There is currently some important info for you all to read on 4x4Comm. Please could the members that are also users there assist by voting.
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=250985
To give credit where it's due, all of the voters from Nature Conservation & City of Cape Town all voted in favour of involving the bikers. Note worthy is that one if them rides a big looking KTM & another senior chap is getting a GS. So you'll be in good company.
The person that voted against...
Update:
Just to let you all know that the WCOC's formal appointment to the WANR Protected Area Advisory Committee was accepted today via a voting process. Clint has been notified.
On the topic of the Bikers application to join the PAAC, we are expecting some potential resistence from some of the Fun-Police, but we'll deal with it if it happens
Update:
Applications to for joining the PAAC have been submitted. These will be put forward at the next PAAC meeting 11 May 2016. If formally processed & minuted at the meeting then a formal letter to the organisation will be sent informing them of the outcome.
Clint & I met today. He's your man for sure & he's already done the PAAC applications & WCOC has given a mandate to him & another member. I'll will first call Bio Diversity Management tomorrow to notify them that the applications will be sent through to them.
From our meeting today I think...
Thanks Andrew!
I'm not sure if Clint is a member here but I don't mind popping in from time to time to post any relevant info that may affect bikers with regard to the dunes, even though my wife won't let me get a bike.
All that's needed is a couple of biker representatives to have presence...
Our standard response to this would be that hooliganism is a very subjective term that is undefined in terms of the National Environmental Management Act. That said, anyone suggesting that any particular ORV operator is a hooligan, will need to submit their Impact Assessment (which they don't...
Thanks for the vote of confidence Mr Zog.
Fuzzy Muzzy - As far as getting involved goes, all of the ADORE guys also have businesses, jobs & families that obviously take priority. But we aren't talking about a major time consuming activity here. PAAC meets every quarter for an hour or 2 I think...
First prize would be for the bikers to get 2 seats onto the PAAC along with ADORE, who already have 2 representatives there. The bikers & 4x4 guys have synergy.
My initial thinking was to get some of this forums members there, but if the WCOC are willing then it may be ideal, because they...