19/08/2026
HADEDA Creek is celebrating the amazing women who RUN RAPID in our Adventure world...
Here's our GM, Steven Ingram's celebration:
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Before or during almost every school camp, the question around safety comes up.
A teacher. A principal. It doesn't matter who.
But I never mind that question.
I respect it.
Because somewhere along the way, someone made sure safety stopped being an afterthought in this industry and became something we all expect.
That someone is Mona Preller.
On paper, Mona runs Alles Magazine, a platform connecting suppliers across the outdoor education industry. Spend five minutes with her, though, and you quickly realise it's so much more than that.
Mona started Alles because she cared about raising the standard of safety in outdoor education. She wasn't willing to let "good enough" be good enough.
So she became someone who refused to let the industry settle.
For years, she has encouraged better safety standards, connected schools with trusted providers, and challenged operators to raise the bar. She helps teachers and principals recognise the organisations that are leading the way, while never hesitating to encourage the rest of us to do better.
She does it because she believes our industry can be excellent, and she holds everyone to that standard, including us.
Now she's taking that mission even further.
Mona is launching a thesis, a practical guide to navigating outdoor education in a space that continues to evolve.
If you have ever wondered who is raising the standard for outdoor education in South Africa, look no further.
Passionate networker.
Relentless about excellence.
Always asking more of every one of us.
That's Mona.
This Women's Month, she is the kind of person we should be talking about.
Because industries improve because people like Mona refuse to accept "good enough."
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