Associations
ANNUAL SAIRAC CAPE TOWN
LUNCH STILL A FAVOURITE
By Ilana Koegelenberg
The Cape Town branch of the South African Institute of Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) held its annual lunch on 1 November 2018 at the
Eureka Estate venue in Durbanville, drawing industry players young and old
from across the country.
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is down. He also stressed his concern about the age of
membership, noting that 40% is over 60, urging younger
members to also join the association.
After the formalities, a buffet lunch was served before moving
on to the official talk. A total of 101 people attended the lunch.
The guest speaker for the day was University of Cape Town
(UCT) student and oceanographer, Ehlke de Jong, who is doing
her master’s by dissertation in physical oceanography. As part
of her research, she has been privileged enough to spend some
time at the research base in Antarctica and shared some of
her experiences with guests. She gave a broad overview of life
in Antarctica and what the environment is like before taking
some questions from the floor. Everyone seemed particularly
interested in the global warming aspect and the health of the
ozone layer.
A raffle was also held during lunch to the benefit of Meals on
Wheels. They raised R3 450. RACA ‑
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t was a sunny yet windy day at the beautiful Eureka Estate
on 1 November when industry role players got together to
catch up with old friends and make new ones. The annual lunch
of the SAIRAC Cape Town branch has always boasted a good
turnout of members and it was good to see some familiar
faces again.
The opening formalities were handled by Louis Vermeulen,
SAIRAC Cape Town chairman, who introduced the new
committee and touched on calendar highlights for the
upcoming year. The annual golf day date was set at 14
March 2019. He also commended Russell Brown for his 100%
attendance of the centre’s events during 2018.
Vermeulen handed over to Steven Palvi Jr, who provided
more detail on the 2019 schedule and upcoming social events
and courses. Marius La Grange, SAIRAC national president, was
up next to talk about the weightier plans of the association,
highlighting the 2019 Dreosti Memorial lecture that is planned for
the end of the year.
The centre’s treasurer, Archie Steyn, reported that the
accounts and funds are healthy but mentioned that membership
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