Overstrand Municipality Basic Municipal Services

The Overstrand Municipality has its head office in Hermanus, but municipal services are delivered on a decentralised basis from offices in Gansbaai, Stanford, Hermanus and Kleinmond. The municipality is demarcated into 13 wards:

• Franskraal and Masakhane;
• Gansbaai, De Kelders, Kleinbaai and Blompark;
• Hermanus and a portion of Westcliff;
• Mount Pleasant, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and a portion of Westcliff;
• Zwelihle South;
• Zwelihle North;
• Sandbaai;
• Hawston, Fisherhaven and Honingklip;
• Kleinmond, Mountain View and Palmiet;
• Betty's Bay, Pringle Bay, Rooiels, Overhills and Proteadorp;
• Stanford, Baardskeerdersbos, Pearly Beach, Viljoenshof, Withoogte and Buffeljachts;
• Zwelihle North-West;
• Onrus and Vermont.

The Municipality provides the following basic services:

• refuse removal
• electricity
• water
• sewerage service
• rates collection
• tourism
• drainage
• building plan approval
• firefighting
• law enforcement and traffic
• libraries
• municipal court

The Municipality is also responsible for:

• economic and social development
• area management
• financial management
• environmental services
• housing and social upliftment
• sport, recreation and culture