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All of the people involved in the formation of the Conservancy remain members today, with the exception of Norman Knutzen and Alan Hudson. Keith Duane, Lyn Raath, Jane Bertram, Simon Bundy, Brian Strode and Lionel van Schoor all worked very hard to lay the groundwork, get the finances up and running. Our current membership is made up by family members, Body Corporates, local businesses and students.

Chairman Di Jones’ passionate, hardworking, sensible approach to conservancy has been impressive. She was recently awarded the title ‘Conservationist of the year’ by the Wildlife and Environment Society of SA (WESSA), for which we congratulate her.  This award was in recognition of her tremendous contribution to the work of WESSA and, in particular, the Coastwatch KZN project. The citation reads, “She has worked tirelessly to create awareness and appreciation of bio-diversity and the need to protect our local resources. Her constructive and hands-on approach has earned her great respect and admiration, and is helping others to protect these resources for future generations.”

We have been fortunate to have Roberts & Chaplin audit our books on an annual basis,as a service to the community. 

The Dolphin Coast is part of the KwaDukuza Municipality, which falls within the Ilembe District. The local Ward Councillors are members of the Conservancy and regularly attend meetings. The conservancy represents the community i.r.o. environmental issues and is a member of the Ilembe Chamber of Commerce. Networking takes place through the Chairman's work as a volunteer with Coastwatch KZN, membership of the Provincial Coastal Committee, KSIA noise committee, membership of the Ilembe Coastal Working Group and the monitoring committee of the Dolphin Coast Landfill, which has a hazardous waste rating.

We are thankful for the generous support of our members, local business and the public. Without this support we would not be able to fund our green team which protects and works to maintain our local public open spaces. A list of our current projects are detailed in the projects section.

Current Committee members

Committee members are elected each year, although members may be co-opted as and when necessary and then confirmed at the AGM.

Di Jones, Chairman since 2001, has worked tirelessly and with great success over the years, to maintain and improve the environment on the Dolphin Coast.

Our current committee members are:

  • Di Jones - Chairperson
  • Alett Kimber - Secretariat / Treasurer
  • Geoffrey Foster


From left - Alett Kimber, Geoffrey Foster and Di Jones.