Dumping irks residents

The Westlake community came together and rolled up their sleeves and restored Wiscus Park, one of the play parks to its former glory recently.

- KEANAN HARMSE

For nearly a year the children's park was used as an illegal rubbish dump and the Westlake Village Community was fed up about the piling litter, said resident Mea Lashbrooke.

"In some places the litter was knee deep, noxious and unhealthy. The area was covered with mattresses, suitcases, rubble, metal, plastic, glass and organic matter," she said.

The cleanup was organised through a group effort involving various stakeholders such as the Westlake Development Forum (WDF), local sports clubs, Westlake Neighbour-hood Watch, Westlake River Friends Group and some learners, Lashbrooke confirmed.