Notices

Please take note of the following Advisory valid from Sunday 24 to Monday 25 September:

Good news for beachgoers in the George area! All beaches, including Gwaing Beach, Victoria Bay, Herold’s Bay, Wilderness, and Leentjiesklip, will be open to the public starting Friday, September 22, 2023. Heavy construction vehicles are still moving around the beaches and certain beach infrastructure such as benches and walkways have been removed. However, please note that swimming is not advisable due to the absence of lifeguards and debris in the water. Stay safe and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the heart of the Garden Route!

Issued 21 September 2023, George Municipality

Unplanned water outage: Pipe Burst in Waterside Road, Wilderness. Estimated time of repair is approximately 5 hours. A water truck will drive up and down Waterside Road. Issued by George Municipality 20 September 2023 at 17h20

Issued 20 September 2023, George Municipality

The public is advised that all of the beaches in the George area including Gwaing Beach, Victoria Bay, Herold’s Bay, Wilderness and Leentjiesklip remain closed following the storm surges of this weekend. Heavy construction vehicles continue to move around in or near the beaches and beach infrastructure such as benches, walkways etc have been removed. Swimming is not advisable as Lifeguards are not present on any of the beaches and there is a serious concern around the presence of debris in the water. Further updates will be provided on Friday.

Municipal Plant of the Month – Lantana spp: ALL seed-producing species and seed-producing hybrids are considered one of the 10 worst weeds in the world and comes in at number four in South Africa. Not only is Lantana very invasive and classified as a transformer but it is also one of the most common causes of livestock poisoning in South Africa.  All Lantanas are classified as a Category 1b invasive species which must be removed and destroyed. Any form of trade or planting is strictly prohibited.

Identification: Lantana is easily identified almost all year round by the very pretty clusters of multi-coloured flowers that may vary from pink, red, crimson, orange, yellow or white. The flower head is flat and compact often with many colours in one flower head. The fruits turn black when ripe and is a firm favourite with birds and other animals such as rodents and monkeys and appear to be non-toxic to these animals. These animals act as seed dispersal agents. The leaves are dark green and stiff with serrated margins. When crushed they exude a pungent unpleasant odour. The stems are very thorny.

Impacts: Lantana is a habitat transformer, forming thick impenetrable stands along forest margins, degraded land, road reserves, etc. Where the plants proliferate, they shade out and outgrow any indigenous plants and in addition, Lantana excretes chemicals which reduce the growth of surrounding plants by inhibiting germination and root elongation thus impacting heavily on biodiversity. Dense stands pose a fire risk as a result of increased biomass and fuel load.

Control: Chop down and treat the stumps and re-growth with a registered herbicide. Caution must be exercised that no cuttings are left behind with a node in contact with the soil as these readily take root and establish new plants. The poisons Chopper or Kaput are recommended as herbicides suitable for stump treatment and re-growth can be sprayed with a 3% mix of “Roundup” or other glyphosate herbicides.

References:  www.invasives.org.za : www.sanbi.org:

Eskom load shedding update,Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 07h45: Due to the sustained improvement in generation capacity, Load shedding was suspended at midnight until 16:00 today. Thereafter, Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Thursday, followed by Stage1 loadshedding from 05:00 until 16:00. Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur.
Issued by George Municipality

George will be affected as follows:

Wednesday 20/09/2023
22:00 – 00:30

Thursday 21/09/2023
04:00 – 05:30
12:00 – 14:30

Friday 22/09/2023
04:00 – 05:00
20:00 – 22:30

Uniondale will be affected as follows:

Wednesday 20/09/2023
None

Thursday 21/09/2023
15:00 – 17:30

Friday 22/09/2023
23:00 – 01:30