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Our Living Community

Our Living Community on Fine Music Radio, is broadcast every Wednesday morning at 07:15 on the Classic Breakfast with Mike Mills. It's presented by Otto van der Walt and is brought to you by RE/MAX Living Cape Town. The focus is on the environmental issues within our community, and we explore ways of ensuring the sustainability of the environment while giving back to the community.
Weekly English South Africa Science · Nature
16 Episodes

Our Living Community - 14 May 2025

In this episode Andy Davies from Friends of Table Mountain tells Otto van der Walt about their trail clearing efforts, how they're directly dependent on donations, and how long a clearing lasts.
14 May 3 min

Our Living Community - 7 May 2025

Andy Davies of the advocacy group Friends of Table Mountain detailed some security measures to address crime on the mountain, and explained to Otto van der Walt the need for more park rangers in the Table Mountain National Park.
7 May 3 min

Our Living Community - 23 April 2025

In this next series looking at environmental organizations working in and around Cape Town, Otto van der Walt spoke to Andy Davies from the advocacy group Friends of Table Mountain about what the organization does, and what their goals and objectives are.
23 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 16 April 2025

In this last episode looking at Sanccob, Melissa Knott tells Otto van der Walt about the ways in which you can support the organization, specifically "adopting" a penguin!
16 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 9 April 2025

Looking for something worth while to do during your gap year? Robyn Fraser-Knowles from Sanccob tells Otto van der Walt about the different volunteers at the organization.
9 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 2 April 2025

Otto van der Walt recently visited the Table View facility of Sanccob and spoke to Robyn Fraser-Knowles about recent oil spills along the Cape Coast.
5 Apr 4 min

Our Living Community - 26 March 2025

In this episode, Conservation Manager for Sanccob, Nicky Stander, talks to Otto van der Walt about the historic agreement between conservation groups including Sanccob, and the commercial fishing industry, to ensure the survival of the African Penguin.
26 Mar 6 min

Our Living Community - 26 March 2025

In this episode, Conservation Manager for Sanccob, Nicky Stander, talks to Otto van der Walt about the historic agreement between conservation groups including Sanccob, and the commercial fishing industry, to ensure the survival of the African Penguin.
26 Mar 7 min

Our Living Community - 12 March 2025

In this episode we start our focus on Sanccob - the organization looking after sea birds, and more specifically the African Penguin. Chris Doran, who is a volunteer for Sanccob in Table View, took Otto van der Walt for a tour of the facilities and told about Althea Westphal who…
12 Mar 4 min

Our Living Community - 5 March 2025

In the last feature focusing on Pristine Earth Collective, George van der Schyff tells Otto van der Walt about a special project that the organization hopes to relaunch this year.
5 Mar 4 min

Our Living Community - 19 Feb 25

George van der Schyff from Pristine Earth Collective tells us about one of their projects, Pristine Pathways, which operates among others, on the beach areas along the Sea Point Prominade.
19 Feb 3 min

Our Living Community - 12 FEB 25

An organization focusing on the removal of litter is the Pristine Earth Collective. Otto went out to George van der Schyff to find out more about what they do.
12 Feb 3 min

Our Living Community - 05 FEB 25

In this very first episode, Susan Watts from Remax Living Cape Town joins Otto van der Walt in the studio to help him introduce some of the issues that will be tackled in future editions of Our Living Community.
5 Feb 3 min