In the last BBC newsletter, we helped the BBRA promote awareness of the signs (above left) that residents could sponsor for Betty’s Bay. Since then, we were made aware that these 12 signs are not in accordance with the National Road Traffic Act, National Road Traffic...
UPDATE FIVE We are happy to report that, having petitioned the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) on 27 March 2026, our petition successfully progressed to the final stage of the petition framework process. The Petition Steering Committee was invited to deliver...
As part of the petition, the Steering Committee requested a site visit to Betty’s Bay with the relevant authorities. As the petition progressed through the required steps, we did not anticipate an invitation to present the petition to the Standing Committee for...
On the mountains adjacent to Kleinmond and Palmiet, free-ranging dogs hunt wildlife to survive. At the end of July 2026, when foreign nationals were required to leave the country, many of them had to abandon their dogs. Not all of these dogs had been used specifically...
CapeNature has installed new signage in various places in the Stony Point colony. This sign is adapted from the Visitor Information leaflet that the BBC developed last year. The QR code links visitors to the leaflet on the BBC website. The new signage will be...
A group of BBC Penguin-Pals volunteers is assisting CapeNature with night and early-morning patrols in specific areas around the colony. One of the aims of the patrols is to spread human scent in the area where caracals are known to predate to deter them from entering...
On 25 and 26 August, CapeNature hosted two workshops for Tour Guides in the Ecovenue at Stony Point. As BBC Penguin-Pals volunteers plan to help with visitor awareness at the colony, five of us were able to join the workshops. Nina and Brian attended on Wednesday, and...
Mike Markovina has lived his whole life in Betty’s Bay. He was introduced as an unsung hero within our community, one of us. He is a brilliant marine scientist and was integral to the Betty’s Bay (and beyond) Baited Underwater Remote Video (BRUV) studies that looked...
ILLEGAL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE WITH DOGS THE CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION WITH ABANDONED DOGS NOW HUNTING TO SURVIVE The illegal hunting of wildlife with dogs in the mountainous area between the Kleinmond transfer station and Kasteelkop has been ongoing for several years....
The Overstrand Municipality has received and distributed an application from Outdoor Network for a departure for signage on Erf 2648: MOTIVATION FOR A PROPOSED BILLBOARD WITHIN A HERITAGE OVERLAY ZONE ALONG A ROUTE OF REGIONAL SCENIC SIGNIFICANCE AND BYLAW...