Incorrect Rates Bill
It has been brought to my attention by Trevor Watkins of the Jeffreys Bay Residents Association that (I quote):
“The Kouga Municipality (KM) has sent out bills for January 2012 based on a 37 to 41 day month, as opposed to the usual 30 day period, the third time this has happened since July 2011
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Email Up date January 2012
Hi Folks
Let me kick off with the first newsletter of the New Year by wishing you all compliments of the season, and hope 2012 will be a good year for all! Following our first committee meeting at the end of January our committee is:
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Recycling Project Takes Off in St Francis – Needs Support from the Community
Lyn Aitken
Many of us are really concerned about our environment and very keen to recycle and protect what we have in this very special corner of the world. We also recognise that there are folks in our community who need a helping hand.
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St Francis to Join the Swim to Beat Polio
Lyn Aitken
St Francis Rotarians have partnered with St Francis Sport and the Earlyact Club of St Francis College to participate in the Rotary Global Swimarathon on Saturday, February 25, 2012. This is in support of the international attempt to set a new Guiness World Record for the most number of people swimming at the same time anywhere in the world.
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AGM Presentation - Click read more to download (2MB)
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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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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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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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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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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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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!
- Municipal Manager minutes of meeting
- Sandriver bridge causeway
- St Francis Bay Surveillance projects
- Notice to property owners in the design process
- Sewerage Levy
- Tourism update
- Special Projects update
- Social Services update
- Thyspunt update
- Crime and your community
- St Francis Fire & rescue update
- Riparian Revetments
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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.
- St Francis Bay Sector Police Forum update
- The September Skagen Innovation Center (SIC) Beach Report
- Tony Butler our SFBRA committee member representing the SFB Riparians Home Owners Association reports that approval for the revetments along the entire beachfront has been given.
- Up-date on Thyspunt written by Hilton Thorpe
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THYSPUNT - UP-DATE TO 15 SEPTEMBER
The EIA process continues, and the Thyspunt Alliance, of which the RA is a member, remains fully involved.
- Responses to the Second Draft Environmental Impact Report were submitted by the closing date on 8 August. Many issues remained unaddressed in the second draft. In addition to numerous responses on the specialist reports, expert submissions were prepared by Prof Richard Cowling, Prof Fred Ellery of Rhodes University (on the dune system, and its suitability for a major road system), a Transportation expert, Dr Mike Roberts, (an authority on tunneling, covering the cooling water inlet & outlet pipes), and John Roux(a roads consultant resident in St Francis Bay, on roads construction requirements). Plans are being made on how to respond when the Final Report is published.
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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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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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