Dalton, Precious Tree Project 13 November 2019
Sharks and Shark Conservation along our Coast Enrico Gennari, Director of Research at Oceans Research, Mossel Bay 16 October 2019
Rock Art of the Southern Cape: Treasures of our Distant Past Hugo Leggatt 28 August 2019
The Touw River Estuary Jonathan Britton, SANParks 10 July 2019
Holistic Farming on the Garden Route Peter Leppan, Hoekwil Farmer 27 February 2019
Fossil trackways of the Cape South Coast Charles Helm, Amateur Experienced Trackway Specialist 3 October 2018
Ghost Fishing Mark Dixon, Marine Biologist/Garden Route Trails 22 August 2018
Life and Death of Stars Case Rijsdijk, Astronomer/Physicist 20 June 2018
Antarctica Travels and Shackleton Expedition Joan Louwrens, Medical Doctor on Board 23 May 2018
Will FOOD become as Scarce as WATER? Kobus Pienaar, Farming for the Future, Woolworths 27 March 2018
An Introduction to Snakes of the Garden Route Dale Holder, Environmental Conservationist, All-around Snake Guy 28 November 2017
Meet some favourite feathered friends: The Birds of Wilderness Peter Ginn, Author, Photographer 24 October 2017
Charismatic marine megafauna of the Garden Route: the whos who of our watery mammals Gwen Penry, Marine Mammal Biologist 30 August 2017
Fire Facts Rob Erasmus, Enviro Wildfire Services, 12 July 2017
Geology of Wilderness, the Garden Route and the Karoo Paul Rixom, Geologist 26 April 2017
The Future of our Plantation Forests Irvine Kanyemba, General Manager, MTO/George (for the southern Cape) 22 February 2017
Captaining the World’s Largest Vessel Stuart McAlister, Captain of the Maersk McKinney-Moller 5 October 2016
Conservation in a War Zone David Bradfield, Wildlife Conservation Society 30 June 2016
Leopards: From Our Backyard to Tsitsikamma Jeannine McManus, Landmark Foundation 25 May 2016
Wilderness History: When Wilderness Was Truly Wild Hugo Leggatt 16 March 2016
Introduction to Natures Genius and the Practice of Biomimicry Sue Swain, BioWise 3 February 2016
Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park: Not just a pretty beach Jonathan Britton, SANParks Section Ranger 10 November 2015