In celebration of National Water Week Knysna Municipality is partnering with the Lunchbox Theatre to bring the message of how important water and its conservation are to learners of the greater municipal area.

Executive Mayor Georlene Wolmarans explains that the theme is not just a catchy slogan. “There really is now substitute for water.

“It is essential to all life on our planet and it is disappearing at an alarming rate. And we have to empower our children and give them the tools to get into the habit of not only using water responsibly, but to conserve it as a matter of course.”

“As such we have partnered with the Lunchbox Theatre to bring their show ‘The Last Drop’ to learners throughout our municipal area.”

The show will be performed at schools in Sedgefield, the Knysna northern areas and Hornlee, and the show will also be performed at the Knysna Mall.

Wolmarans urges the community to watch the press for details on the show at the mall. “We are very excited about “The Last Drop”, as it will take children on a time travelling journey to find ways of saving water now so that we don’t face any catastrophes in the future,” says Wolmarans.

“It takes the format of a half hour long, interactive show, followed by a 30 minute theatre workshop focusing on the issues raised in the show.”

“Water is an inextricably important part of nature and, although it is a cliché, our children are our people’s future,” Wolmarans adds.

“As such, raising awareness of Water Week and working with Lunchbox Theatre to educate our children on this valuable resource is a huge step towards creating a town where people and nature prosper,” she concludes.