Gauteng Guides Association

This is my new hobby - loads of fun - except for the early rises.... I cant wait for summer.
I have ringed many Southern Masked Weavers, Southern Red Bishops and Cape White Eye. This past weekend we managed to do a Black Shouldered Kite - man alive - that was awsome!!
Doing the raptors is no easy business - at least with the small guys you can depend on your nets, with the raptrures you need to be a 'sly cat'.

An articles with the above headline appeared in The Star's "WORKPLACE - NEWS" page 6 on 21-07-2010.

This prompts me to ask all my colleages to be aware of our protential "employer" needing our CV that includes our ID, home address and even our Banking details!

Recently, there are at least 2 tour operators recruiting English / Mandarin / Cantonese guides to assist their September tours and one of them even requesting First Aid Certificate. We should insist on an interview before disclose our full details. At least demand a physical (office) address or telephone number to verify.

Dear All Tourist Guide,

You all can go up to Website: www.statssa.gov.za to download a New Statistic of South Africa Population .

Attached find copy of minutes of committee meeting held at GTA offices on the 19 July 2010
Notes taken by Sandra Sorrenti

Sign up for: African Birding Company Courses 2010-2011
Relevant Qualifications of Course Facilitator Anthony Paton
I am a FGASA III- assessor, trainer, and specialist in birding and palaeo. I have National Guiding qualifications in culture, nature and birding. I am a registered bird atlasser with SABAP2 with over 50 cards submitted, life list of 580 southern African species and over 650 species internationally. I have more than 10 years experience as a nature trainer and am an enthusiastic bird photographer with images of over 300 species which enhance my courses.

The World Cup has come and gone and we guides are back to the everyday job of surviving, and catching up on affairs at hand. And so it was that I, after many attempts, have finally an update on this torrid affair.

Just a reminder that our First Aid beginner course will be running on the 31 July - 1 August. The cost of the course is R600 and deposits (R300) are due on Friday the 23 July.

Carolien Greyling
STTI Admin - Origins Centre
University of Witwatersrand
Tel: 011.717.4700
Fax: 086 546 6904

Dear Guides

With the 2010 Fifa World Cup almost over we would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your support and cooperation. The Transport Plan was implemented with minor challenges here and there.As we prepare for the final, we would like to re-inforce our message for the Final game which will be held on the 11th July 2010 at Soccer City.

We are urging spectators to come in early at the Park and Ride and Park and Walks, we start operating from 11h00.
People must buy their parking tickets on time at Computicet (any checkers outlet or go to www.ticketbreak.co.za

THIS CIRCULAR IS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF WFTGA – PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR OWN MEMBERS!

WFTGA 14th Convention: Culture a Unifying Guide: Tallinn Estonia: 30th January to 4th February 2011.
Registration is now open. The programme and booking information can be found at http://wftga2011.konverents.eu.. UNESCO have given official Patronage to the Convention. The keynote speaker is M. Hervé Barré from Head Office at UNESCO. Come and be EE - stonished!

Jane Orde Scholarship

THE WORLD FEDERATION OF TOURIST GUIDE ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE

The EXBO of The World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, (WFTGA)is very pleased to announce that our President Rosalind Newlands has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.), for services to tourism.
The news was conveyed on the Birthday Honours List of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 12 June 2010.
The EXBO extend their congratulations on behalf of all members of The World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations.