Time to get stuck in!

Finally the City is taking our urban environment seriously with the launch of the 'Clean City Clean Game' project, and the Kensington Residents Association is throwing its weight behind the project. Kensington being one of the gateway suburbs to the Ellis Park Sports Precinct is set to benefit from this project. On 6 June 2009 we will have a team of volunteers that will assist with the clean up day that will mark the start of this 2 year project. We will be focussing on cleaning up our suburb along with may thousands of other city residents.

So what are you waiting for we are going for it and here is your opportunity to volunteer. If you wish to get involved please contact Dave Toman or Romana Monteiro to register as a volunteer, their contact details can be found on this website.

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So what is the KRA doing to help me?

You may ask the question, what is the point of this association, what are they actually doing? It is often the feeling of the public that nothing is being done, and the area is deteriorating, people just don't seem to care about our environment, the beautiful old Kensington buildings and the fact that service delivery seems to be slipping well here is some good news, a lot is being done:

1. A few weeks ago the KRA did a clean up of illegal postering around town, resulting in 54 companies and individuals being contacted, the city backed us up and sent warnings to all of these companies, with fines and prosecution to follow if this continues.
2. 221 Kitchener Street burnt down a few weeks ago, with pressure from residents and the KRA with much assistance from Counsellor Carol Milner, this property is being investigated and the City is taking the necessary steps to rectify the problem of this now derrelect building.
3. The Jukskei river has been gradually deteriorating but with the constant lobbying of residents including the head of our Environment and Infrastructure Committee a huge clean up project is in the pipe line.
4. Did you know that there are possible plans to build a hotel in Rhodes Park, ludicrous you may think, well it may become a reality, the Kensington Seniors Association, the Kensington Residents Association and Counsellor Milner are working very hard to get to the bottom of this ridiculous plan, it is our mandate to ensure that our open spaces are protected, be prepared to chain yourself to the old oak trees in Rhodes Park if necessary. We will keep you posted on this.
5. The KRA has made representation to the city and objected to the development of 9 units in Ernest Road, this cannot go ahead as the infrastructure in the area is unsuitable for such a development, keep checking this site and the local paper to get further information on this.

So as you can see these are just some of the issues that we are involved in, I'm sure you will agree that all of this takes time and effort so why not consider offering some of your time and skills to the KRA, we certainly could do with some assistance...

KRA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - Progress

We are set and ready to go, the marketing team headed up by Ronny Knepper and working closely with him Romana Monteiro have put much time and effort into this project. One of the aims of the association is to involve the community in work that is being done to improve Kensington, part of this is to raise the awareness of our community surrounding matters relating to the Kensington Residents Association, the campaign will run from the 13th of June for a month at Darras Centre, should you wish to get involved in this project please feel free to contact either Romana Monteiro, Ronny Knepper or Brendon Burmester. We will certainly keep you posted on how this is going.