Impact Based Severe Weather Warning: Veld Fire Conditions
The Cape Town Weather Office has issued an Impact Based Warning for Veld Fire Conditionsvalid from 22 September (8:00) to 2 September 2022 (20:00) as follows:
Legal notice:
“This warning from SA Weather Service must be communicated as received and may not be altered under any circumstance.
It must be forwarded or communicated in its entirety and no portion hereof may be replicated or copied and distributed.”
Report weather related incidents to the Garden Route Disaster Management Centre at 044 805 5071.
Media Release: Garden Route District Municipality celebrates Public Service Month through Service Delivery presentations
For Immediate Release 21 September 2022
In line with the country’s Public Service Month campaign, the Garden Route District Municipality’s (GRDM) Corporate Services Department in collaboration with internal departments, are rolling out various activities to promote service delivery standards to the municipality’s external and internal audiences.
Recently, the municipality launched its e-recruitment systems and last week, on 16 September 2022, the GRDM Disaster Management and Fire Services representatives presented their operations to staff through a virtual platform hosted from the municipality’s Council Chambers.
Disaster Management Services
Gerhard Otto, GRDM Manager for Disaster Management, during his presentation explained that Disaster Management is a continuous and integrated multiple-sectorial, multi-disciplinary process of planning and implementation of measures aimed at:
preventing or reducing the risk of disasters;
mitigating the severity of consequences of disasters;
emergency preparedness;
rapid and effective response to disasters and they are also responsible for post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation of such disasters.
Disaster Management (DM) is a legislative mandate, Act 57 of 2002 as amended by Act 16 of 2015. In line with legislation, the function thus has to provide for an integrated and co-ordinated disaster management policy that focuses on:
preventing or reducing the risk of disasters
mitigating the severity of disasters
emergency preparedness; and
post disaster recovery and rehabilitation.
The Act furthermore provides for the establishment and functioning of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres.
Clive Africa, Executive Manager for GRDM Community Services, welcomed all present.
Deon Stoffels, newly appointed Chief Fire Officer of GRDM, during his presentation.
Trix Holtzhausen, Executive Manager for GRDM Corporate Services, coordinated the event and Public Service Month activities.
Gerhard Otto, GRDM Manager for Disaster Management, sharing the operations of the Unit at the event.
DM: Emergency Call Centre
Explaining the Garden Route’s Risk profile, Otto listed the following risks which the Garden Route district is prone to, namely veldt fires, various types of drought, flood disasters, landslides; epidemics, spills, to name a few. To ensure that all these disasters are properly coordinated, proper lines of communication have to be in place.
The Garden Route Emergency Call Centre with a staff component of seven, is the first line of communication for incidents that need to be reported to the District Disaster Management Centre. Otto also boasted the capacity and competence of the centre as a fully operational Disaster Management Centre receiving ± 20 000 EMS calls and approximately 5 000 fire and municipal calls per month.
DM: Assistance provided to local municipalities
Otto furthermore explained how the Disaster Management team also assisted local municipality’s Disaster Management Units with the development of their ward based risk assessments as well as local disaster management plans and in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, the team assisted local municipalities to declare disasters in their respective areas.
In 2017 they played a significant role in the coordination of all activities required due to the Knysna fires, as well as the fires that broke out in George in the following year. Lastly, the team spear headed the District Covid-19 Command platform established after the national declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022. The team coordinated the Covid-19 operations from the Municipal Joint Operation Centre that is located in the Garden Route municipal building in York Street George.
“Part of mitigating the effects of the disasters, Otto explained that Early Warning Systems have been put in place in order to communicate any severe weather early warnings to the public. These include the municipality’s social media networks and e-mails to all Local Municipalities and response agencies/ role-players as well as ward councillors.
DM: Projects rolled out since 2017
Otto further explained that the Unit rolled out various projects since 2017, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the format of some of the projects changed to virtual engagements. These projects include the GRDM Volunteers Corps establishment, Rural Settlement Database, the Greenbook implementation, as well as CityRap implementation. He further explained that quite a number of accomplishments were made. “We have completed the mapping of priority wetlands and river ecosystems, we have established a District Food Pantry and reviewed and updated the Garden Route Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for 2022. Adding to this Otto said that the team is currently busy with the revision and the updating of the Garden Route District Coastal Management Programme 2021. “We started with the clearing of invasive Alien Vegetation and we have reviewed and updated the Garden Route Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2022, to name a few. Much more are planned to be rolled out and implemented for the current Council term”, he said.
However, Otto admitted that there a still several challenges that still needs to be addressed, such as climate change, strategic water management planning, structured and integrated invasive plant and predator animal eradication, delivery equitable service to all populations groups, address poverty through job creation, etc.
In closing off his presentation Otto said that GRDM Disaster Management plans to: “Build the capacity at local authority level to pro-actively plan and implement mitigation as well as adaptation strategies and disaster risk reduction actions. This will limit the exposure to and the possible impact of future disastrous events”. Further to this he highlighted that the Centre envisages to build on the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) momentum, created with the Flanders funded project to attract further DRR funding from other possible sources i.e. Nedbank, SANTAM, etc.
GRDM Fire Services
Before introducing Deon Stoffels to all present, Trix Holtzhausen, GRDM Executive Manager for Corporate Services, congratulated him as the newly and permanently appointed Chief Fire Officer of the GRDM.
When starting his presentation, Stoffels clarified the role of the GRDM Fire Services and said that the District Municipality is responsible for veld, mountain chemical fires, which include hazardous materials spills and leakages. He further explained that there are certain components of the Disaster Management Strategy that is integrated and therefore in many instances implementable by the Fire Services Unit.
Stoffels said: “The GRDM Fire Services is a designated Fire Brigade Service that is established in terms of the Fire Brigade Services Act (99 and 1987 as amended). The Service primarily focus on preventing the outbreak or spread of fires; fighting and extinguishing fires; the protection of life or property against a fire or other threatening danger; rescuing of life or property from a fire or other danger and any other function connected with these,” he said.
Their vision and mission, ultimately is to provide an efficient, cost effective, unprejudiced and equitable Fire Services to all citizens and visitors within the Garden Route District” he highlighted.
Together with this, Stoffels also emphasised the importance of creating awareness and educating the communities about the dangers of fire. He said: “GRDM Fire Service creates awareness of the dangers associated with fire in all communities and we furthermore educate Garden Routers, visitors and personnel alike to reduce the threats of fire”.
“We pride ourselves for informing, educating and creating awareness to rural, remote and particularly young children, as they naturally take the message home.’’ Adding to these, Stoffels said: “Developing and training personnel, ensuring that our assets and resources are managed and maintained, and our response time to attend to incidents are kept at the shortest possible time”. The team furthermore record and document all emergencies and incidents that they attend to in an attempt to do further research and learn from it.
GRDM Fire Services has a staff component of forty-one (41) staff members/officers which are stationed at the main Fire base in George, as well as the Hessequa station based in Riversdale and the Kannaland station based in Ladismith.
Apart from fighting the usual fires, another new phenomenon was added to the team’s list of firefighting in 2020, when they had to fight a peat/underground fire for the first time in the Bergfontein, Albertinia area, for six weeks. He explained: “This is a phenomenon that is happening all over the world, but not often in South-Africa. When wetlands are compromised, it develops into a peatland,” he said. And, although it was a new experience for their team, Stoffels said that they all learnt immensely about the aspects relating to this type of fire as well as to how crucial a wetland and / or peatland are within the ecosystem. “In the past we would deem a fire to be halted at this particular point, but we now know that at all cost to prevent fires from burning here,” he said.
By continuing to deliver this service to the best of their ability, it cannot not be done in isolation. He said: “We are grateful to have good working relations with all our local municipalities, the South Cape Fire Protection Association, the Department of Forestry’s Fisheries & the Environment, the South African National Parks, Cape Nature, MTO Forestry, PG Bison Forestry, the Provincial Department: Directorate Fire Services and Working of Fire and we look forward to future collaborative fire services efforts to protect the people, properties and assets of the Garden Route district”.
The event was coordinated by the Corporate Services Executive Manager, Trix Holtzhausen in collaboration with the Community Services Department, under leadership of the Executive Manager, Clive Africa, who also attended the event. The next Public Service Month activity is planned to take place on Friday, 23 September 2022.
Did you know?
September marks Public Service Month in South Africa. Public Service Month (PSM) is an integrated strategic national event in the calendar of the Department of Public Service and Administration. The Public Service Month serves as a reminder of what it means to serve communities and to also look at the impact the government has, especially around issues of service delivery.
That GRDM Disaster Management Services continuously conduct First Aid training to members of the public as part of their annual awareness programme and is aimed at capacitating employed and unemployed Garden Routers to be able to save lives in any kind of emergency. The municipality has been providing First Aid Level 3 training since 2008 and to this point has trained more than 1700 community members. Each session takes place over a period of a week once per month and is facilitated by the GRDM Disaster Management officials at the municipality’s Head Office in George.
That the GRDM Fire Services, on a regular basis educate the communities about fire safety. These continuous initiatives form part of the GRDM Fire Services’ Fire Prevention and Fire Safety functions. Whilst the focus is placed on rural communities, businesses and schools within the residential areas are also assisted upon request.
Media Release: Garden Route District Municipality EHPs conduct health and hygiene education sessions in Kranshoek, Bitou
For Immediate Release
15 September 2022
Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) from Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), Nokuphiwa Mbali, recently visited various spaza shops in the Kranshoek area to educate shop owners about health and hygiene practices within their shops.
In an effort to prevent food-borne illnesses in Kranshoek, a total of seven (7) spaza shop owners were informed or trained on basic hygiene requirements, as well as the difference between “best before date/used by date” and “expiry dates”. In addition, they learned how to keep stock at a minimum and why regular stock monitoring, especially of food, is important.
Compliance to the R638 of the Foodstuff Cosmetic and Disinfectant Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972) and the significance of applying for the Certificate of Acceptability for food premises thereof, was also part of their discussions. The owners appreciated the session and cooperated with the EHPs to ensure that their shops and communities they service benefit from their healthy and hygienic practices.
DID YOU KNOW?
Best before date/used by date, is the date of minimum durability, or ‘best before’ date, is the date until which a foodstuff retains its specific properties e.g. taste, aroma, appearance, any specific qualities which relate to the product, vitamin content etc. when the product has been stored appropriately and the package unopened.
Expiry date, Use-by Date, is the date after which food will perish, and will no longer retain the marketed quality.
Feature Photo: Environmental Health Practitioner from Garden Route District Municipality, Nokuphiwa Mbali, (right) conducts Health and Hygiene Training sessions at spaza shops in Kranshoek.
Media Release: Environmental Health Practitioners monitor river water quality
For Immediate Release 13 September 2022
Managing and protecting river systems are of utmost importance. Agricultural and land management practices, wastewater works maintenance, wetlands protection, and invasive alien plant control and eradication all play a role in the health of river systems.
“The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) is the official Water Quality Monitoring Authority of the Garden Route region. Environmental Health Practitioners (EHP) take water samples on a monthly basis to ensure that water intended for human consumption, recreation or use by industries is safe and complies with specific standards,” said Johan Compion, GRDM Manager for Municipal Health Services.
“The term water quality describes the physical, chemical, biological and aesthetic properties of water, which determine its suitability for a variety of uses and for protecting the health and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.”
Compion says the river water sampling and monitoring programme of the GRDM strives to provide accurate and consistent information. He added, “Sampling results assist to determine the main sources of pollution and to introduce specific interventions aimed at addressing these identified sources of pollution”.
The water quality monitoring function rendered by the EHPs of GRDM includes the following:
Monitoring of quality and availability of water intended for human consumption, recreation or use by industries;
Regular taking of water samples for analysis;
Identification and control of sources of water pollution;
Protection of water sources and resources by enforcement of legislation relating to the water quality;
Taking of samples for wastewater quality compliance;
Enforcement of legislation to ensure a supply of water safe for health (Water Services Act, 1977), Act No 108 of 1997) and South African National Standards (SANS Code 241).
Introduction of corrective and preventative actions (e.g., making recommendations to relevant authorities);
Implementation of health and hygiene awareness actions and education relating to the water supply.
Whenever risks can compromise safe drinking water in communities, the GRDM takes a preventative approach.
Sampling results serve to evaluate the suitability of the water of the various rivers for irrigation, livestock watering, recreational and domestic purposes and according to the following standards/ guidelines:
Wastewater limit values applicable to the discharge of wastewater into a water source in terms of the National Water Act, Act No. 36 of 1998.
South African Water Quality Guidelines: Agricultural use – Irrigation
South African Water Quality Guidelines: Agricultural use-Livestock Watering
South African Water Quality Guidelines: Recreational Use
SANS code 241 for drinking water
Typical water types that are monitored, sampled and analysed include, but are not limited to drinking water, rivers, dams, treated sewage effluent, recreational waters and industrial effluent. Rivers, which receive final effluent from Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), are of higher risk to human health, and water- and environmental pollution. EHPs inspect WWTW, and do water sampling to ensure that the final effluents are safe to discard in rivers and the environment as per specific WWTW permit requirements.
The applicable legislation is enforced by EHPs and is stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, the Water Services Act, no 108 of 1997, the National Water Act no. 36 of 1998 and the National Health Act no. 61 of 2003.
The GRDM with an area of 23 331km² is a Category-C Municipality and comprises seven local municipalities: George, Mossel Bay, Knysna, Bitou, Oudtshoorn, Hessequa and Kannaland.
Criteria used to determine high-risk and low-risk rivers, include:
Rivers that receive final effluent from Waste Water Treatment Works, are regarded as high risk to human health.
The rivers in the GRDM region where EHPs take water samples monthly include the following:
A. HIGH RISK
A)
Ruiterbos
Paardekop River
B)
Heidelberg
Duiwenhoks River
C)
Riversdale
Goukou River
D)
Oudtshoorn
Olifants River
E)
George
Gwauiing River, Schaapkop River, Molen River
F)
Mossel Bay
Hartenbos River
G)
Plettenberg Bay
Ganzevlei
H)
Kurland / Plettenberg Bay
Sout River
I)
Zoar and Ladismith
Nels River
B. LOW RISK
A)
Oudtshoorn
Grobbelaars River
B)
Mossel Bay
Klein Brak
C)
Knysna
Salt River and Bongani
D)
Plettenberg Bay
Piesang-, Keurbooms-, and Ganzevlei River
E)
Plettenberg Bay
Touw and Kaaimans River
F)
George
Garden Route Dam
G)
Mossel Bay
Kleinbrak and Grootbrak Rivers
All relevant role-players, municipalities and state departments must be involved in serious cases of river pollution. Where necessary EHPs advise water users on appropriate treatment options in accordance with the usage of the water and the specific determinants (total Coliforms, E-Coli and Faecal Coli organisms) not complying with relevant standards or guidelines. The “polluter pays” principle is applicable in cases of continuous pollution of water resources. EHPs report non-compliance to water services authorities and institutions to implement rectification measures in cases of unsafe and unhealthy conditions and health hazards.
What is the difference between a Water Services Authority and the GRDM Municipal Health Services?
Collaboration between local municipalities, the Department of Water Affairs, the Department of Environmental Affairs, other government departments and private entities, as well as all relevant role-players, will ensure that short-, medium- and long-term goals are reached, to ensure clean and healthy river systems.
A Water Services Authority (WSA) is any district municipality or metropolitan or local municipality that is responsible for providing water services to end users. A water services authority may either provide water services itself (an internal mechanism) or contract a water services provider to provide water services (an external mechanism).
Municipal Health Services is a function of District Municipalities, and the EHPs perform water quality monitoring as part of their municipal health functions, which include the following:
Monitoring of water reticulation systems
Monitoring of quality and availability of water intended for human consumption, recreation or use by industries
Regular taking of water samples for analysis
Identification and control of sources of water pollution
Protection of water sources and resources by enforcement of legislation relating to the water quality
Enforcement of legislation to ensure a supply of water safe for health (Water Services Act, 1977 Act No 108 of 1997) and SANS Code 241
Introduction of corrective and preventative actions (e.g. making recommendations to relevant authorities)
Implementation of health and hygiene awareness actions and education relating to the water supply.
For any further information, please contact us at the respective regional offices within the Garden Route District Municipality:
Klein Karoo Region
Mr. Desmond Paulse
Tel: +27(0)44 272 2241
Cell: +27(0)83 678 6530
Address: 94 St John Street, Oudtshoorn
GRDM faced with another tragic loss – Adri Miles passes away
For immediate release 12 September 2022
The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) family has suffered yet another tragic loss after one of its dear colleagues, Adri Miles, passed away at the age of 37 during the early hours of 7 September 2022.
Adri was a mother of two who started her GRDM career in October 2007 as a temporary employee in the Social Development section. She was later permanently appointed at GRDM Community Services as an Administrative Assistant for Municipal Health Services on 1 June 2010. This was as a result of her excellent work ethic and dedication to her job.
Tributes have already been poured in from friends, colleagues and family. Her love for singing, dedication to her religious beliefs and her winning smile and warm character, are some of the character traits she will be remembered for. Her colleague and ‘bosom-buddy’ at work for more than ten years, Lee-ann Eksteen remembers Adri as her confidant and sister. “She taught me a lot, especially not to give up easily and to trust in God for everything. ‘His eye is on the sparrow’, was one of the songs we often sang with passion and enthusiasm – ‘uit volle bors’! My heart will always smile when I recall those special memories. I will always feel pain knowing that she is no longer with us, but the thought that she is truly free, gives me comfort”.
“Fly high, my friend, until we meet again!” – Lee-Ann Eksteen.
Melanie Wilson, Adri’s first supervisor at the then Eden District Municipality, recalls working with her as a young, passionate and dedicated twenty-year-old ‘girl’, who began her journey at the Social Development Section of Community Services in 2007. “She was a beautiful, vibrant and powerful young woman. Our connection with her, was instant and when I moved over to Tourism and Economic Development, it was a heart-breaking time for both of us.”
Melanie further said: “She was full of life, love and light. She was not ashamed to display and demonstrate her love for God. Without a doubt a God-fearing woman. My heart is broken by Adri’s passing. The legacy and memories that she leaves behind will live in my heart forever,” Melanie concluded. On a lighter note, Wilson also referred to their fellow colleague Johannes Jaftha and Adri who always opened all their programs by singing the National Anthem in perfect harmony.
As GRDM family, we send our deepest sympathies to our late colleague’s family, husband, and their two children, whom she treasured so much and who have brought her so much love and joy.
Her voice has surely become silent, but her memories will always live on in our hearts.
Let’s take comfort in the words of one of her favorited songs: His eye is on the Sparrow
Why should I feel discouraged, Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, And long for heaven, heaven and home,
When, when Jesus is my portion, My constant Friend is He;
Oh, oh-oh, his eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watched, watched it over me.
Impact Based Severe Weather Warnings: Damaging Winds and Veld Fire Warning
The Cape Town Weather Office has issued Impact Based Warnings for Damaging Winds valid for Monday,5 September 2022 (23:00) and Veld Fire Conditions valid for 5 September 2022 (18:00) as follows:
Legal notice:
“This warning from SA Weather Service must be communicated as received and may not be altered under any circumstance. It must be forwarded or communicated in its entirety and no portion hereof may be replicated or copied and distributed.”
Report any weather related incidents to the Garden Route Disaster Management Centre at 044 805 5071.
Media Release: Garden Route DM is gearing up for Public Service Month: Walk-the-Talk
2 September 2022 For immediate release
South Africa celebrates Public Service Month (PSM) annually in September. This month is a reminder of what it means to serve communities and to consider how the government impacts service delivery.
In South Africa, Public Service Month is supposed to help governments clear up the red tape and bottlenecks that get in the way of people getting services and access. Also, ensure that public resources are used efficiently according to the public’s expected standards.
We are very excited to announce that the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) will join the rest of the country in embracing the upcoming public service month. We plan to recommit ourselves to belonging, caring and serving the district. Enhance service delivery through various forms of interventions in order to solve service delivery challenges and hasten the transition to a more responsive public service that meets citizens’ expectations.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Batho Pele White Paper as a framework for the transformation of public service delivery, therefore the theme of the 2022 Public Service Month is: “Batho Pele Revitalisation- walking the talk“. We’ve linked our activities for September to some of the eight Batho Pele principles. Why? Because a ‘People first’ approach is what the public deserves.
The following are some of the municipalities’ interventions for the month:
A new GRDM E-recruitment system launched today, 2 September.
The online job application system aims to make it convenient for applicants to apply for vacant positions. This means applicants won’t need to go to the municipality’s office to fill out an application or bring in their Curriculum Vitae.
It is GRDM’s vision to be a leading, enabling, and inclusive district. Therefore, this system will allow vacancies to be advertised, viewed, and applied for online, enhancing recruitment and selection.
Internal stakeholders who were present during the launch of the GRDM E-recruitment system.
Having an Anti-Fraud Hotlinehelps whistle-blowers to be protected when they report instances of fraud and corruption. A 24/7 call centre will guide the public and assist whistle-blowers in the language of their choice. They can assist in all the 11 official languages example, English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Venda, Swati, Tswana, Ndebele and Zulu.
We encourage the public to let their voices be heard – toll-free. Contact 0800 116 616. Other means of reporting alleged corruption or fraud, include grdm@thehotline.co.za, www.thehotlineapp.co.za, SMS 30916 or by reporting it through the Vuvuzela Hotline (App Store).
It remains the primary responsibility of the Garden Route Emergency Communications Call Centre and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to act as the ‘middle-man’ when coordinating different types of emergency calls made by the public.
Both call centres serve the public 24/7, 365 days a year, and are based at the Head Office of Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) in George (54 York Street). The Unit forms part the Disaster Management Section of the Community Services Directorate.
Monthly call logs of both the call centres have, to date, assisted more than 200 000 callers per annum. This means that the average emergency call rate per month can easily reach 20 000 while during the festive season, call logs nearly double.
Emergency Call Centre Operators are busy serving the public every day of the year, 24/7 a day.
We are doing our best to meet and exceed your service expectations!
Impact Based Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds
The Cape Town Weather Office has issued an Impact Based Warning for Damaging Winds valid from 4 September (0:00) to 5 September 2022 (00:00) as follows:
Legal notice:
“This warning from SA Weather Service must be communicated as received and may not be altered under any circumstance.
It must be forwarded or communicated in its entirety and no portion hereof may be replicated or copied and distributed.”
Report weather related incidents to the Garden Route Disaster Management Centre at 044 805 5071.
In another historic event, the newly developed e-recruitment system for the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) was officially launched today.
This paperless online job application system aims to make it convenient for applicants to apply for vacant positions without visiting any of the municipality’s offices, completing an application form or making copies of their Curriculum Vitae and other relevant qualifications every time they apply.
It is GRDM’s vision to be a leading, enabling, and inclusive district, so this system will allow vacancies to be advertised, viewed, and applied for online, enhancing recruitment and selection.
During the launch GRDM Municipal Manager, Monde Stratu congratulated the Corporate Service Department, under the leadership of Trix Holtzhausen, and all involved for reaching this stage in terms of recruitment. “A few years ago we started with the process to go paperless, for example with the Council agendas and today is a clear indication by launching the e- recruitment system, we are moving in the right direction,” Stratu said.
To learn more about the system a tutorial video on how to register and apply for a vacancy using the GRDM E-recruitment portal is available at: www.gardenroute.gov.za/apply-for-work/
Public Notice: Revised 2022-2027 IDP Process Plan including IDP/Budget and PMS Time Schedule for 2023/24 IDP Review & 2021/2022 Draft Unaudited Annual Report
Furthermore, the 2021/2022 Draft Unaudited Annual Report has been noted by Council in terms of Circular 63 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003. The Unaudited Draft Annual Report for the 2021/2022 financial year is open for comments.
Comments must be lodged in writing to The Municipal Manager, PO Box 12, George, 6530 or by e-mail at rekords@gardenroute.gov.za before or on 2 October 2022.
The document will be available for public inspection during office hours at the IDP unit, Garden Route District Municipality, 54 York Street, George as well as at all the satellite offices of the Garden Route District Municipality: Riversdale, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Bitou as well as the municipal website www.gardenroute.gov.za from 1 September 2022.
Persons who are unable to read or write are encouraged to contact the Garden Route District Municipality during ordinary office hours, where they will be assisted to formulate their written comments or objection. For any further enquiries, please contact: Ms M James (IDP Unit: Garden Route District Municipality) at telephone number: 044 803 1431.
M G Stratu
Municipal Manager
Garden Route District Municipality
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