The month of June marks the halfway mark for the year; OCA members have put together a list of some the things we’ve managed to accomplish for the community in those six months. There’s much more to do!
- Occupy Movement on Malta Park in January 2018
- Held a successful AGM in January 2018 with huge growth in membership
- Held public meetings on Water Tariff and Water Crisis
- Held public engagements and formulated comment on the River Club development
- Development resulting in a two-year protection order by Heritage Western Cape.
- Awarded Most Active Conservation Body, 2018, by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports.
- Started the Obs Water Warriors and online platforms
- Adopted a new subgroup, the Water and Sanitation Committee.
- Initiated an online map of large developments
- Public engagement and comment on the City’s draft Budget
- Town hall meeting on Hartleyvale
- Implementation of an Action Group on the Malta / Hartleyvale issue
- Held a Visioning workshop, 2018
- Activation of a Constitutional Task Committee to strengthen the OCA’s constitution
- Screening of Living History of Obs
- The OCA’s Architecture & Heritage and the Large Developments Group continue to monitor and comment on developments in the area.
- Workshop on social issues and homelessness, June 2018
- Submission of community objections to Hartleyvale / Malta Park, June 2018
- New OCA newsletter