{"id":52074,"date":"2023-05-02T11:07:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/ready-wet-go-grandwest-celebrates-world-wetlands-day-20230208\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:13:11","slug":"ready-wet-go-grandwest-celebrates-world-wetlands-day-20230208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/ready-wet-go-grandwest-celebrates-world-wetlands-day-20230208\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, wet, go: GrandWest celebrates World Wetlands Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World Wetlands Day, celebrated annually on 2 February, aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GrandWest gave <span><em>TygerBurger<\/em><\/span> an update about how far they have gotten into the cleanup of the wetlands on its property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a good corporate citizen, GrandWest has a commitment towards environmental responsibility and raising awareness about environmental concerns,\u201d Mervyn Naidoo, general manager for GrandWest, says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GrandWest started its wetlands project in December 2022, which will see the property rehabilitate the six wetlands on the property to improve the quality of the water that sustains a wide range of species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first clean-up took place on Friday 9 December 2022 focusing on the biggest of the wetlands. The 37 staff volunteers removed vegetation that was restricting the water flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/tygerburger\/staff-get-down-and-dirty-to-clean-wetlands-which-surround-grandwest-20221214\">Staff get down and dirty to clean wetlands which surround GrandWest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thumeka Siwela, safety, health and environmental officer at GrandWest says alien vegetation, including Port Jackson, overgrown Typhoo wetland grasses, and bull rushes were uprooted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-further-plans-to-rehabilitate\">Further plans to rehabilitate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GrandWest has further plans to rehabilitate the area this year, with the next clean-up scheduled for June. \u201cGiven the amount of work that is required, we foresee the project being completed by year-end 2025 and we will make an announcement when it will open to the public, who once again will be able to enjoy the wetlands and wildlife,\u201d Siwela says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-already-compromised\">\u2018Already compromised\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the complex first opened in 2000, waterlogged areas on the property regularly overflowed into the already compromised Elsies River, further detrimentally affecting the quality of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development team suggested building wetlands to address the problem. 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