Umtamvuna Views: Leisure Bay under the cosh
Over the past two weeks there have been water pipeline bursts all over the place, resulting in outages lasting many days in some areas.
IN retrospect, holidaymakers got off relatively lightly, considering the Ugu nightmare that has been plaguing many Leisure Bay residents! Over the past two weeks there have been water pipeline bursts all over the place, resulting in outages lasting many days in some areas.
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It appears that routine maintenance ‘health checks’ are long overdue on ailing water and waste systems and residents are angry and frustrated that Ugu seems incapable of getting to grips with sorting out the problems. Garbage collection also became a problem – bags were left uncollected for almost a week and flies, monkeys and dogs exacerbated the problem. Apparently the truck broke down and there was no immediate back-up plan available.
Recycling headache
The recycling depot in Port Edward has become a disgrace. Igloo containers have been vandalised and organic waste like fishing bait has been thrown into the recycling bins causing a foul, stinking ‘soup’. The sub-contractor has been contacted and she assures all residents that she is doing her best, but the flagrant disregard of clearly marked instructions makes her job very difficult.
Those who make the effort to recycle are commended, but remember it’s important that all empty containers (tins, plastic and glass bottles) are rinsed out before being deposited.
Fascinating trip
On a more uplifting subject, Trafalgar couple Jane and Ed Greenberg have recently returned from a wonderful five-week holiday in Australia. They travelled to Nelson Bay, Brisbane, to visit their daughter Noleen Ballard and her family and then embarked on a 10-day cruise around the islands to Papua New Guinea. The pair snorkeled a lot and saw amazing coral reefs and vividly coloured fish in crystal clear water. On the island of Kativa they visited burial caves and saw two large turtles in the village, turned over onto their backs so that they could not escape their fate of being on the menu for the evening meal! Jane says that in Papua New Guinea all inhabitants, including children as young as three, chew betel nuts. These nuts are classified as an addictive stimulant and stain the mouth and teeth red. The incidence of oral cancers has skyrocketed in Papua New Guinea since the practice of chewing betel nuts has become epidemic. The Greenberg’s other daughter, Karen, travelled from Perth with her family to celebrate New Year with them. Ed and Jane stayed in a hotel in Sydney on New Year’s Eve and the family watched the amazing fireworks display from there.
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