Sunshine Coast Tourism is attending Indaba 2016 at the

Durban ICC in May, one of the largest tourism marketing

events on the African calendar and one of the top three

‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar.

It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's best

tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the

world. A number of appointments have already been set with international tour

operators. The area is marketed as part of the 7 wonders of the Eastern Cape

brand in a collective marketing effort with Sarah Baartman District Municipality and

surrounding tourism organizations.

View video clip of the Sunshine Coast offerings:

All set for Indaba 2016

Halyards / Mansfield transformed into a Movie Set

The film “Beautifully

Broken” due for re-

lease in March / April

2017 and based on a

true story is being

filmed in Port Alfred.

Produced by American

film production com-

pany Big Film Factory

in collaboration with

Frans Cronje of Global

Creative Studios and

River Group’s new

arm Faith Films.

Producer Chuck How-

ard of Big Film Factory

said that the story line

has taken 3 years to

complete and the

movie script 2 years

to write. The movie

has a haunting story

line and portrays great

forgiveness by the 3

families involved in

the Rwandan genocide

tragedy.

Over 200 extras have

been employed in the

making of this movie

in Port Alfred, creating

a cash injection into

the local communities.

CEO of the River

Group, Pastor Andre

Roeberts, explained

that scenes for the

film are being shot at

the Halyards Hotel

and Mansfield Game

Reserve. Other

scenes have been shot

at Xesi village near

East London and a riot

scene will be shot in

the city of East Lon-

don. The film will net

a R9 million injection

into South Africa.

Chuck Howard ex-

plained that although

the entire movie could

have been shot in the

USA, he felt that it

was vital to have Afri-

can accents and scen-

ery for authenticity.

The 3 American pro-

ducers are in South

Africa for the first time

and have been “blown

away” by the unspoilt

beauty and diversity

of the Eastern Cape.

Click on links to view

other movies pro-

duced by Big Film Fac-

tory “I am not

Afraid” based on the

Columbine shootings

in the USA as well as

the Frans Cronje and

Faith Flims movie

soon to be launched

“In which Jungle do

I belong” a movie

shot at River Group’s

new property Mat-

ingwe Lodge in the

Lowveld.

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Sunshine Coast Tourism

Inside this issue:

Sunshine Coast

Tourism goes to

INDABA

1

Halyards / Mans-

field a movie set

1

Siza Vitality half

marathon

2

Wharf Street

upgrade

2

Bathurst Book

Fair

2

Water quality

upgrade for Port

Alfred

2

Sibuya Rhinos 3

New Boutique

Hotels to open in

Kenton on Sea

3

Royal St Andrews

Hotel competition

3

Marketing on Social

Media

3

Featuring the Fish

River

4 Welcome

to Port Alfred cast and crew of

Beautifully Broken

May 2016

Newsletter

Siza Vitality Half

Marathon, Port Alfred on 30 April 2016 in-cludes a 5km fun run this year. Encouraged by the success of the Half Marathon last year, the organisers have in-creased the value of the prizes, with over R130 000 up for grabs, medals for all finishers and free T-shirts to the first 500 finishers. The inclusion of a 5km Fun Run this

year is designed to en-courage participation by those not quite up to a half marathon.

To boost the participa-tion, local schools have been incentivized to pro-mote the event. R5 000 will be handed over after the event to the school with the most number of participants.

200 SAPS participants have already entered as

part of a fitness training programme. Entries are now open on-line and registration takes place on 29 April and 30 April 2016. The race begins and ends at Port Alfred High School. For full details, click on www.sizavitality.co.za

will be transferred in pipes

from the well field to Port

Alfred, where it will be

treated at the new water

treatment works. Potable

water will then be transferred

to existing reservoirs for do-

mestic distribution.

The brine pipeline will follow a

route along the R67 road reserve to the coastal zone

joining up with the existing

pipeline route through a sec-

tion of dune forest, across the

dunes and beach before dis-

Construction has commenced

on an R80 million reverse

osmosis plant at the balancing

dam in Port Alfred. This is

part of the bulk water project

for Ndlambe, undertaken by

Amatole Water.

After an extensive Environ-

mental Impact Study, pipes will

be laid at East Beach to dis-charge brine effluent offshore.

Heavy earth moving equip-

ment is presently at work at

the East Beach carpark.

The raw brack groundwater

charging into the sea with a

section of rocky shoreline

though a 2m depth outfall

pipe. Monitoring procedures

have been put in place on all

aspects of the project.

Siza Vitality Half Marathon

Improved Water Quality in Port Alfred

New look for Historic Wharf Street

The Bathurst Book Fair

on the 1st May promises

to be bigger and better

this year.

More than 17 booksell-

ers from across the East-

ern Cape will gather for

books ranging from anti-

quarian and collectables

to bestsellers, paper-

backs, children’s books

and lots of bargain

books. Book valuations

available.

All food outlets in

Bathurst will be ready to

welcome visitors.

Click here for more

information.

Wharf Street will soon be paved! This historic

street, a major tourist attraction in Port Alfred is

presently being upgraded. Work commenced on the

re-surfacing of the road mid- April. Following the

successful paving upgrades provided by Ndlambe Mu-

nicipality, this much anticipated project is now under-

way.

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Over R130,000

up for grabs.

R5,000 for the

school with the

most

participation

Bathurst Book Fair

New reverse

osmosis water

plant for Port

Alfred

The orphaned Rhino calves

Noelle and Binky are doing

well following the horrific

poaching incident at Sibuya

Game Reserve last month.

The calves are being rehabili-

tated at the Rhino Sanctuary,

with Patrick the sheep for

company.

Sadly another poaching oc-

curred on the week-end of 23

April and a nearby reserve,

leaving a 3 month old orphan

traumatized. This orphan has

been moved to the Sibuya

Rhino Sanctuary and is inter-

acting with Noelle the Sibuya

orphan. Click here for an

update on the progress of the

rhino orphans. For the latest

news on the latest Rhino

poaching incident click here.

If you would like to help, see

more information on the

Sibuya Rhino Foundation.

Some interesting statistics sourced from brandwatch.com

Facebook statistics Facebook adds 500,000 new users every day; 6 new profiles every second. 72% of all online US adults

visit Facebook at least once a month The average (mean) number of friends is 338, and the median

(midpoint) number of friends is 200. Half of internet users who do not use Facebook themselves live

with someone who does. Of those, 24% say that they look at posts or photos on that person’s account.

There are an estimated 81 million fake Facebook profiles. The most popular page s Facebook for Every

Phone, with 509,772,152 likes. There are 40 million active small business Pages, but only 2 million of

those businesses pay for advertising. Facebook accounts for 62% of social logins made by consumers to

sign into the apps and websites of publishers and brands.

Sibuya Rhinos

Facebook as a marketing tool

Competition Competition:

Win an escape to luxury, romance,

sophistication, indulgence and relaxation

at the Royal St Andrews Hotel. Enter

and you could stand a chance to win a

weekend for 2 including breakfast, fine

dining and CamelotSpa treatments.

Click here for details

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New Boutique Hotel for Kenton

The House Quarters, a new

luxury Boutique Hotel is due

to open in November 2016 in

Kenton on Sea.

Accommodation will comprise

a penthouse suite, family suite,

2 luxury suites, 2 apartments

and a bachelor suite.

Click on the Icon below for

more information.

Sunshine Coast

expands Hotel Accommodation

offerings:

Win an escape to luxury, romance, sophistication, indul-

gence and relaxation at the Royal St Andrews Hotel. En-

ter and you could stand a chance to win a weekend for 2

including breakfast, fine dining and CamelotSpa treat-

ments.

Sunshine Coast Tourism

Port Alfred Office: Causeway, Port Alfred

046-624-1235

Kenton-on-Sea Office Kenton Road, Kenton-on-Sea

046-648-2411

The Great Fish River Lighthouse was built in 1898

and is a 9m octagonal masonary tower, 76m above sea

level and 800m from the shoreline. The light flashes

once every 10 seconds and has an approximate

5,000,000 candle power with a range of 32 nautical miles.

The lighthouse is open Monday—Friday 10h00—15h00.

To arrange a tour contact Martin on 046 675 1067.

A magical trail commencing at

the base of an 80m cliff and con-

tinuing along the tranquil wa-

ters of the Kap River for approx.

3 km. The trail offers unique

viewing for birders, nature lov-

ers and photographers. The

dense riparian forest bordering

the trail makes a picture perfect

setting.

Over 160 bird species have been

identified in this area. Other

fauna includes otters, leguaans,

rock rabbits, dassies, duikers,

bushbuck, warthog and spring-

buck.

Click here for more information

Natures View Canoe Trail

Featuring the Fish River Area

We’re on the web!

Situated midway between

Durban and Cape Town,

and midway between Port

Elizabeth and East London

with the most recorded

sunshine hours in South

Africa..

Home to 10 Rivers

Pristine Beaches

4 Blue Flag beaches

Blue Flag Marina Malaria Free Big 5 Game

Reserves

480 recorded Bird species

3 Golf Courses

Excellent Surfing

Beach Horse Riding

Deep Sea Fishing

Scuba Diving

Hiking Trails

Mountain Bike Trails

Family Activities

Mohair Farm

River Cruises

Excellent Accommodation

Magical Wedding venues

Unique Dining

Magnificent Art

Cultural Experiences

5 Museums

Adele’s Mohair

Adele’s Mohair is a labour inten-

sive cottage industry producing

designer knitting yarns, accesso-

ries and home textiles. The

luxurious natural fibres of mo-

hair are locally sourced and of

the finest quality. The current

trend of recycle and reuse has

created opportunities for inno-

vative and contemporary design

of new products.

Do visit for a fascinating insight

into mohair spinning, dying and

garments.

Click here for more information

The Fish River Sun Resort and Country Club is a 3 star resort set be-

tween 2 magnificent rivers and bordering the Indian Ocean. It is

home to a popular Gary Player designed golf course, has great restau-

rants and bars as well as conferencing facilities, with excellent kiddies

entertainment.

Click here for more information on this resort and it’s facilities.

Fish River Sun Resort

In our next issue……

The beautiful village of Kleinemonde will be featured. This scenic

village is set between the Kleinemonde East and West Rivers and fea-

tures unspoilt stretches of pristine beach, excellent hiking, canoe and

horse riding trails.