Personeel van die Munisipaliteit Overstrand se Spesiale Taakspan het Vrydagoggend, 28 April, tuisgemaakte sop en broodjies aan ‘n paar crèches in Mt Pleasant en Zwelihle uitgedeel.

Die warm sop het groot byval gevind en was net die regte medisyne om die langnaweek in te wei.

Fronwen Marais, Grant Gillion en Phillip de Gruchy van die Taakspan het elke oomblik van die gemeenskapsuitreik geniet en beoog heelparty soorgelyke projekte vir die res van die jaar.

Hulle beplan ook om instandhoudingswerkies vir bejaarde persone, wie nie ‘n ondersteuningstelsel het; of wie se kinders nie betrokke in hul lewe is nie, te doen.

Marais het genoem dat elke personeellid in die Taakspan maandeliks ‘n bedrag gee om soortgelyke projekte te befonds. “Dit verg eintlik so min moeite om iets vir iemand te beteken, en dit is vir ons lekker om in ons gemeenskap betrokke te wees”, het hy bygevoeg.

Now in its 13th year, the Overstrand Junior Town Council (JTC) is managed by the Enlighten Education Trust in partnership with the Overstrand Municipality.

The JTC - with motto ‘we learn as we lead’ - comprises of 35 members from the area’s six high schools. All the members are senior school learners from Grade 9-12, who display promising leadership and outstanding academic capabilities.

During the 12-month term of office, junior council members learn about leadership and how a municipality operates. Over and above that, they are also exposed to different cultures and lifestyles. Community projects are vital to their role as junior town councillors and provide an ideal platform to contribute towards a better future aimed at benefiting their respective communities.

Overstrand’s Junior Town Council was taken on the first leg of their annual orientation tour of municipal infrastructure and facilities on Wednesday, 26 April, last week.

Overstrand Municipality received the official 2015/16 clean audit certificate and award at the annual Audit Excellence Awards held in Cape Town on 10 April.  

This is the fourth consecutive year in the history of the Municipality that a clean audit has been achieved for good governance and financial management indicating effective management systems and proper internal controls that are in place.

Seen here with the award are from left Municipal Manager Coenie Groenewald, Sharonne Adams BE of the Western Cape Auditor General's office, Director of Management Services Desireé Arrison, Director of Finance Santie Reyneke-Naudé, Executive Mayor Rudolph Smith and MEC for Local Government, Minister Anton Bredell.

Tuesday, 11 April 2017:  Hermanus has gees!  Winning the Best Town Spirit competition of the recently held 2017 ABSA Cape Epic tournament, which coursed through the Overstrand amongst other areas during the gruelling 8-day mountain bike adventure, just gives further credence to this increasingly well-known fact.

Added to that, Hermanus High School being crowned the victor of the Epic’s Flyover competition was the proverbial cherry on top of the cake for the Cape Whale Coast. Their waving whale tail - an appropriate welcome for visitors – proved a firm favourite of the judges.

Cape Whale Coast Tourism Manager Frieda Lloyd could barely contain her joy on receiving the news earlier in the week, saying: “Overstrand officials have worked very hard behind the scenes to ensure the organisation of this world class extravaganza appeared effortless and seamless to event goers.  These committed individuals deserve a special mention”.

“Moreover, Hermanus High School pulled out all the stops and the race village flawlessly integrated endurance racing with education.  Local businesses were furthermore prepared for the influx and ready to welcome cyclists, supporters and organisers to the Overstrand.”