On Tuesday 1 April, Overstrand’s informal car guards and parking wardens finally got the recognition they deserve. At an event hosted jointly by Overstrand Municipality, SAPS, the Department of Community Safety and AfriForum in the Hermanus Auditorium, Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie thanked this team of Overstrand “ambassadors” for a job well done and for their ongoing dedication and commitment to serve the public.

As part of a programme initiated by AfriForum to formalise the employment of car guards and parking wardens, the team underwent extensive training including a course in First Aid which will greatly assist their ability to deal with unforeseen emergencies on the spot. As the Director of Protection Services, Neville Michaels, put it, “a warden’s duty is to assist the public, be an asset to Hermanus Tourism and make Hermanus proud”.

Most importantly, though, the team has just completed their first three months of official employment.

The public meetings will take place on the dates and time as indicated below:

Contact person: Ms Rita le Roux, at 028 313 8074

SPESIALE OPENBARE WYKSVERGADERINGS OOR DIE 2015/16-KONSEPBEGROTING

Die openbare vergaderings sal plaasvind op die datums en tye soos aangetoon,:

At the council meeting held in the Banqueting Hall on Wednesday, 25 March 2015, Mayor Ald Nicolette Botha-Guthrie thanked all staff members of the Overstrand, councilors, stakeholders, assisting municipalities and the broader community for the role played during the fire recently.

The fire started about a month ago in the area and was managed successfully by the fire fighters of the Overstrand; unfortunately   another fire broke out at Karwyderskraal area over the past weekend.

Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie extended a thank you to all the ladies who cooked meals for the firefighters following sleepless nights of battling with the fires. She also extended her gratitude to the following people: members of public for their role in assisting, to councilors who assisted in their respective areas and other municipalities that assisted in the fire fighting operations.  The Mayor closed off by saying a formal thank you letter will be written to all stakeholders on our appreciation. Immediately after, the Mayor thanked personnel for the hard work in producing in-house quality documents and mentioned the importance of these documents and what it means to the councilors, she immediately, tabled the following documents to the council:

Cape Whale Coast received an “Award of Excellence" as "Best Local Destination 2015" at the 2015 Cape Getaway Show held at Lourensford Wine Estate 13 - 15 March. Over 15,700 visitors were exposed to the Overstrand Municipality brand.

The criteria was based on the beauty of the stand and images used, best showcased what the area has to offer, the friendliness as well as depth of knowledge of the team who manned the stand, including the Hermanus Whale Crier concept.

Finally, the Cape Whale Coast prizes given to competition winners at Cape Getaway were singled out as outstanding, focusing on the quality of our collateral, the beautifully crafted branded items echoing the flavour of our holiday destination, and the products sourced from the local tourism bureau members.