2022
March 14, 2022
Topic: FORGOTTEN OVERBERG ROUTES Speaker: Roger Stewart Venue: Catholic Church Hall, Eastcliff, Hermanus Date: 14 February 2022 Time: 16.00 to 17.30 Forgotten Overberg Routes As ox-wagon traffic to, from and through the Overberg increased in the 18th and 19th centuries, so too did the route options. The numerous early routes […]
February 1, 2022
DATE: MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2021 VENUE: CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL, EASTCLIFF, HERMANUS TIME: 16.00 SPEAKER: ANGELA HESLOP THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE WORK OF THE HERMANUS RED CROSS Angela Heslop is a volunteer in Hermanus Red Cross and became involved in 2000 and has […]
January 19, 2022
Every year one or more fires cause chaos and loss across areas of the Overstrand Municipality. These losses do not include the direct costs of extinguishing the fires – personnel, equipment, aerial services all cost. The fire in Betty’s Bay a couple of years ago is estimated to have cost […]
January 19, 2022
The territory now occupied by the Overstrand Municipality, including Hermanus, has experienced fire for millions of years. The first fires occurred for natural reasons, most often due to lightning strikes. No human beings witnessed the strikes, and the vegetation slowly adapted to these events. The various plants we include in […]