VPF Meeting Reports
Local Meeting Reports
Community Dialogue 29
July 2024
The Touwsranten and Hoekwil community dialogue held its 29th meeting on the 24th of July, 2024, at the Touwsranten community hall.
Community Dialogue 28
June 2024
The Touwsranten and Hoekwil Community Dialogue held their 28th meeting on the 26th of June at the Touwsranten Community Hall.
Community Dialogue 27
May 2024
The Touwsranten Hoekwil Community Dialogue held its 27th meeting on the 22nd of May 2024 at the Touwsranten Community Hall.
Community Dialogue 26
April 2024
The Community Dialogue held their 26th meeting on the 24th of April at the Touwsranten Community Hall.
Community Dialogue 25
March 2024
The Community Dialogue held its 25th meeting on 27 March 2024 at the
Touwsranten Community Hall.
Community Dialogue 24
February 2024
The Community Dialogue held its 24th meeting on the 21st of February 2024 at the Touwsranten Community Hall.
Gemeenskaps Dialoog 24
Februarie 2024
Die Gemeenskapsdialoog het sy 24ste vergadering op die 21ste Februarie 2024 by die Touwsranten Gemeenskapsaal gehou.
Community Dialogue 22
November 2023
The meeting was attended by 15 people, and its objectives were to support the Hoekwil/Touwsranten market group, connect before the end of the year.
Community Dialogue 21
October 2023
The meeting was attended by 16 people, including representatives from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the local Thuthuzela Care Centre.
Community Dialogue 20
September 2023
On the evening of the 13th September the Touwsranten & Hoekwil Community Dialogue held a spring dinner at the Touwsranten Community Hall.
Community Dialogue 19
August 2023
The meeting was attended by 26 people. The SAPS shared information on their ‘know your rights’ pamphlet, developed in collaboration with the Western Cape Police Ombudsman.
Community Dialogue 18
June 2023
The meeting was attended by 17 people. Dr Herman Reuter, representing SAHARA, presented finding from a research study conducted by Planet Youth in George.
Community Dialogue 16
April 2023
The meeting was attended by guests from Wilderness Heights and the Smoking & Alcohol Harms Alleviation & Rehabilitation Association, with 15 participants in total.
Community Dialogue 15
March 2023
The meeting was attended by guests from Wilderness Heights and the Smoking & Alcohol Harms Alleviation & Rehabilitation Association, with 27 participants in total.
Community Dialogue 14
February 2023
It was attended by 18 people from Hoekwil and Touwsranten. Participants were reminded of the aims of the dialogue, as well as the values and shared mission statements…
Community Dialogue 13
November 2022
16 people from Hoekwil and Touwsranten attended. The meeting which was facilitated by Chandré Gould, Morné Heunis, Rosslyn Damons and Sharon Appels.
Community Dialogue 12
October 2022
17 people from Hoekwil and Touwsranten attended the meeting. An analysis of past attendance showed that 80 people have attended the forum since it was started.
Community Dialogue 11
February 2023
The agenda was participant driven, and included road safety, youth involvement in the forum, unemployment, sport development, and feedback…
Community Dialogue 10
August 2022
New members were introduced to the forum, and the importance of the meetings was debated. Issues such as taking steps to address alcohol and substance abuse were discussed.
Community Dialogue 9
July 2022
33 people from Hoekwil and Touwsranten attended the meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to create a mission statement for the Community Dialogue…
Community Dialogue 8
June 2022
The meeting addressed three questions, ‘What is working about the dialogue?’, ‘What is not working?’, and ‘What can we do differently?’
Community Dialogue 7
January 2022
The meeting agreed that the work being done by the forum is important to the safety and prosperity of the community…
Community Dialogue 6
January 2022
It was noted that meeting attendance continued to be strong, with 16 people from Hoekwil and Touwsranten, and three members of the SAPS taking…
Community Dialogue 5
January 2022
The meeting attendees received updates from the SAPS and from the working groups, and developed a deeper understanding of the issues…
Community Dialogue 4
January 2022
Participants noted that they were inspired by meetings of the Community Dialogue because they felt they helped contribute…
Community Dialogue 3
November 2021
SAPS representatives included the Wilderness Sector Commander and the social crime prevention official for George, who is responsible…
Community Dialogue 2
September 2021
This was the second meeting to work towards understanding what makes people in Hoekwil and Touwsranten feel unsafe, and what can be done…
Community Dialogue 1
August 2021
The participants represented the diversity of Hoekwil and Touwsranten, and were invited because they had a shared vision for safety…