The raising of the Garden Route Dam spillway and wall commenced in May 2019 and is on program to be completed within the 10 months construction program.  Concrete for the first two sections of the spillway wall footing has been placed.  For the next...

Office of the Municipal Manager: Mr Trevor BothaThe Municipality is astounded to have learnt from a media statement that the MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Mr Anton Bredell (“MEC”) has ordered an investigation “over alleged fraud and corruption”. According to the...

GO GEORGE will be making temporary changes to certain routes to make way for the athletes participating in the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge (OCC) on Saturday 14 September 2019.Two road closuresA section of Knysna Road between the Garden Route Mall and CTM, in the direction...

The George Municipal Fire Brigade handled 24 emergency callouts this weekend  (Friday 6 September to Sunday 8 September) including  eleven (11) grassburns,  three (3) accidents, a drowning, five (5) informal structure and one (1) formal structure fires. Extremely high temperatures on Sunday contributed significantly...

The George Municipality Cleansing Department supported Sikhula Sonke Cooperation  business by giving them garden tools, masks and gloves to clean illegal dumping sites in Thembalethu recently.  The Sikhula Sonke Cooperation  asked the Municipality to assist them in helping the community of Thembalethu. The group...

George Municipality hosted the annual IERM Convention this year with the theme of Public Spaces and Places - Current Trends, Future Opportunities and Global News. The Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) was established in 1936 to allow networking opportunities for municipal managers...