All rates halls and pay point offices in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford and Kleinmond are once again open to the public for payment of municipal accounts and pre-paid electricity.

Strict social distancing measures will apply and remember your face mask.

The operating hours during the Covid-19 lockdown will be as follows:

HERMANUS ADMINISTRATION: Mondays to Fridays: 08:30 - 15:30*

GANSBAAI-STANFORD ADMINISTRATION:  Mondays to Fridays: 08:00 - 15:30 with a lunch break between 13:00 – 13:45

Local libraries, for issuing of books and other library materials, will remain closed under lockdown level 3 to restrict COVID-19 transmission through social distancing and limiting physical contact with materials.

All books and other library materials need to be returned to libraries by 23 June 2020. All late books returned within above mentioned grace period, will be exempt from any fines incurred during lockdown.

Libraries will be open from 08:30 - 15:30, Mondays – Fridays from Thursday, 4 June 2020.

Unfortunately, members will not be allowed to borrow any ‘new’ books and/or other library material until further notice.

Overstrand Council unanimously approved the Executive Mayor’s Budget and Integrated Development Plan for the 2020/21 financial year on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.

Given the current challenges that ratepayers and the Municipality face, sweeping changes to the proposed draft budget had to be considered to mitigate risks resulting from the outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.

Combined, the 2020/21 Expenditure Budget will amount to R1.342 billion Operational Expenditure and R303.7 million capital expenditure.

The revenue, including capital grants, amounts to R1.287 billion.

All transfers stations and drop-off facilities are open. Operating hours of the waste facilities:

HERMANUS Transfer Station in Mbeki Street (garden and general waste) - open weekdays from 08:00 till 18:00, Saturdays from 09:00 to 16:00 and public holidays 09:00 to 14:00.

VOËLKLIP Weekend Drop-Off in 7th Street (household waste, black bags only) - open weekdays from 08:00 till 18:00, Saturdays from 09:00 to 16:00 and public holidays 09:00 to 14:00.

VOËLKLIP PRAWN FLAT Drop-Off (garden refuse only) - open weekdays from 08:00 till 18:00, Saturdays from 09:00 to 16:00 and public holidays 09:00 to 14:00.