Early in 2013, residents from Great Brak River got together under the guidance of Heleen Coertze to initiate a 'revival' in the huge potential that exists in Great Brak River, not only from a tourism point of view, but also from a variety of other aspects, such as sport, leisure and creativity.
It was decided to call for entries for a new logo for the village.
The response was very enthusiastic and the due dates had to be adjusted twice to get to a final decision.
"We are very pleased with the choices we made; firstly, an artistic, free style logo by Bert du Plooy, and a wave style design entered by Lynda Jacobsen, to be used on banners and flags along with our official logo. Both artists are from Great Brak, which is great news," said the driving force behind the campaign, Heleen Coertze.
Businesses in Great Brak will be encouraged to make use of the new logo on all advertising and official documents in future.-
The Mossel Bay Municipality's Director Corporate Services Mr Jantjies addressed the enthusiastic gathering, saying that once the performance management system and portfolio of evidence was in place, the Great Brak Society for Tourism can only grow.-
Heleen Coertze highlighted several prospective projects, such as the Muse 2014, Cycling Route, Art Route, Fragrance Route, Stok and Hoed Route, as well as the Historic Village Route.
Popular artist Petronel Baard performed the song 'Grootbrakland', which will soon be released on CD.
In addition, a holiday programme has been put in place which entails a Great Brak Walk for family and pets and a Summer Christmas in Great Brak River. A Soap Box Grand Prix is another highlight to look forward to on 16 December.
Henk du Plessis (glass artist), Elsabe Visser and Vivienne Holtzhauzen (artists) represented the Art Route at the launch of the new logo for Great Brak River.
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