Caravan Park update As many of you may be aware, NRPA, along with NEAG and many neighbours and concerned residents objected to the Caravan Park development. The objections were overruled in a Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) meeting in November 2022. NRPA, along with a concerned neighbour decided to appeal the…
Noordhoek teams up with Forge to map local trails As part of the Vision 2030 efforts to promote walking/hiking in and around Noordhoek, Noordhoek Ratepayers Association (NRPA) has teamed up with Forge (https://www.facebook.com/forgeza) to publish a host of local footpaths, including a “Noordhoek Panorama Circuit” that takes you all the…

Precious Noordhoek Wetlands under threat from poachers and development The Noordhoek Wetlands is under extreme pressure not only from development, but also from poachers who set traps and snares for small animals. The Noordhoek wetlands consists of a range of plant and animal species that are indigenous or endemic to…
City of Cape Town Climate Change Strategy Draft for Public Participation Climate Change Strategy – Draft for Public Participation Job No. 6299 HYS Climate Change Advert English
WOW! Noordhoek. What an incredible response (see article below). Within a very short space of time we managed to raise sufficient funds from 46 separate donations. It was heart warming to see how Noordhoek came together to keep our vision alive. This is fantastic news – a real group effort….

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has gazetted a new policy on the deployment of communications networks in South Africa. The policy aims to accommodate the accelerated deployment of electronic communications networks, such as LTE and 5G networks. The policy gives mobile networks and other licensees the right…

It is indeed a privilege to live in the residential and natural surroundings of Noordhoek. Here we are able to value fresh air and space, and choose to tread lightly on nature. From time to time something arises to challenge the status quo by changing the existing land use zoning…

The Noordhoek Ratepayers Association (NRPA) is delighted to announce the winners of the Noordhoek bus shelter competition: Mila Ashton and Les Jellicoe. The couple are third year architecture students from UCT. Mila grew up in Noordhoek and they spent lockdown living in the valley with Mila’s parents. “It was just…

Karoline Hanks, Coordinator of Project Noordhoeked While driving around Noordhoek you have probably noticed two men walking or biking along picking up litter, they’re working for Project Noordhoeked. The project’s aim is to keep Noordhoek’s beach and roadsides litter free and their dedication plays a big role in the beauty,…
The latest NEAG newsletter – ‘The Explorer Edition’. As humankind travels new territory, we bring you some entertainment, some reflection, and some useful information. This edition explores a Greenpeace expedition to an underwater ‘island’, acts of kindness and the inspiring work of community action networks (CANs), reflections on the possibilities of…