Restore habitat, Preserve biodiversity, Embrace Biosphere Living The Blue Wave is a new initiative that is part of an awareness campaign of the Betty’s Bay Conservancy (BBC) to acknowledge and reward residents who embrace these Biosphere Living principle in visible...
What a privilege it is to live in or visit our beautiful Kogelberg Biosphere! These surroundings make it the perfect home for the local wildlife and a privilege for those of us who live here and love wildlife. Our wildlife includes animals such as tortoises, snakes,...
Visiting Stony Point to see the African Penguins is one of the top tourist attractions in the area. There are many rental homes and B&B’s in Betty’s Bay and surrounds and visitors may be unaware of how their behavior in the colony negatively impacts the penguins....
Supporting CapeNature and SANCCOB in their vital work with the critically endangered African penguin at Stony Point BBC Penguin-Pals at the Penguin Palooza This year was the first year that the BBC joined in with CapeNature, SANCCOB and WWF and put up a display under...
HCCC provides welfare services to the Hangklip community, i.e. residents of Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay and Rooi Els. During the month of October we distributed 50 food parcels and prepared 615 meals! IMPORTANT: On Wednesday 27 November we will be preparing our last...
Soup Kitchen: Our Soup kitchen has been a huge success, thanks to the generosity and contributions of our Betty’s Bay community. The meals we have provided have been well received and enjoyed. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community and for the...
In October 2024 there were fourteen call-outs: eight medical, one motor vehicle accident, one motor bike accident and one cycling accident, one fall, one attempted suicide and one dead on arrival. Up to 9 November 2024 there have been another eight call-outs...
TOWN-PLANNING AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (Town-planning Issues / Engineering Services / Building Control) Vehicles: Although work is done on the roads / storm water drainage system, the issue regarding vehicles remains volatile: Storm Water: One vehicle used for storm...
A Heartfelt Thank You to All Ratepayers and Residents Dear Betty's Bay Community, As we approach the end of the year, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to all of you for your unwavering support and dedication throughout 2024. This year has been challenging, but...
It does appear as if summer has finally arrived! While we are still getting the odd cold snap, there are more hot days than cool days. In the fruit industry, we measure heat units because that is the rate that fruit grows by and every hour above 12°C is measured as...