A diverse range of stakeholders and individuals make up the TRUP Association. The constituencies that we currently represent are:
Cape Bird Club |
Environmental Centre, Valkenberg |
Friends of the Mowbray and Rosebank Greenbelt |
Friends of the Liesbeek River |
Friends of the Black River and Vygekraal River |
Maitland Garden Village Residents Association |
Observatory City Improvement District |
Observatory Rate Payers Association |
Oude Molen Eco Village Tenants Association |
Pinelands Ratepayers Association |
South African Astronomical Observatory |
TreeKeepers |
Western Cape Wetlands Forum |
Western Leopard Toad Committee |
Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital |
Vincent Pallotti Hospital |
The ExCo elected at the AGM held in November 2016 is as follows:
o Pauline McConney (City Official)
o Patrick Chapple (City Councillor)
o Brian Watkins
o Kyran Wright (Environmental Organisation: Friends of the Liesbeek)
o Hudson McComb (Civic Association: Oude Molen Eco-Village Tenant’s Association)
o Jean Ramsay (resident of the Southern African Astronomical Observatory)
o John Holmes (Business: tourism and hospitality, Oude Molen Eco-Village)
o Ed Tilanus (Business: Envirocentre)
o Marc Turok (Civic Association: Observatory Civic Association)
o Tauriq Jenkins (Vice Chairman of the Observatory Civic Association)
o Louise Badenhorst (Institution: Southern African Astronomical Observatory)
The office bearers are as follows:
Chair: Hudson McComb <chair@trup.org.za>
Vice Chair: Kyran Wright
Secretary: Louise Badenhorst <secretary@trup.org.za>
Treasurer: Jean Ramsay
As an association of constituent associations, the TRUP Association Constitution requires that the Executive Committee (“ExCo”) of the TRUP Association must comprise representatives from the following constituencies:
- The Local Authority;
- The Ward Councillors and councillors from abutting wards;
- Land Owners within the Park;
- Environmental NGO’s;
- Social Development CBO’s; and
- Any other organisations or persons agreed to by the ExCo.
Anyone sharing the common goal of upholding and implementing the Two Rivers Urban park contextual framework and Phase 1 environmental management plan is welcome to be part of the TRUP family.
Should you wish to become a TRUPPer, and receive communications concerning TRUP activities and developments, please be in touch with the secretary secretary@trup.org.za