Please note Protection Services administration offices are closed to the public until further notice, but relevant officials can be contacted via the numbers below.
Fire emergencies only: 044 801 6311 (all hours)
Law Enforcement: 044 801 6350/89
Anti-Land Invasion: 044 801 6310
GIPTN PTOO: 044 801 6345
All after-hours emergencies: 044 801 6300
https://www.george.gov.za/george-docu…/covid-19-documents/…/
Link to www.george.gov.za for Covid Alert Level One Amended Disaster Regulations of 14 December 2020
George Municipality would like to confirm that our Law Enforcement Officers are currently stationed at our various beaches in order to enforce our municipal by-laws ( i.e. ensuring that alcohol is not consumed etc) are adhered to, and are there only to ensure safety measures remain in place at all public areas under our jurisdiction.
George Municipality has an obligation as a local authority to protect lives, and for that reason also as a precautionary measure, Lifeguards will be on duty at all beaches within the George municipal area – Wilderness Main Beach, Leentjiesklip, Victoria Bay, Herold’s Bay and Gwaing Beach.
George Municipality makes an urgent appeal to bulk vehicle licence operators and car dealers from George to NOT go to the Uniondale municipal offices for the processing of vehicle licences and registrations.
The Uniondale office operates on a very small skeleton staff and not all personnel have authorisation to work on the relevant national systems.
Only people whose addresses fall within the Uniondale and Haarlem municipal wards will be assisted to register or renew vehicle licences at the Uniondale offices.
The public is again reminded that vehicle licences can be renewed online – details are at https://www.george.gov.za/vehicle-lisensing/
There will be no in-person reading of water meters in the current reading cycle, 17 November-17 December 2020, and billing for December will be an estimate based on users’ average water consumption.
This measure follows the appointment of a new service provider, Electro Cuts, who will commence its services for George Municipality on 1 January 2021 and will pick up the reading service as it applies from 17 December 2020. The contract of the previous service provider, Ikapa, expired 17 November 2020.
Consumers who have in the past sent water meter readings to Ikapa, must please note the change in email address for this purpose to meterreadings@george.gov.za Online submissions of water meter readings are welcomed and can be provided via the above-email address by the 5th of each month along with the accountholder’s name, contact details and GRG account number.
Please note that from January 2021, meter readers that you may not have seen before may be coming to your property to take physical meter readings and must produce identification upon request. Even if you provide your water meter reading online, physical meter readings are essential from time to time for auditing purposes.
In addition to the water meter readings, Electro Cuts will also be reading electricity box readings in the few residential and business locations where pre-paid boxes have not been installed.
The service provider is in the process of setting up office in George. In the interim, please direct meter-reading inquiries to the municipality during office hours on 044 801 9455/9430/9165.
Meter reading and related accounts queries can also be furnished via email to accounts@george.gov.za
https://documentportal.george.gov.za/storage/newsletter-with-accounts/November2020/PZf8D6uid6JTQznAjcS9.pdf
Executive Mayor, Leon Van Wyk and Municipal Manager, Trevor Botha extend their thanks and gratitude to the officials of the George Municipality for the unwavering commitment and dedication shown by all of our officials from the start of COVID-19 Lockdown, 27 March 2020 – 1 June 2020.
This video is a brief snapshot of an unprecedented time in the history of the George Municipality, and was developed as a record of our collaborative efforts as officials of this municipality, showing us pulling together and making a difference where it counts.
