Community health workers across the Garden Route District have screened 92 441 people and referred 486 for testing as of…
Door-to-door screening to continue
Health Teams in the Garden Route District have screened more than 70 000 people and have referred 404 for testing through…
Community Screening and Testing well under way in Garden Route
In the fight against the coronavirus, Government has embarked on an active program through the COVID-19 Home Visits program to…
Lockdown: Common areas in complexes & estates
People living in private residential complexes, estates, apartment blocks and other such private facilities MAY NOT USE COMMON AREAS DURING…
Statement by Executive Mayor, Cllr Memory Booysen
As the Executive Mayor of Garden Route District Municipality, I welcome the lockdown and various measures introduced by the South…
COVID-19 Multi-Agency Command Centre Established for the Garden Route
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), yesterday, 19 March 2020, established a COVID-19 Multi Agency Command Centre (MACC) at its head…
Garden Route testing sites and new hospital visiting hours
Western Cape Government Health is adjusting in-hospital visiting protocol to limit the growing risk around the possible transmission of COVID-19.…
Garden Route Skills Summit cancelled due to growing concerns over COVID-19 VIRUS
George – 15 March 2020. After careful consultation between the Executive Mayor of Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), Cllr Memory…
Garden Route DM lends a helping hand to Air Quality Industry
Every year the District Air Quality unit of Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) assists Industrial companies in the Garden route…
Garden Route DIstrict Municipality Emergency Call Centre Statistics – February, January 2020
January 2020 Emergency Call Centre Statistics
Garden Route DM hosts United Nations experts on Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR)…
Mayor Booysen rides the world-renowned Zipline in Mossel Bay
Just under a month after its official opening which took place on 25 January 2020, Executive Mayor of Garden Route…
Beware scammers pretending to raise funds for an Eden Municipality Sports Tour
Garden Route District Municipality has been informed by various members of the public of a scam doing the rounds by…
Third Annual Garden Route Skills Summit will take place on 19 and 20 March 2020 in Knysna
The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), in collaboration with the B-municipalities in the district and the Western Cape Provincial Government,…
Disaster Management Internship Programme – Application period to close soon
A Disaster Management Internship Programme has been made available in support of the youth in acquiring working experience after graduation.…
EHPs ensuring Safe Food Practices at Markets and Festivals
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Environmental Health Practitioners (EHP) ensures that food is handled in a hygienic manner during the…
Garden Route’s Regional Waste Facility a ground-breaking Public-Private Partnership – A first of its kind for South Africa
Garden Route District Municipality’s (GRDM) Council, on 13 December 2019, approved a ten-year and eight-month contractual agreement for a Public-Private…
Garden Route District Municipality Employees donate to NPO
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) joined the ‘Special Needs Children are Different, not Less‘ campaign of Binah and Legacy Centre…
Another Unqualified Audit for Garden Route District Municipality
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) has received its second consecutive unqualified audit. The Auditor-General (AG) attributed the Western Cape municipalities’…
Leaving no one behind through Gender Transformation
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented a programme about Gender Mainstreaming (equality, empowerment and transformation) on 7 and 8…
Update on the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring: October 2019
The Garden Route District Municipality’s (GRDM) Air Quality Management Unit is pleased to announce that the futuristic robotic looking portable…
Garden Route Municipality hosts 6th Green Energy Forum
The 6th Garden Route Green Energy Forum was recently held at the Council Chambers of Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM)…
GRDM Roads & Transport Planning – A leader in new machinery and women empowerment
Officials from the Garden Route District Roads and Transport Planning Department, on 6 September 2019, welcomed a brand new Chip…