All household bins in baboon affected areas are to be fitted with safety locks to stop the baboons from rummaging for food in rubbish bins.

Every time a baboon gets half a loaf of bread or any food from a rubbish bin or kitchen counter, they are being rewarded and this encourages them to keep coming back into our residential areas to find more easily accessible foods while roaming the streets.

One of the reoccurring reasons for waste being incorrectly placed on the pavements is often traced back the number of weekenders and/or holiday-makers who are unknowing placing their waste out on the pavement in a black bag/s when they leave the rental property, normally on a Sunday.

Overflowing drains are often caused by sanitary products, wet wipes, nappies or other ‘hard to flush’ materials which can obstruct drains.

Overstrand Municipality once again appeals to residents not to throw or pour stuff into sewerage drains or flush the ‘wrong stuff’ such as cigarettes and used cooking oil, down the toilet or basin.

Please act responsibly and make use of the Transfer Stations and Waste drop-off facilities to avoid illegal dumping.

Illegal dumping is anything you throw away in a place where it does not belong. Know this: If you throw your waste and/or junk just anywhere, it will eventually become your problem in some way or another

Overstrand Municipality will hold a Tourism Indaba during Tourist Month, gathering industry players under one roof to establish where development should be prioritised.

The indaba will take place on 6 & 7 September 2023 at the Municipal Auditorium in Hermanus.

This will be a great opportunity to draft a new tourism strategy for the Overstrand and engage the different sectors.

Please save the date.

Overstrand Executive Mayor, Dr Annelie Rabie and relevant Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC’s) as well as the councillors for wards 9 and 10, had a productive meeting with stakeholders in Kleinmond today, 6 June 2023, regarding Overhills

Agreement was reached on the way forward that included the arrangement of a community meeting in Overhills, the establishment of a representative committee as well as a survey of all the structures on the site. Other issues of concern were the effectiveness of the land invasion unit and housing department and also the operating procedures for logging complaints on illegal building activities.

It was also proposed that the Municipality appoints a mediator to facilitate the dialogue between the parties to ensure transparency and fairness.