All concerned residents of Sandbaai (Ward 7) and Onrus/Vermont (Ward 13) are invited to a community opportunity to enquire regarding municipal account queries, specifically related to water meter readings/consumption.

This session is held in the Sandbaai Hall from 08:00 – 13:00 on Monday, 7 March 2022.

Community members are encouraged to make use of the opportunity to sort out any accounting problems they might have.

On Tuesday, 1 March 2022, the Western Cape Minister of Human Settlement, Tertuis Simmers, and Executive Mayor of the Overstrand Municipality, Dr. Annelie Rabie, handed over the keys to 31 proud new home owners of the Swartdam Road site C1 Housing Project in Hermanus.

This Swartdam Road site C1 Housing Project, which forms part of the Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP), will yield 150 top structures. Construction commenced in February 2021 with an allocated budget of just over R20 mil. Full completion of the project is expected withing the next few weeks.

On delivering her speech, Overstrand Mayor Annelie Rabie thanked the community - especially those who have been on the waiting list for more than 16 years - for waiting their turn in allowing the Western Cape Housing Department to successfully deliver the housing project.

Mayor Rabie emphasised the importance of having a testament. She said having a will is essential for ensuring that your assets go to the people you want them to.  She invited the beneficiaries to visit her office should they need help drawing up the necessary documentation.

The Kleinmond Estuary is temporarily closed today, 2 March 2022, due to high e-coli and enterococci readings on 10 and 24 February 2022.

No spill was reported from the pump station near the tennis courts in Kleinmond. The Municipality is currently inspecting sewage lines for possible leakages and will report back to the public once the source of the contamination is found.

A warning sign has been erected upon instruction from Overberg District Municipality (ODM).

The public is warned not to swim in the estuary until further notice.

The sign will be removed once water sample results are found to be within ODM’s recreational water quality standards.

THIS SPEECH WAS DELIVERED BY OVERSTRAND EXECUTIVE MAYOR, DR. ANNELIE RABIE ON MONDAY EVENING, 28 FEBRUARY 2022, ON HER FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE:

It was on 17 November that this Council was inaugurated amidst elation of an exciting election outcome.

All 27 of us were rather starry eyed and bushy tailed, ready to move and shake!

On 25 November 2021, Mayco was appointed and the whirlwind of excitement, rude awakenings, pleasant surprises, and no personal life started.

Hence allow me to at the onset thank the families of my Mayco for their understanding and support. My husband needs a monument for taking this public representative as a wife!

Mayco meets every morning @ 08h00 to reflect on the day before, the day ahead and the day at hand.

I also at this time, wish to thank and appreciate the dedication and commitment of our MM, Dean O’Neill for walking or should I say, running our own marathon. Through him the Administration is committed to work with the current political leadership.