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MAGALIESBURG DEVELOPMENT

INITIATIVE

MAGALIES PILOT – AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY

• 10 000 - 15 000 people• High unemployment• Infrastructure and

service challenges• Low skills levels• Trust ?• Development tired

Economic base• Tourism and

recreation• Small scale farming

WHAT?

The MDI showcases civic engagement that complements government and corporate resources

to create a resilient and

sustainable destination and community

WHAT?Community and visitors must be able to

experience and engage with sustainability themes

In a Clean, Attractive and Safe environment

PROCESS – VISION - PLAN

PROCESS

VISION

INVESTMENT PLAN

SUPPORT AND PARTNERS

Magaliesburg

TOURISM

• Promote efficient and sustainable establishments

• Heritage route• River walks • Packages for corporates – first

pilot arranged for 28 June 2014• Community developing a

marketing strategy and events calendar

• Community and events portal being developed by community

DESTINATION– Station development

DESTINATION– Station development

• In principle agreement from Transnet to lease the site

• Community in process to develop a business plan to be submitted to Transnet

• Station application submitted to Gauteng Tourism that is funding a feasibility study

Organic large scale commercial farming

Intensive small scale commercial production (closer to town or in town)

Food gardens

• Job creation• Tourism attraction• Exhibition and

training • Processing (also

tourism product)

Tourism and Food Production

• Land has been identified and • There are existing government

projects• Nedbank investigating funding a

large Bamboo farm and nursery• Proposed to bring high technology

“green house” production units• Discussions with technical partners

and other funders

Tourism and Food Production

• Community based club for the development of a local industry.

• Purpose• Promote biking as a recreation activity in

support of tourism vision• Promote biking for life skills development• Promote biking as a mode of transport

between attractions, for heritage route etc.• Promote biking as “eyes of the community”• Promote a mountain bike industry for job

creation

Tourism and Recreation

• Club established in December 2013

• 6 local trail zones identified

• First zone trail identified and busy with mapping

• Approximately 21 km• Compiled funding

application

Tourism and Recreation

Tourism and the Youth Box

• Concept discussed with youth forum

• Site identified and discussions with municipality opened

• Part of municipal priority projects

• Possible site for “Farm box”.

Tourism and places

Initiated discussions with Mogale municipality regarding infrastructure and maintenance programmes

Sharing the Tourism Benefits

• Establishing a Business Chamber• Waste management programme• Arts and craft• Bamboo pens• Catering• Cushions and linen• Soap factory• Station businesses

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Awareness

Understanding

Engagement

Involvement

Commitment

Stewardship meetings (Sharing)

Interest group discussions (Engage)

Site meetings (Commitment)

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

collaborate

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Tourism is about people’s commitment

Magaliesburg

Implementing a civic and area-based multi-pronged

sustainability agenda within a broader tourism framework.

THANK YOU

Alan Roxton Wiggill