The recent deluge of fires across the Overstrand, has seen an increase in calls for assistance being placed by the public to the Overstrand Municipality’s Emergency Services.  While the relevant personnel are readily on hand and suitably equipped  to  assist,  they are, at times, being hampered in performing their duties and delivering a speedy and efficient service.  This is due, in part, to the inability to find affected residential properties, sites or business premises where road signs have been damaged or removed or street numbers are not adequately displayed.

Executive Mayor, Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, has therefore made an appeal to residents and business owners in the region to please assist the Municipality by ensuring that the street numbers of their respective properties are clearly displayed.  “Unless your house or property number is visibly displayed, calling an ambulance, fire brigade or the police in the event of an emergency will be of no use at all.  If these emergency services cannot find you, then they can’t assist and valuable time, which could be used to save a life or your property, would have been wasted,” said the Mayor.

The point was further driven home by Municipal Manager, Coenie Groenewald, who stated, “In terms Section 18 of the Municipal By-Law relating to streets, public places and public nuisances, a premises – be it residential or commercial – must at all times display a number that is clearly visible and readable  from  a  height  of  1,5m above the centre line of the adjacent road or carriageway. In terms of this by-law, pro-perty owners who fail to comply with this notice could be held accountable for any damages incurred as a result of not displaying the allotted number for the premises in the correct way.”

The Overstrand Municipality therefore urges the public to check whether street numbers may have become illegible, obliterated or defaced in any way.  Should clarity be needed on what the exact street address may be, please refer to the monthly municipal account provided to rate payers where the name of the street and number of the property will appear directly below the account holder’s name.  Please also note that in the case of corner properties, the main entrance to the property will generally be regarded as the access address. 

However, if further assistance is needed in clarifying your street address, or should assistance be sought from the respective emergency services, the below detailed contact information refers:

Overstrand Municipality office hours numbers

(Weekdays 07h45 – 16h30)

Hermanus Switchboard                                     028 313 8000

Gansbaai Switchboard                                      028 384 8300

Kleinmond Switchboard                                     028 271 8400

Stanford Switchboard                                       028 341 8500

Emergency numbers (All Week, 24-hours)

Emergency Control Room                                   028 313 8111

Traffic Department                                             028 313 8111

Law Enforcement                                              028 313 8111

Fire Department                                                 028 312 2400

Ambulance Services                                         10177

Hermanus Provincial Hospital                            028 315 5200

Hermanus Medi-Clinic Private Hospital              028 313 0168

NSRI                                                                  028 312 3180

Marine and Coastal Management                      028 313 2703

Hermanus Police                                               028 313 5300

Gansbaai Police                                                028 384 0201

Stanford Police                                                 028 341 0601

Kleinmond Police                                               028 271 8200

Emergency numbers (Weekdays 07h45 – 16h30)

Hermanus Fire Brigade                                     028 313 8980

Gansbaai & Stanford Fire Brigade                   028 384 8374

Kleinmond Fire Brigade                                    028 271 8449

Emergency numbers (Weekdays 08h00 – 16h00)

Hermanus Child Welfare                                   028 313 0831

Kleinmond Child Welfare                                   028 271 4044

Emergency numbers (Weekdays 08h00 – 17h00)

Hermanus Animal Welfare  028 3121281 (Sat 08h00 – 12h00)

Kleinmond Animal Welfare 0282715004 (Sat 09h00 – 13h00)

Gansbaai Animal Welfare    083 742 3903 / 082 826 0631 (Sat 08h00 – 11h00)

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