2011 - Archives |
| Dec |
AGM 19th December 2011 Presentation
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| Dec |
Newsletter update December 2011
Let me start with a reminder of our AGM to be held in the Village Hall on Monday 19th December at 18h00 where we will be giving feedback from the various portfolios and planned actions for 2012. We look forward to seeing you there.
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| Dec |
Community Police forum Pamphlet
THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES, COMMUNITY POLICE FORUM, SECTOR POLICE FORUM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH WELCOME YOU TO GREATER ST FRANCIS AND TRUST YOUR HOLIDAY WILL BE RELAXING AND ENJOYABLE!
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| Dec |
ST FRANCIS FIRE & RESCUE – KEITH DONALDSON – Holiday Fire Safety Tips
1. Never leave cooking unattended and avoid cooking whilst drunk. The majority of fires start in the kitchen so this is a high risk area. Always turn off kitchen appliances when you have finished cooking.
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| Dec |
ROTARY RECYCLING PROJECT SPREADS TO ST FRANCIS BAY - LYN AITKEN
Following on the enormous success the Jeffreys Bay Rotary Club have had with their Recycling Project in Pellsrus, the St Francis Bay Satellite Club will launch the same concept in Sea Vista in January 2012.
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| Nov |
The SEA Pledge Coastal Road Tour is visiting St Francis 21 November 2011
The Sustainable Seas Trust together with their SEA Pledge Coastal Road Tour will be visiting St Francis on Monday 21 November 2011. A public presentation will be given at the Ski Boat Club at 18h00 on Monday night and all are welcome to attend. There is no charge for entry and a cash bar will be available.
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| Nov |
Newsletter update November 2011
Hi Folks
The last few weeks have been (and continue to be) hectic for the SFBRA! We have been doggedly and incessantly pushing the Kouga Municipality to attend to a long list of urgently need repairs and long overlooked issues!
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| Oct |
Newsletter update October 2011
Hi Folks
As Mike Simms, our Chairman, wrote a detailed account mid-September of issues as they stand in our village this letter is to inform you of various documents of interest that are new to our website.
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| Sept |
THYSPUNT - UP-DATE TO 15 SEPTEMBER
The EIA process continues, and the Thyspunt Alliance, of which the RA is a member, remains fully involved.
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| Sept |
SECTOR POLICE FORUM REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2011
The St Francis Bay Sector Police Forum calls on residents to be vigilant and to immediately report any suspicious activity they see or encounter. There has been a recent spike in crime, particularly in Santareme and residents are further urged to embrace the concept of 'Neighbours helping Neighbours'.
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| Sept |
Newsletter Update
Short summary
- Not much obvious progress but lots going on in the background.
- SFBRA meets with the new Mayor, frankness and honesty but little promise of improvement.
- Municipality broke and dysfunctional, but some accounts get paid, potholes being fixed.
- Financial future looks bleak.
- Legal briefings vindicate SFBRA strategy.
- Nigel Aitken arrives on scene to fix pot holes.
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| Sept |
Let's Fix our Roads
Nigel Aitken
The heavy rains this season have taken their toll on our infrastructure and the roads in particular have suffered. Some local businessmen and members of the community realised action needs to be taken to get the roads into reasonable order before the December holiday season. It is no secret that the municipality has no reserve financial resources and are struggling to fulfil normal maintenance requirements.
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| 05 Sept |
Newsletter Update
1st September (Spring Day) dawned – what a glorious day it was here in St Francis Bay, sunny, calm and warm! Summer is not too far off – 'Sunny South Africa' is, hopefully, just round the corner!
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| 21 July |
St Francis Bay - Rotary Club
The new Rotary Club of Jeffreys Bay, St Francis Bay Satellite Club inducted nine new Rotarians on July 21 by Rotary District Governor of District 9320 Kevin Dersley and Jeffreys Bay Rotary Club President Salomien de Klerk.
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| 11 July |
Why should we have ratepayer's associations at all?
"We have got councillors elected from political parties, but they are powerless as they have certain functions in municipal council meetings. They are not allowed to interfere in the daily workings of the municipality; they cannot issue instructions to municipal workers. All they can do is raise concerns in council meetings where they can be out voted. The residents have the real power as they control their monies…………"
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| 2 August |
Newsletter Update
What a month! More rain than we want or need, bitterly cold spells and finally our culvert/bridge collapsing for the second time in the month!
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| 28 June |
Nuclear and Wind Farms
Hilton Thorpe reports that at the public meeting on the Second Draft Environmental Report held at the Links on 30 May very little of substance has changed from the first report. A major issue from the St Francis Bay perspective was the continuing plan to bring the heavy traffic along the R330. The latest Minutes of Meeting give a detailed account of this meeting
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| 14 June |
Crime and Security
Crime in St Francis Bay is an on-going concern and, following recent incidents, we republish our call to the SFB community to maintain vigilance and report anything untoward. The fact that perpetrators are targeting occupied houses makes such vigilance vitally necessary. Deterring crime in St Francis Bay has become a shared concern in which all should play a part. Recently, a general meeting was held by the CPF
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| June |
BEN RHEEDERS - SFB WARD COUNCILLOR’S FEEDBACK REPORT RE THE BUDGET
Ben Rheeder, our Ward Councillor, tabled issues with the Mayor that the DA had with the budget before it was passed. He has given us a detailed feedback account of these issues and a summary of the budget that has been passed
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| 23 June |
Farewell to Joe Oosthuizen
It is with great regret that we have learnt of the death of Joe Oosthuizen, a leading member of the St Francis Bay community.
Joe passed away at the UCT Hospital in Cape Town, following a heart attack, on Thursday, 23rd June. He had been suffering from a rare heart complaint and a form of cancer for a number of months, and was in Cape Town for specialized treatment.
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| 01 June |
Dear Friends across South Africa,
Right now a Parliamentary Committee is steamrolling through an unconstitutional secrecy bill that would undermine the very pillars of democracy -- freedom of expression, free media and accountable government. But growing public pressure is pushing back and MPs are hesitating. Let's build a nationwide petition of opposition and stop the bill. Sign now!
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30 May |
Email - Update
Judging by the results in the Kouga area it was an extremely closely fought election with but 809 votes in it.....We have a new fresher more user friendly website. Many thanks to DNA-Online....The number of break-ins is on the increase with laptops and cell phones still being the major stolen items.....
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| May |
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH – A CALL ON THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS BAY - May 2011
A recent Sector Police Forum meeting revealed once again that only a handful of residents get involved in assisting the Neighbourhood Watch and SAPS to deter crime in the community. This has placed an onerous physical and financial workload on NHW members considering an average patrol can reach 40 kilometres and fuel prices are continually increasing.
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| May |
Thyspunt EIA 2nd draft comments - May 2011
The much awaited 2nd Draft EIA has finally been released by Arcus Gibb, consultants to ESKOM on the NPS project. It is, as before, a lengthy document and requires time to study in detail. As before, Thyspunt has been identified as the preferred site. Following are comments based on studying the Executive summary of this report, as well as a cursory glance of the full version:
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05 May |
Email - Update
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON THE 18TH MAY........There are ever increasing numbers of ‘day/casual labourers’ gathering at the junction of Assissi Drive and St Francis Drive each morning waiting for employment. This is becoming a security and health issue
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04 April |
Email - Update
The Kouga municipality has been given a qualified audit for last year. This is a FAIL mark.......Despite reaching an agreement with the MEC of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, the Municipality has still failed to reevaluate the properties agreed upon....Protagonists for nuclear power will be arguing that the Japanese situation is quite different from ours
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30 March |
Tourism - Update
St Francis Tourism has improved hugely over the last 6 months to Tourism contributions in St Francis. They have made a very impressive amount of bookings – beating all previous booking amounts and records in the history of Tourism in St Francis
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23 March |
Email - Update
URGENT!
WITHHOLDING OF RATES
From correspondence, there is confusion about the withholding of Rates.
Please note: We are not yet withholding Rates. Please keep paying your rates until further notice.
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11 March |
Email - Update
This is just a short note to introduce myself, Jacky Green, to you all. I am now your St Francis Bay Residents Association ‘woman on the ground’. The manned office is up and starting to run.
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2 March |
Email - Update
As mentioned at the AGM, Joe and Paddy have stepped down. The AGM also confirmed that a permanent employed position of a SFBRA manager be established. A new chairman was appointed and 2 assistant/vice chairmen to take over from Joe .
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