Welcome to the GEKCO, The Greater Kyalami Conservancy

 

In our website you’ll find information on:

· Greater Kyalami and its ecology

· Our environmental initiatives

· Conservation and sustainability

· Recycling

· The horse industry

GEKCO

Greater Kyalami Conservancy

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Text Box: BRIDLE PASS ROAD CLOSURE: Any road closure issues need to be dealt with by the Bridle Pass/ Sun Valley residents. www.svrpa.org.za REMOVAL OF ALIEN VEGETATION IN KYALAMI AREA: Love them or hate them, trees such as blue gums, syringe, lantana and wattle are invasive alien plants. After many years of consultation “Working for Water” has money to spend in the Greater Kyalami Conservancy to remove alien trees at no cost to yourself. To download an application form click here. For more information on the removing alien vegetation go to Gekco Projects.

The Greater Kyalami Conservancy (GEKCO) aims to represent residents who appreciate the natural habitat within the region and would also like to  preserve and conserve a relatively rural way of life in an area which sustains several endangered species, wetlands and ridges as well as one of the world’s highest densities of horses and a thriving equine industry. 

Download   IDP (Integrated Development Planning) Guide Pack

Beaulieu College and Equestrian Academy is a GEKCO member and regularly hosts GEKCO events.

Fireworks By-Laws: Fireworks should not be used at all in agricultural areas like Kyalami with its large horse and domestic animal populations.  Please read the attached statement about the by-laws on fireworks.

GEKCO’s GOAL:

To conserve, sustain and share the ecology and natural character of greater Kyalami

GEKCO: PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE

Conservancy Registration  Number: O55

GEKCO PROJECTS

GEKCO is developing a Vision for Greater Kyalami as a means of uniting and motivating community members and stakeholders to preserve our unique ‘country within a city’ lifestyle and heritage.

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD): unless severely polluted minewater is treated it is threatening the water table of the entire Witwatersrand basin (including, World Heritage Site, the Cradle of Humankind).  For more information please read the following article by water activist Mariette Liefferink Overview_Acid_Mine_Drainage(AMD).pdf