The much anticipated 2019 EWASA Championship Endurance Walk was hosted for the first time in Gansbaai over the weekend on 7 and 8 March 2019. More than 30 teams from police departments across the country took part in this two-day 75km endurance walk. On the first day participants walked 40km and they second day they … Read more2019 EWASA Championship Endurance Walk’s resounding start
A gathering in the Overstrand Banqueting Hall in Hermanus, marked the graduation ceremony of officials from various municipalities across the Province – including Overstrand, Theewaterskloof and Cape Aghulhas – on successfully complete a course in Integrated Community Development Planning. “This training course is aimed at establishing participatory democracy to enhance public participation in municipalities,” said … Read moreOverstrand Municipality public participation agents graduate
Hermanus Library is thrilled to be hosting a new exhibit of the 48 lighthouses of South Africa, including the Danger Point Lighthouse near Gansbaai and the Cape Hangklip Lighthouse in Pringle Bay. Onrus resident and a retired teacher of Hoërskool Durbanville, Jan Smith, made these and he says that each of the 48 lighthouses tells … Read moreLighthouse exhibit is now on display at Hermanus Library
A preview of the proposed 2019/20 Draft Budget was presented by the Executive Mayor Dudley Coetzee at the Overstrand Advisory Forum (OMAF) meeting on Thursday, 28 February 2019. The mayor referred to the challenging task of balancing the cost of providing basic services to the residents of the Overstrand, as well as tourists to our … Read moreWhat to expect from Overstrand’s 2019/20 draft budget
The Overstrand Municipality has thanked local residents for responding positively to its call that dogs be walked on a leash. “Overstrand’s Law Enforcement team thanked dog walkers for keeping dogs on leashes,” said Overstrand Municipality spokesperson, Riana Steenkamp. “Every responsible dog owner agrees – picking up after your dog is a MUST. “Dog walkers, make … Read moreOverstrand Municipality thanks dog walkers
Underground fires have been smoldering for more than a month in sections of the Onrus River Peat Wetland area, which is situated on the Camphill School and Farm Community property. “A Section 30A emergency directive was approved by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on Thursday last week,” described municipal spokesperson, Riana … Read moreOverstrand Municipality says smoldering fires affecting wetlands
Overstrand Municipality’s Environmental Department requests that residents living adjacent to the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, or the general public using the nature reserve for recreational purposes be mindful of the current state of the veld and support the recovery of wildlife after the recent fires. “A young female duiker, injured during the January fires in Fernkloof, … Read moreOverstrand Municipality steps up ‘dogs on leash’ compliance
The Gill St Street Watch and the Rotary Club of Newlands, in partnership with the Hermanus Rotary Club, responded to an appeal from the Overstrand Municipality for donations to help those affected by the recent fires. According to Overstrand Municipality spokesperson, Riana Steenkamp, the Rotary Club of Newlands, in partnership with the Hermanus Rotary Club, donated several … Read moreDonations received for Overstrand fire victims
To help with the collection of Identity Documents (IDs), the Thusong Mobile Programme in the Overstrand Municipality will provide FREE TRANSPORT to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) offices in Caledon. “Community members who applied for IDs during a previous Thusong Mobile Outreach project, and those who registered their names on the day of the … Read moreFree transport offered to collect IDs in Caledon
Overstrand Municipality Executive Mayor, Dudley Coetzee, has offered a reward of R5 000 for information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of the person(s), who started the fire in Masakhane on 9 and 10 January 2019, which then spread to Franskraal. Residents of Franskraal were ordered to evacuate around lunchtime on Friday 11 … Read moreReward offered for those behind Franskraal fire