Simon’s Town Civic Association

From 6 to 9 October 2008.

From 11:00 to 17:00

Venue: Simon’s Town Library

Admittance: FREE

For more info phone Ebrahiem 079 471 6145

Compiled by Lesley Shackleton

Citizen of the Year

It was a great surprise to Liz Danks when she was awarded the STCA Citizen of the Year Award at the STCA General Meeting held on 20 August! Liz has also now joined the STCA Exco with a ‘Red Hill’ portfolio through which she plans to better integrate Red Hill community concerns into the work of the STCA. Liz Danks’ citation reads:

“‘An enabler’, ‘outstanding organisational skills’, ‘compassionate’, ‘tireless’, ‘totally dedicated to others’. These are words that have been used to describe Liz Danks.

Ever since the fires at Red Hill in February, Liz has worked tirelessly to restore peoples shattered lives. She coordinated the gathering and distribution of contributions from the Simon’s Town residents, persuaded local businesses to contribute building materials, worked closely with other volunteer groups in Red Hill, and as people’s homes have been re-established, she has listened to the community’s needs and has worked tirelessly to enable them to achieve their goals.

Liz understands that you empower communities in small, incremental steps. One of her priorities is to find employment for people. She spends time and energy finding what will be best for each individual not only to earn money but also to enable them to grow and develop. She works both with community leaders, listening to what they want for their community and with individuals. As she walks in the community she greets people by name. She sees children, old people, those who are sick or injured and she enables the community to help the person where they can, adding her bit too.

What does it mean to be a good neighbour? Liz believes that Red Hill is part of the Simon’s Town community and she lives out that conviction. Liz has done a lot, but it is not only about doing. It is about being there, faithfully, come what may, and that is who Liz is. We honour her with this STCA Citizen of the Year Award, 2008.”

At the meeting a special Life Time Achiever Award was given to Rear Admiral Koos Louw who the STCA felt has shown enormous initiative and leadership beyond his duties as Fleet Officer Naval Base, Simon’s Town. Cited at the meeting were his activities in:

• personally directing the Navy’s efforts in combating the disastrous fires of 2000

• giving the SA Navy Band his full support and being largely responsible for their many successful overseas tours and local concerts

• establishing the sailing school for disadvantaged youngsters, and obtaining support for their training and equipment

• initiating the Ocean View Brass Band

• showing his special interest in the protection of Simon’s Town’s heritage, playing a leading role in the restoration of Admiralty House, Palace Barracks, Belmont House, the Old Naval Hospital buildings, and other projects

• and, perhaps less well-known, is his ongoing contribution to the Red Hill Community.

Navy News

The Navy has asked the STCA to thank all the Simon’s Town residents for the great show of support for the Presidential Fleet Review on Friday 5 September. The SAS Spioenkop, one of our new frigates, has now left on a three and a half month mission to the Far East visiting China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, spending time at Mauritius on her return. Our Navy will be conducting exercises with the Navies of these countries. A second frigate will be visiting Reunion Island to learn more about the state-of-the-art system the French have there to monitor the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Recycling

Following the example of Glencairn Heights, the STCA have made contact with Mr Evan Saayman of False Bay Recycling in Lekkerwater Road, and we are now working with him to re-start recycling on a regular basis in greater Simon’s Town. This is being initiated through the Neighbourhood Watches, and relies on the interest and support of local residents. Although this new recycling initiative is taking off slowly initially, Mr Saayman reports it is gaining momentum with an increase in households coming on board. Currently neighbourhood watches from Glencairn Heights, Old Glencairn, Cairnside, Flagship Way, Simon’s Kloof, Seaforth/Harrington Road and Froggy Farm are leading the way. Should you wish to bring your area into the recycling loop, please either contact your local neighbourhood watch co-ordinator, or Judy Hodson at judyhodson@icon.co.za or 021 786 5931. Although there is no fixed charge, residents will be encouraged to make a voluntary contribution to expenses once the system is proven. We feel that this is reasonable as the profit margin on non-metal recycling is not very high and expenses for petrol, etc are significant. Critical to the success of the system in our baboon-prone, windy area are:

• washing all tubs, tins and bottles to avoid attracting dogs, baboons or other undesirable re-recyclers, and

• only putting out the bags containing the recyclables at the agreed-upon times for each area.

False Bay Recycling sort all the materials they collect and thus provide employment for people from the area. They are also assisting us by keeping the area around the recycling igloos in front of the old Marine Oil site clean as they pass them on their way to and from Simon’s Town south.

Safety and Security

The Simon’s Town police will shortly be getting three much-needed additional police constables. Station Commissioner Cesley Olivier is calling on Simon’s Town residents who have granny flats to consider letting their flat to a police person. Some of our police officers have to come to work from areas as far a field as Delft, encountering enormous transport difficulties. Having a police officer living on your property should be especially attractive to those who might be away from their home for protracted periods. If you wish to take advantage of this win-win situation, please contact Captain Olivier at the Simon’s Town Police Station 021 786-8646.

Reported crime remains remarkably low and it appears that the recent spate of arrests as well as proactive measures by the SAPS are bearing fruit. The arrest of a reported suspicious person (in less than a minute!) by the police is a good example. Although no charge could be laid other than trespassing, fingerprinting revealed a number of convictions for burglary. His photo was taken and he was released, well aware that his details were noted. It appears that he was working in the area as a gardener. This raises the issue of checking on employees – a service offered locally by Lynette Heyns who takes fingerprints and ID details which are checked within a week from the SAPS central data base. This service costs about R200 (this can be confirmed with her). Bearing in mind the costs associated with a major robbery, we recommend it. Lynette can be contacted at 082 859 7086.

The theft of copper piping is increasing and the thieves are becoming more brazen. The public must more observant, especially with respect to activity around empty houses. The Community Police Forum has ordered a specialised vehicle registration number camera which will be fitted in the Main Road on the Information Centre where a clear line of sight and lighting is available. This will record all vehicles passing through Simon’s town – a major step in both crime prevention and conviction. This will result in the CPF depleting its current funds and means are being investigated to raise further funding to ensure we remain a step ahead of the crime experienced elsewhere.

News from the City

The deadline for applying for a Rates Rebate from the City is 30 September 2008.

THE BENEFITS OF CAPE TOWNS INDIGENT POLICY

• Property Rates: 100% rebate on rates is given to the following:

• All properties with value less than R88 000

• Plus all households where the household income is less than R2 880 (2008/9)

• Free water & sanitation:

  • 6 kl/month

  • Plus additional R30 credit for indigent households = additional 4 kl/month

• Free electricity:

  • 50 kWhours/month for households using less than 450 kWhours/month

• Rebate on Refuse Removal Tariff :

  • Free for property with value less than R100 000

  • Subsidised for properties up to R300 000

• 100% rates rebate for Non-Profit Organisations & Public Benefit Organisations

• Shelters for Homeless People

  • Rates on property 100% rebate

  • Free Water 25 l/person/day

  • Free Sanitation 17.5 l/person/day

  • Refuse removal 50% rebate on tariff

• Increase in the rates rebates for pensioners and handicapped people:

  • 100% rebates up from R1760pm to R2880pm income (+65%)

  • Maximum increased from R5000pm to R7000pm income (+40%)

Citizens that do not qualify as indigent, but are senior citizens or disabled

can apply for the following rates rebate for the 2008/2009 financial year:

Gross Monthly Household Income

2007/2008 2008/2009 %Rebate

R0- 1740 R0- 2880 100%

R1741- 2130 R2881- 4200 90%

R2131- 2520 R4201- 4600 80%

R2521- 2910 R4601- 5000 70%

R2911- 3300 R5001- 5400 55%

R3301- 3690 R5401- 5800 45%

R3691- 4080 R5801- 6200 35%

R4081- 4500 R6201- 6600 20%

R4501- 5000 R6601- 7000 10%

Property and Development

The STCA has been working with the Architectural Advisory Committee and members of the Historical Society to provide input to the Navy on their proposed new Submarine Escape Training Simulator. The Navy hosted a very interesting information session on site, and, although it became clear that the Simulator would indeed have to be constructed on the site, Rear Admiral Louw encouraged input from the community on the aesthetics and external appearance of the structure. In response John Newton conceived the design below which the STCA and AAC have endorsed, with some additional suggestions, and submitted it to Admiral Louw.

The Working Group focusing on the Co-ordinated Development of Simon’s Town continues to put enormous effort into monitoring proposed developments in the main historic areas of Simon’s Town. The longer term aim of the Working Group is to develop an appropriate development plan which enhances the unique qualities that make Simon’s Town special and into which proposed developers can slot their ideas. Currently much of their activity is reactive, with the Working Group continuing to liaise with local and provincial government on the Hospital Terrace Development, and developments at the Runciman and ABC Buildings on St Georges Street.

A litany of non-responses

Extremely frustrating are the difficulties in getting responses from organisations which exist to serve the people the STCA represents. Currently we are awaiting responses from:

• The Chair of the Board of Standard Bank South Africa (about their summary closure of the Simon’s Town branch office)

• The Mayor of Cape Town (through the Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance) on our concerns about the 2006 General Valuation process and our request for a workshop to explain the process.

• The Executive Director Strategy and Planning in the City around concerns associated with apparent departures from plans and lack of inspections at several controversial building sites.

Subscriptions

STCA membership fees (R50 per annum per household) became due on 1 January 2008. Please pay these at the STADCO office on Jubilee Square during office hours. You may also post a cheque made out to ‘STCA’, clearly stating who it is from, to P O Box 47, Simon’s Town, 7995.

For internet banking PLEASE NOTE NEW BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:

Bank: Standard Bank

Branch: Fish Hoek

Branch code: 036009

Account number: 073815209

Account name: Simons Town Civic Association

Account type: Market link savings account

Please say “Subs and your name” as the sender.

STCA Web Page: http://www.stcivic.info/

Emergency numbers:

• Simon’s Town Police 021 786-2308

• Fish Hoek Emergency Control Centre 021 782 0333, 782-0444

• Electricity: 0800 220 440

• Water: 0860 103 054

• Fire and Emergency: 107 from Telkom phones

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Chairperson: Dr Lesley Shackleton, 021 786 2308

Vice Chair Sir Rupert Bromley 021 782 6400

BILL RICE: “Ship-building and boat-building in Simon’s Town”. In researching the history of the East Dockyard, Bill has unearthed little known snippets of information.

Venue: Simon’s Town Museum, Court Road

Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm R15.00 per person includes a glass of wine or fuit juice.

Contact: Margaret Cartwright 021.782.3298

SASHA news

Edition 9: September 2008

SASHA

Sunnydale Animal Sterilisation and Health Association

59 Francolin Road, Sunnydale, 7975

021 785 4748

073 680 1175

sashapets@gmail.com

www.sasha.za.org

NPO no. 52-823

PBO no. 930023737

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EDUCATING THE CHILDREN –

WHAT AN EDUCATION!

SASHA’ s education programme is forging ahead great guns. More than 1,000 children have been put through the programme so far this year. How do we measure its success? If 10% of those kids can take what they have learnt back into their community, their home, to their friends and neighbours, then it can be counted as a success.

The education has been very much a two way street. The team has learnt a lot, and some fundamental issues have emerged from the education sessions.

Humane education is not part of the curriculum in many schools, so teachers have to be persuaded and influenced to accept SASHA’s education programme in their classes. Some teachers are very open to it and offer their full participation whereas others need to be fully briefed so they can gain an understanding of what we are trying to achieve.

So SASHA now starts with the leadership of the school before entering the class room. A lesson learnt.

With a bit of experience and trial and error under our belt, the programme target group is now at the Grade 3 level, rather than at the Grade 2 level, as the content proved to be more appropriate and effective at this level.

A lot more participation by the children is encouraged in the programme and we have received some amazing questions from the ‘bright sparks’ in the class. Vicky, ‘the SASHA Education dog’ provides a valuable opportunity for children to come into contact with an animal. A child is appointed to take Vicky around the class so everybody can give her a pat. In some cases, it overcomes a child’s fear of an animal.

It is rather unfortunate that most of the children have witnessed dog fights or acts of cruelty, but we have taken great care to turn this into a positive opportunity to persuade children that it is wrong, and to provide them with contact numbers for their parents to report cases of cruelty. Notices are also left at the schools providing emergency numbers, clinic details and essential information on basic animal care. Our training material is a ‘work of art ‘ in progress. After each session there is ‘a post mortem’ and changes are made if necessary. Having Tabisa as our Xhosa speaking educator has been a great help at Ukhanyo in Masiphumelele. Just a little anecdote from one of the sessions. The class was being rather rowdy so a ‘ukuba uyanxhola okanye uyathetha uzakuphuma phandle.’ (meaning ‘Quiet Now or you will be sent outside ’ in Xhosa) from Tabisa, resulted in immediate silence and attention by the class.

We have come a long way since the programme started, and we look forward to the next lessons to be learnt. May we continue to capture the attention of the children for the future of the animals.

Thanks to the Cape of Good Hope SPCA for supplying colourful and simple ‘do’s and don’ts ‘ of animal care posters for the educational sessions, and once again, thanks to the Humane Education Trust.

From your Education Team

Note: We also print a number of handouts to give the children ‘food for thought’ and we would like to find a sponsor to cover the cost of these.  Please call us if you can help.

Sterilisation figures this year so far: 856

Jan 1^st – June 30^th: 683

July and August: 173

DOG FOOD NEEDED

We are running short of dog food, pellets and cans, and our patients are always very hungry… any donations gratefully received, however small. Many thanks to Claira in Fish Hoek and Mrs Brander’s class in Kommetjie Primary School for their recent assistance.

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SASHA is 2 years old… we started in June 2006 when we had the Doc, her old bakkie and a handful of part-time volunteers. We now employ three people from our poorer communities, and we have a number of volunteers helping us and a Toyota Hilux courtesy of the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust. We also have plenty of animal carrying boxes courtesy of Keringa / Petwings, (although we do need more holding pens or cages for the spayathons) and we have the equipment we need to run our educational sessions in local schools – thanks to the D G Murray Trust.

In 2006 (June – December) we sterilised 40 animals (22 dogs and 18 cats).

In the 12 months of 2007 we sterilised 366 animals (227 dogs, 117 cats and 22 rabbits).

And in 2008 so far (Jan – end August) we have sterilised 856 animals.

Thanks to all of our supporters and funders who have made this possible – from these figures you can see that we are going from strength to strength – and every animal sterilised means fewer being born into neglect and cruelty.

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Regular donors

Many thanks to those of you who have set up a stop order for regular donations.  But we still need more!  If 500 people each gave us R50 per month, we would be able to cover almost all our costs. So, grateful thanks to those of you who give R30 and thanks to those of you who give even more! Please help to swell our donor numbers.

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NOVEMBER 5^TH : GUY FAWKES NIGHT PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANIMALS SAFE

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SA Banking details:

FNB cheque account name SASHA
Fish Hoek branch code: 202 309
Account number: 62109363200

UK Banking details:
Nationwide Flex account name Y C Robson
Branch code: 070116
Account number: 06614241

We get quite a number of donations paid directly into our bank account without a specific reference. If anyone makes a payment this way and requires acknowledgement or a receipt please e-mail us or give us a call to let us know. Thank you!

DOC’S REPORT

Tail docking

Tail docking in puppies has been carried out in certain breeds for many years, to comply with certain breed standards. It is either for the “fashionable look” or, in some working breeds, it is said to reduce the likelihood of injury.

From June 1st 2008 tail docking had been classed by the S.A. Veterinary Council as an unethical procedure and may no longer be carried out by veterinarians unless necessary for medical reasons.

I, and many other veterinarians, have welcomed this ruling. In my opinion, cutting off a puppy’s tail is an unnecessary mutilation and constitutes cruelty. Unfortunately many people don’t take the puppy to a vet for the procedure but do it themselves.

An article was published in the Australian Veterinary Journal (Vol 74, No. 1, July 1996) – 12 YEARS AGO - this listed many good reasons why tail docking can be detrimental to the dog – apart from the obvious problems at the time of docking such as pain, bleeding and poor healing. I quote from the article:

“…our current knowledge is sufficient to show the canine tail is an anatomically and physiologically important organ which should not be docked simply because tradition dictates it. Cosmetic tail docking cannot be justified medically or scientifically and recent advances in our knowledge about pain indicate that it should he regarded as an inhumane act.” Twelve years later we are, at last, trying to create change.

The article describes in some detail anatomical, physiological and psychological aspects related to docking dogs tails. Please contact us if you would like further information.

Dr Yvonne Robson

In the last newsletter we forgot to say THANK YOU to Regal Cycles, 4 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek who serviced and sponsored slick tyres for my mountain bike for the Argus – we had a few more late sponsors and eventually raised almost R50,000 from this venture – what will the Doc do next year?

For your cycling needs ‘phone Regal Cycles on 021 782 2944

Also thanks to:

Internet solutions www.is.co.za for hosting our website and providing internet access.

Sean Cairns and Leanne van Rensburg for continuing to update our website…. Thanks Leanne for getting the photo gallery up and running … and now SASHA has arrived on FACEBOOK as well.

Thank you for supplying us with excellent T-shirts

Jill van Wyk of Down to Earth

‘original african creations’ tel.021-685-4606,

fax.021-685-0619, cell 082-453-9569

www.down-to-earth.co.za

and Chris Turk of Logo Sportswear

Promotional clothing & screen-printing factory

tel.021-593-5571, fax.086-510-0485,

cell 082-483-6024 logosportswear@absamail.co.za

Khayelitsha spayathon

Another spayathon in Khayelitsha was held on 16^th August. Thanks once again to all the vets, nurses and many other helpers, and to Mdzananda Animal Clinic and the SPCA.

62 bitches were spayed and 28 dogs neutered. 2 dogs were humanely euthanased because of advanced TVT (Transmissible Venereal Tumour, a sexually transmitted disease common in dogs and bitches in the impoverished areas – preventable by sterilisation).

And once again, remember that in six years, one female dog and her offspring could produce 67,000 dogs. So 62 bitches…?

Cute while sleeping now, but unwanted later…?

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Many thanks to Gabi de Bie and friends for doing a blanket collection for the spayathon.

The next spayathon in Khayelitsha is scheduled for Saturday 18^th October.

Please let us know if you would like to assist on the day or if you can offer any financial assistance – the last day cost us over R2,000, and this was with many items donated so we didn’t have to pay for them (syringes, needles, some drugs, anti-parasitic medicine) otherwise it would have cost double this - and the vets, nurses and other volunteers gave their time willingly and free-of-charge.

And we are also planning a trip to the West Coast again later this month – this trip is kindly sponsored by Worldwide Veterinary Service (www.wvs.org.uk)

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WISH LIST

Stainless steel tables

Autoclave

Gas anaesthetic machine

Nurses with time to spare

Dog food – tins and pellets

Dog collars and leads

Cages / holding pens for dogs and cats
Animal control pole

Animal catch net

Medical supplies and suture materials

Walk-on scales to weigh dogs
Trailer / roof rack
Fundraisers
Volunteers for fieldwork
Helpers for monitoring collection tins

Helpers for sorting and selling bric-a-brac and books

Wendy houses
Operating lights

Refractometer

Stretcher

Reams of bond paper for printing

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HELP DESPERATELY NEEDED to sort and price bric-a-brac and clothes. PLEASE CALL US IF YOU CAN HELP.

SASHA will be at this year’s Noordhoek Country Fair on 2^nd November on Noordhoek Common. Look out for us at Stall No 80 and please give us your support.

Many thanks, once again, to
The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust
for giving financial support to our sterilisation campaign

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Thank you Ace Grinding & Sharpening, Steenberg

for discounting our clippers.

For your pet grooming needs call 021 701 1648

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A special thanks to Lorna Richards and Elizabeth Vismer for the donation of beautiful books and CD’s, which will be sold from our stall at the Noordhoek Country Fair on 2/11/2008.

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Many thanks to Jenny Strzalkowski, Barbara Wilson and Chris Kaier for stitching op cloths.

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Many thanks to all those who donate regularly:

Ann Liggett, Kline Engineering CC, Bobwal Interiors, Ingrid Holt, Long Beach Cash Crusaders, David Abery, Dr Jacka, John & Jean Pettet, Linda Miller, Liz Griffiths and parents, Lauren Wheeler, Anita Breed, Nico Breed, Heather Dresner, The Science Press, Bridget Farham, Janet Jackson, M. A Nuis, T & N West, Silvana McLeod, Yvonne Blomkamp.

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Thanks also to Paul Rasmussen of Medcare Products for donating syringes.

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ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

3. Preventing Sexually Deviant Behaviour in
Pets

Part 1

Now that I’ve got your attention….!

Actually we want to prevent ANY sexual behaviour in our pets, unless we are professional breeders. “Deviant” means abnormal, so we won’t go there, but will discuss normal UNACCEPTABLE behaviour instead. So what is sexual behaviour in animals? It can cover a whole range of behaviours that are influenced by sex hormones like testosterone and oestrogen. Here are some:

Humping or leg riding

When excited, many young animals (including humans!) do this to any object, be it another animal, a soft toy, a leg or whatever…. Sometimes the penis emerges, although female animals also do this sometimes. Despite the fact that this is totally normal and natural in very young animals, it can be embarrassing to others and we certainly don’t want to encourage it, as it may become a problem later on. The best way to deal with it is to ignore it, walk out of the room or distract the animal by throwing him or her a chew toy. Usually young animals grow out of this on their own as they discover it is not socially acceptable and is not rewarded. Remember that dogs are often rewarded when we think we are punishing or reprimanding them. If we shout the dog’s name, stare at him and touch him in any way, this may actually encourage the behaviour. And please don’t assume your puppy is being raped when this happens to her. She probably won’t even notice it.

Leg-cocking

While you may think this is just urinating, you are mistaken. Male dogs cock their legs to mark territory, which is related to sexual status in the pack. The higher the mark, the bigger and stronger the dog is. All sorts of other messages are also carried in the urine. Some dominant bitches also cock their legs, but not quite as high. If a dog is insecure about his status in the home, he may mark and remark areas, much to the annoyance of his owners. By eliminating testosterone (sterilising male dogs), this behaviour is usually greatly reduced, especially when it happens around the home.

Spraying

This is leg-cocking for cats. It can also occur around the house if your cat feels threatened by another animal. Neighbours’ cats have been known to enter houses by night and leave their smelly messages on curtains or furniture. Female cats (queens) also do this on occasion. Again sterilisation helps to solve the problem in most cases. Hormone treatment usually works when the neutering has not. If you have a multi-cat household and spraying is a problem, then it’s worth considering Feliway spray or a Feliway dispenser. Feliway is cat pheromones that make cats feel less threatened and more comfortable in their homes.

Masturbating

This may be bordering on the deviant, although I have heard of it so often in certain breeds (e.g. Staffordshire Bull Terriers) that I’m not sure it isn’t normal. Adult male or female dogs may masturbate and it can become a problem for the owners. Usually it is something the dog is “addicted to” in that it does it often and seems to get a “high” from the activity. Sterilisation may help, but in problem cases the dog has to be taught to do it in private, rather than in front of humans. The cause seems to be boredom, for example: lack of walks, training, toys and other forms of mental stimulation.

Caterwauling

That’s what cats do when they call each other, usually when they’re on heat. If you don’t like being woken up at 2am by cats fighting and mating noisily, then sterilise all your cats, and your neighbours’ cats. Keeping your cats inside at night helps too. Remember to have a litter tray available if you keep them in.

Dog fights

You may think this isn’t sexual behaviour, but in male dogs testosterone in the system makes them more aggressive and more likely to have fights with other dogs and perhaps even people. A castrated male is easier to socialise with other dogs and easier to live with.

… part 2 in the next newsletter

Karen Gray-Kilfoil

Animal Behaviourist and Humane Educator

www.animal-behaviour.org.za/karengray

Working in Westlake

SASHA has now extended their activities to the Westlake community where the education of animal owners and sterilisation of their animals is desperately needed. One of the challenges faced is persuading owners to have their animals sterilised and to make them aware of the fact that if their animals are sick or injured they must seek medical assistance for them.

A case in point is the sad tale of a kitten… the owner noticed a wound on its neck but didn’t bother to take it to a clinic or ask for help until he saw our van driving down his road. He called us over and told Barrington that a child had slashed it with a knife.

By the time we saw the cat its neck was deeply cut all the way around – not because of a knife cut but because an elastic band had been placed around the neck. The owner wasn’t interested in paying anything at all for the extensive treatment that the patient would require.

And another case – there are plenty of tales to tell – of a dog with a smashed radius and ulna (foreleg)… although the leg was very clearly broken, obvious for anyone to see, the owner had simply placed a torn piece of material around a couple of pieces of tree bark to ‘splint the leg’. Ten days later we drove along the road and so were asked to look at the dog as it wasn’t better. The ‘home made’ treatment was totally ineffective as a splint and probably causing more pain than the dog would have been in without the bandage. And the wound was compound (the skin was broken) and so infected by this time. The patient was utterly miserable. Once again, all we could do was assist the dog to rest in peace. The owner could have made one phone call to us and the dog would not have had to suffer for 10 days.

SASHA faces these difficult situations every day, but in the cases of these two animals. for humane and financial reasons, there was no choice but to put these animals out of their misery.

It is a choice vets dread having to make, but they have the experience to make a well informed and compassionate decision when these situations arise. It is never easy though.

However, one has to look at the greater good as it means more animals will be sterilised and, therefore, less animals will be looking for homes. The prevention of overpopulation needs to remain the ultimate and primary objective, and it is the basis on which funds are raised.

Cruelty and neglect is often the product of ignorance, and one of SASHA’s prime objectives is to overcome this ignorance through providing a regular service in as many areas as they can gain access to. It is hoped that this will prevent the culture of neglect and ignorance being handed down to the youth.

On a positive note, SASHA is already making a difference in this community and we will keep you posted.

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Funds and Fundraising

An uphill battle ………. SASHA operates with passion and on a shoe string budget, with Dr Robson giving of her expertise and time selflessly. Our fund raising efforts are continuous with applications made to Corporates and Trusts.

It is evident that animal welfare organisations seem to be at the bottom of the pile when it comes to receiving donations. One of the problems is that organisations can receive up to 500 applications a day asking for funding. We have therefore, only achieved marginal success with our fund raising applications.

We also make appeals for regular monthly donations, arrange fund raising events and network with civic and other organisations to raise our profile and hopefully attract donors.

Please bear our organisation in mind when considering donations to charity. We are registered as a Public Benefit Organisation so donations are tax deductible.

One of SASHA’s volunteers has come up with a great idea to raise money. On the occasion of her birthday she asked her friends to make a donation to SASHA rather than to give her gifts. Another friend of SASHA had her birthday party as far afield as Holland and requested the same of her friends, and we received another cash injection.

Many thanks to Heather Dresner and Laura and Marlene Meurs.

Maybe you would like to consider this kind gesture.

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Printing of this newsletter is kindly sponsored by The Science Press - scientific and technical editing, illustration, proofreading and typesetting. Tel: (021) 789 2331, email: info@thesciencepress.com; www.thesciencepress.com

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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
-Mark Twain

A Tale of Two Puppies – The sequel

For those of you that remember our “Tale of Two Puppies” in our last newsletter – good news – Mr Jones from Muizenburg phoned us to say he had seen our newsletter and had realised that the pup he had just adopted from the SPCA was one of those pups. He was very grateful for the work we put in to assist these animals and very pleased that he had given this pup a place in his home. So for one, at least, it appears that he will live happily ever after! If you have the other one, please give us a call. Although we do not have the facilities, funds or manpower to run an adoption program ourselves, we are very grateful to organisations that can, and we are always delighted to hear when any of our animals that we pass on to other welfares are given good homes.

Once again, we at SASHA appeal to you to assist us in our sterilisation and education campaigns. Please set up a regular stop order each month to give us a fixed monthly income so we know we can continue the work. If anyone is able to organise any discounted fuel for our bakkie (unleaded petrol) please contact us.

Muddling along in Malmesbury

There is an overpopulation of cats in Malmesbury, notably in the Prison. Barrington and I took a trip there for a couple of days in May.

We arrived early afternoon and were greeted by a Warder and taken to the cells to collect a few of the inmates’ cats to commence sterilising: 10 were sterilised that afternoon. It took a long time to collect them because of the security… slow access to the cells. We then set traps outside to try and catch some of the feral cats (living wild in the Prison grounds) overnight.

Our trapping was not very productive: a couple of the traps were interfered with and cats released, however, over 2 nights 8 cats were trapped of which 6 were sterilised and released and 2 euthanased, one with snuffles and one with a perforated eye and severe hind limb disability.

But the cells were a never-ending source of cats and, although the whole process of getting them to us and then returning them to the cells later was a bit chaotic, we managed to sterilise a total of 51 ‘cell cats’, a couple of which were pregnant.

The Swartland SPCA had also heard I was in the area and added

some feral cats to the ops list – we sterilised a further 12 cats for

them. Unfortunately I also had to euthanase 12 cats from

Yzerfontein which the SPCA trapped which were all in a terrible

state with severe snuffles.

So a total of 69 sterilisations in just over 2 days – many thanks to

Dr Sewellyn Davey for accommodating us and popping in to help

on Tuesday, and to Dr Andries Groenewald of Bergzicht

Dierehospitaal for assisting for a couple of hours on Wednesday –

this speeded things up considerably.

The final hour was the worst as we appeared to have been

abandoned within the Prison – lots of cats to return and no-one to

return them! Having intended to leave at 2 we finally got away

at 5.20pm for a trip back to a rainy Cape Town. And unfortunately

there are still more and we will have to return… Andries, I’ll let

you know! Dr Yvonne Robson Sterilised and sleeping peacefully

BOOK SALES

The sale of books continues to generate a much needed income for SASHA, but we need those donations of books to keep coming. Please continue with your generous support. See our diary of book sales below. All sales start at 10.00am.

Venues:

Old PicknPay Centre Sun Valley

September Friday 26th

October Thursday 2nd

Saturday 25th

November Saturday 29th

December Saturday 6^th

Long Beach Mall

November Thursday 6th

If anyone wishes to receive our next newsletter by e-mail, please contact us at sashapets@gmail.com

The next Malmesbury trip is now provisionally booked for 21^st and 22^nd October – if anyone can help with funding or hands-on help please let us know.

Proposed new by-laws for Cape Town

We have now received a copy of the proposed new animal by-laws and are collecting comments from veterinarians and other concerned parties. If anyone would like further information please contact us.

STERILISE – SAVE LIVES

Second Annual Rotary Dragon Boat Regatta (with food and craft stalls) to be held at Zandvlei, near Muizenberg on 18 October, 2008. All proceeds in aid of the charities of the Rotary Club of Cape of Good Hope and other participating Clubs. The Rotary Club of the Cape of Good Hope invites companies and clubs to participate in their Second Annual Rotary Dragon Boat Festival Regatta. Boats will be provided for teams of 10 paddlers to take part in this spectacular event. Full training is desirable and will be provided for each team participating. There will be a training day held at Canal Walk the week before the Regatta, all included in the entry fee. Dragon boats originate from the earliest times in China. They are long thin boats decorated with a Dragon’s head. Each boat contains a drummer and it is the pounding beat he produces that helps his team drive the boat forwards as they paddle in unison to this rhythm.

Four boats at a time will sprint over a straight course on the Zandvlei inland waterway at Muizenberg. Each boat will be provided with an experienced helmsman to steer the boat and a drummer to set the paddling rhythm.

Lifejackets will be provided for all entrants and a safety boat manned by fully qualified life guards will be on standby. Experienced members of the Zeekoe

Manzi Club will load and unload the boats and safety will be paramount at all times. Changing facilities will be provided at the Yacht Club and refreshments will be available.

Come for an exciting day’s racing, do something different and at the same time support the Cape of Good Hope Rotary Club with their ongoing community projects in the Southern Peninsula.

There will be ample space for families and friends to come and watch and encourage the teams, and it should prove to be an exciting and enjoyable event for all concerned.

We urge companies, organisations or clubs to enter teams either by sponsorship directly or by a group of 10 individuals getting together and raising their own sponsorship.

Corporate Benefits: There are many advantages for companies taking part in this event.

Team building for employees

One day of training plus one day of racing means that the boat crew have to work as a co-ordinated team to propel these boats in an efficient manner.

Reward for employees

This event is at the start of the festive season. Here is something very different and very exciting.

Publicity

Company logo’s on a display on the waterside will be prominent. Photographs will be taken for companies use. Please note, we already have a lot of media interest in this event.

Association with our charitable projects

Recognition will be given to companies and the part they have played as our projects are completed.

Companies that are unable to finance support directly may still encourage employees to enter teams which have been sponsored from small sums from friends and relatives.

For a boat of 10 participants……………………………………….R 4500

(or R450 per person , for 2 days of novelty and entertainment)

For further information contact:

Larry Jenkins

email:

aljie@cybersmart.co.za

phone:

021-788-5933

When the collection of recyclables was stopped earlier in the year most homes in Golconda and Cockburn in Glencairn Heights started dropping off their bags at Mr. Saayman’s house and it worked very well, Now he has expanded as you can see from the flyer he put in every post box. It appears that many may have been ignored and as it is a worthwhile initiative I am trying to broadcast it further in the suburb.

Ian Allan.

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E-mail – fbayrecyclin@telkomsa.net

Dear Glencairn Heights Resident,

Re: Recycling & Suspended City Council Waste Separation Project

Firstly, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Evan Saayman and I reside at 23 Golconda Street Glencairn Heights.

I am driving a recycling centre situated in Lekkerwater Road, Sunnydale (adjacent to Tears) for the past 10 years. In order to contribute to the minimisation of our waste stream (we are fast running out of landfill sites in Cape Town). I’ve started a pilot project in Golconda Street, which has been extremely successful. I would like to extend this project to the entire area of Glencairn Heights.

The plan of action is:

Households wanting to participate, place their recyclables in black bags, leaving it on the pavement on Monday mornings.
It is requested that cans and plastic containers be given a rinse before placing them in the bag.
As refuse collection is on Tuesdays, I will collect your recyclables on Monday mornings.

Commodities presently being recycled.

All plastic bottles – milk, juice, water, cold drink, etc.
Cardboard, plastic bags ( clean)
Steel and non ferrous metals
Paper, newspaper, magazines, etc. (regret no telephone directories)
Glass – bottles, jars etc. (no window glass)

This service will be rendered free of charge, but in lieu of rising fuel costs any donations will be most welcome. This will contribute to the sustainability of this project. Any such donations can be deposited into the following banking account.

Bank  : Standard Bank

Branch  : Fish Hoek

Account Number : 072106735

Account Holder : Mr E.T. Saayman

With the support of the community in the Valley, I’ve been able to provide a permanent income to six families in Masiphumelele. This project may open the way to employ two more unemployed people.

Should you wish to participate in this project or have any queries in this regard, feel free to contact me.

Yours in recycling,

E.T.Saayman

“COME LETS JOIN FORCES, LETS GO GREEN AND KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT IN GLENCAIRN HEIGHTS CLEAN”

Reg. No.: CK/2006 / 212165 / 23

Lekkerwater Road

Sunnydale

Tel. No. 021 785 1938

Fax No. 021 785 1938

Cell No. 083 – 7389513

NEW ITEMS.

Proposed Subdivision of RemainderErf2575 Simon’s Town (Vacant erf on east side of “Loxton” house - owned by the owner of  “Loxton house”( Mr Alan Lawrence) –Chapel Lane)

The erf is zoned ‘single residential’ and the proposal is to sub divide the erf into two erven of 419 sq m each.

There is nothing unusual about this property and the erf size is in keeping with erf sizes in the area.

Objections close on 27 August 2008

It is recommended that the STCA supports the proposal

AAC Monthly Meeting 02 / 07 / 2008

1.  Erf 2687 – 17 Thomas Str  : modifications

2.  Erven 778/779 – Devon Str. : Addition to boundary walls

3.  Erf 3993 – 23 Victo9ry Way : proposed garage and flatlet

4.  Erf 4456 – Wilfred Str. : Alterations

5.  Erven 681/682 – 2 and 4 Jubilee Str. : repairs

6.  Erf 2776 – 7 Jackson Rd, Seaforth : Additions

ITEMS DEALT WITH DURING THE PAST MONTH.

i) Erf 4995 Waterfall Road, S T. (Behind Studlands.)  ( Reply by 18 July)

Letter of Appeal dated 18 Aug.08 sent to Western Cape Provincial Government repeating our objection to the  increase in the Bulk allowance.

ii) Construction of a Submarine Escape Training Simulator in the West Dockyard.

Comment due to day – recommendation to Exco required comment before 14 August 08

ITEMS PENDING – UNRESOLVED.

Spatial Planning and Land Use Review. (Province.)

(Introductory meetings have been attended and more pertinent meetings to follow.)

Integrated Zoning Scheme – 4th Draft. (City.)

Our FINAL submission sent on the 30th April and its receipt acknowledged. No comment expected for the near future!

Erven 2472 & 2473 Cotton Lane – Lapsed Sub-division Approval – off Paradise Road.

Not followed up.

Erf 611 Cotton Road /Steps. Building out of character with neighbourhood.

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AAC future!

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Erf 4592, Cairnside, Simon’s Town (MOONGLOW GUEST HOUSE.)  

Part of our 1st July enquiry to Mr. van Zyl.

Erf 4053, Proposed Developments behind Hospital Terrace.

Dave Erickson keeps in contact with Province on developments.

Erf 923,  Runciman Building – St Georges Street.

News is the property may be up for sale!

Erf 4439 Red hill Road – Block of Apartments.

No feed back.

ix)             Upgrading of Glencairn Hotel (Erven 2425 &235).

                 No new feedback.

x)           Erf 3410 – Glencairn – Amendment of Structure Plan, Sub-division & Departures.

(Existing Erf outside the Urban Edge immediately behind the Hotel – connecting to Gardrum Steps.)

Our strong letter of objection sent and acknowledged.

xi)           Erf 1 – Glencairn – Amendment of Structure Plan, Rezoning, and Sub-division.

               (Large mountain erf behind and above the Hotel – connecting to De Villiers Road.)

               Our strong letter of objection sent and acknowledged.

xii)  Erf 1465, No. 7 Gay Road.  Building out of  character with neighbourhood.

The application lodged to build a retaining wall on Willis Walk Boundary, which was not circulated to us, has been followed up. A copy of the submission by TMNP finally received. The enquiry was issued by Tracy Norton on behalf of the Architects and then forwarded to Council. We were simply not included on the notice. The immediate neighbours were approached and have put in objections!

We sent a further letter to Council, (P v Zyl.), on the 1st July requesting a reply to our previous correspondence. Letter has not yet been acknowledged.

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Peter de Villiers, Neil Grant and Klaus Scheid.

Property Watch Portfolio.

SIGNAGE

• Still awaiting a response from the signage department regarding the fact that there are still too many ADT signs on the panel beater’s premises.   As always, it is disappointing to have to wait so long and then be forced to drag information out of those in charge.   A photograph was included in the email to press home again how unsightly these signs are at the entrance to Simon’s Town.

• The superfluous City sign on the Prince Alfred Community Hall on Alfred Steps has not yet been removed.    It is on Desiree Mentor’s priority list and a gentle reminder has been emailed to her.

• On Runciman Drive (a scenic drive) ‘For Sale’ signs Regina Sauer and Pam Golding (two) have still not been removed from the pavement on Runciman Drive despite having been asked to do so.     Irene Porter has reset her ‘For Sale’ sign from a terrace to the balustrade of a house on the drive.

• Estate agency ‘Sold’ sign Cape Coastal has been removed from a house in Flagship Way after many months (by a member of the public).

• A sign advertising Solar Heating has been removed from an open plot on north Runciman Drive (by a member of the public).   However, another one has sprouted on the pavement on the southern end of the drive.   Information is that another member of the public is poised to remove it!

• A “DAN” sign in Links Road at Boulders has appeared.  Being large and set high up on its posts, it is most unsightly and spoils the view from the road looking out to the sea and mountains.    It must be moved to a space in front of the carpark (on the mountain side) and set much lower down.

• The Standard Bank has removed its signs on The Meeting Place building, but Jawitz signs (six) abound on the First National Bank building.   One sign is all the is needed.

URBAN CONSERVATION

• Still awaiting a response from Metrorail regarding removing the row rusty stanchions along the railwayline in front of the Fire Station.    It would improve the view along the line and the road incoming and outgoing Simon’s Town to have them removed.   Despite positive past conversations and follow-up emails with two representatives of Metrorail in this regard,  no action has been taken to date.

• The mess around the recycling bins is an ongoing problem.  After contacting the new contractors, Waste Mart, to clean up the mess, they in turn called upon False Bay Recycling to help them out.  The latter is near Tears off Kommetjie Road.   FBR recycles everything, including cardboard and ‘soft’ plastic, but does not have bins.   They would be happy to organize a collection in Simon’s Town (I suggested organizing it through the Neighbourhood Watch system) on a certain day, say between 9 and 11a.m.     For discussion by EXCO on Thursday 14 August.

Dear all

The trial balance at 13 August is attached. As arranged with Liz Danks,  All Nations will be transferring R24000,the balance of their Red Hill Relief Fund to us to manage, as they wish to use their bank account for another purpose. This will be added to our Red Hill Disaster Fund. They will prescribe the application of these funds.

Recent payments include R1500 for blankets for the Red Hill disaster, R1600 to transport bricks to Red Hill from our Red Hill disaster fund and R2000 for baby food for Soetwater as an STCA donation.

We have received subscriptions from 231 members, of whom several have paid more than the standard rate of R50. There are 80 left on our list from last year who have not yet paid.

Martin

August General Meeting – ‘Question and Answer’

The Agenda for the mid-year General Meeting at 19h30 on Wednesday 20 August in the Phoenix Hall, Glencairn is to be found at the end of this Newsletter.  All STCA members and those interested in joining the STCA are encouraged attend.  STCA members have been asked to please submit questions to the STCA ahead of the meeting, but there will also be an opportunity to raise questions from the floor. STADCO will be holding their AGM in the Phoenix Hall immediately before our meeting, and all STCA members are welcome to participate in this too.

Navy News

All Simon’s Town residents are encouraged to view the spectacular Presidential Fleet Review that will take place from 10h00 on Friday 5 September.  President Mbeki will be on SAS Protea and almost all the Navy vessels will be taking part, cruising in formation between Simon’s Town and Kalk Bay.  All the participating vessels will be anchored in the Bay from 1 September.   The Navy will be conducting a coastal cleanup during September. This year the focus will be on the Simon’s Town yacht basin when over 200 civilian and Navy divers will dive to remove rubbish from the sea bed.   On 7 September the SAS Spioenkop will leave for a three and a half month mission to the Far East.

Recycling

The STCA continues to explore recycling opportunities. There was a limited response to Clearer Conscience as a possible provider.  They had hoped to get at least 10 households interested before it was viable for them to come out to Simon’s Town.  We have come across another private operator who has already started collecting in Glencairn Heights: False Bay Recycling.  The collections are for free, but they welcome donations.  We are negotiating with them about expanding their service into other areas. Please contact the STCA (addresses above or 021-786 2308) if you believe that there would be support for this in your particular street/area. We are also hoping that they will assist us in keeping the area around the igloos clear.

Ward Councillor’s Report

A prime focus for Councillor Holderness at the present time is working to ensure that the administrative processes in the planning sections of the City become more effective.  She is assured that the closure of the Fish Hoek building office is temporary and that it will re-open in the not-too-distant future.  Good news is that a land-use inspector has been appointed for our area, and another will be appointed later in the year. There are also plans in the City to get extra building inspectors.  Councillor Holderness reports that the threats of disbanding the Simon’s Town Architectural Advisory Committee have receded, and it is continuing to operate effectively.  She is currently working with those responsible for heritage issues in the Council to streamline their administrative procedures.

Safety and Security

We are fortunate that Simon’s Town continues to be one of the safest suburbs in the Peninsula, but, despite this, we have not avoided the scourge of copper theft which is spreading across all our areas. Please keep your eyes open – the copper thieves apparently work both from vehicles and on foot, and report any suspicious behaviour to the police.

Thanks to those who volunteered to work on the Disaster Control Plan for Simon’s Town.  We are receiving input from experts and good progress is being made.  As mentioned before, the emphasis of the plan is on providing immediate assistance to affected citizens after any major disaster.

News from the City

City Calls for Water Losses to Be Curbed

CAPE TOWN loses almost 19% of its piped water through burst water mains and domestic leaks. This water loss costs the City of Cape Town more than R4m each year and all of us have a role to play to help reducing these losses.

Capetonians are requested to report burst water mains to the City’s all hours call centre on 0860 10 30 54 as soon as possible so as to limit water wastage.

The City also suggests that residents who experience unaccountably high water accounts for their properties first check their own water meters - both last thing at night and again first thing the following morning - to see if any usage has been registered on the meter. Or they can take a meter reading, desist from all water usage for a few hours and then check the reading again. If it has increased then it is clear that an underground leak is present. Leaks can continue for a long time without being detected. All water that flows through the meter is considered as having been used and has to be paid for. The City points out that it is in the owner’s interest to ascertain the integrity of the plumbing on their own premises.

Main Road Upgrade

The public have been informed that the first phase of the Main Road upgrade is approximately 5 weeks behind schedule because of ‘adverse physical conditions’ and the extended rainfall. Accordingly the official completion date of Phase 1 has been extended to 31 August 2009.  The consultants report a significant increase in the usage of the Old Boyes Drive / Main Road intersection where a traffic light has been installed.  Whilst a ‘new controller’ has been fitted to the Main Road / Clairvaux intersection, the fine tuning of the signal operations will only be done ‘when resources are available’.  The promised variable messaging signs warning motorists of delays are apparently due within the next month.  Meanwhile law enforcement to reduce speeding on Boyes Drive is resulting in some 200 fines being issued a month.  Queries and comments should be directed to Kim or Melanie at Chand Environmental Consultants 021-762 3050 or kim@chand.co.za or Melanie@chand.co.za.

Urban Conservation

Our frustration continues to grow around the reluctance of people to remove illegal signs – this includes ADT signs at the entrance to Simon’s Town (despite some being removed there still are too many), estate agents’ signs, and the City’s large sign on the Alfred Steps which they have promised to remove.  Also, Metrorail and frustration appear to be synonymous – despite repeated promises they still have not removed the rusty stanchions along the railway line in front of the Fire Station!

Property and Development

The STCA has submitted input to Western Cape Heritage on the proposed construction of a new Submarine Training Simulator.  We indicate that we have no objection to the demolition of the old timber structure in the West Dockyard but ask the Navy to take great care in the location and aesthetic treatment of any new building. .

“We are of the opinion that this area of the dockyard is of great Heritage value and significance and some form of Heritage Impact Assessment is absolutely necessary. We are aware of the urgency of this project to the SA Naval safety programme and suggest that an accelerated assessment be undertaken by the Naval Heritage Trust together with suitable Architectural Bodies to absolutely minimize any negative aesthetic impact on this UNIQUE Heritage site going back to the late 1600, to early 1700, period of our history. It is our opinion that the presently proposed elevations given in the Draft Basic Assessment would cause severe visual impact from all aspects clashing severely with the approximately ten historical buildings in the area. Every effort should also be made to lower the tower by what ever small amount may be possible.”

Responding to public concerns the Navy have arranged an on-site information session about the proposed Submarine Training Simulation buildings.  All are welcome. This will take place on Wednesday 27 August at 14:30.

Councillor Holderness reported that the Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance and key Councillors had held an intensive and very productive 3-day workshop during which they studied all the inputs on the 4^th draft of the Integrated Zoning Scheme.  These are being integrated into an updated and, she felt, greatly improved document.  Key outstanding issues that are being addressed by experts are those of building height, densification and parking requirements.  In addition, every effort is being made to narrow the gap between the Spatial Development Framework and the District Plans.

Amenities

Issues needing the City’s attention are reported directly to the Sub-council Manager, either by email to desiree.mentor@capetown.gov.za, fax 021- 782 1185, or by dropping off a note at the Sub-council offices at Fish Hoek (something written on paper is preferable to a telephone conversation).

The following 5 points must be detailed in each report, and each issue must be reported separately, on a separate piece of paper or email.

1. Date: (of submitting the request)

2. Category: (Roads, Waste Management, Parks, Water supply, Graffiti, etc)

3. From: (full name of person submitting the request)

4. Contact details: (street address, and telephone number, and email if used)

5. Detailed description of the problem (this must include the exact location – eg not just a street name, but opposite which house number, or which end of a beach)

Please keep Desiree Mentor informed of progress / or lack of progress so that she can follow-up if necessary. If necessary send reminder notes headed “Reminder”. Thanks are also welcomed after a successful job.

Remember in case of emergency, the numbers are:

• Electricity: 0800 220 440
• Water: 0860 103 054
• Fire and Emergency: 107 from Telkom phones
• Fish Hoek Emergency Centre: 021-782 0333 / 0444

Subscriptions

STCA membership fees (R50 per annum per household) became due on 1 January 2008.  Please pay these at the STADCO office on Jubilee Square during office hours.  You may also post a cheque made out to ‘STCA’, clearly stating who it is from, to P O Box 47, Simon’s Town, 7995.

For internet banking PLEASE NOTE NEW BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:

Bank: Standard Bank

Branch: Fish Hoek

Branch code: 036009

Account number: 073815209

Account name: Simons Town Civic Association

Account type: Market link savings account

Please say “Subs and your name” as the sender.

STCA Web Page: http://www.stcivic.info/

STCA GENERAL MEETING

20 August, 2008, 19h30

Phoenix Hall, Glencairn

19h30  1. Welcome and apologies

2.  Update on STADCO activities, followed by questions

3.  Report from the Navy, followed by questions

4.  Citizen of the Year

5.  Civic issues

1. Report back from Ward Councillor

2. STCA Executive committee members highlight key issues

3. General Questions

21h00  6. Meeting ends

7.  Refreshments provided by Girl Guides