Directory
The Website is arranged in Six Sections -- Vision, Key Information, Organisations, Nature, Communications and Galleries
If you click on any of these sections (that are listed along the top of every website page) it will take you to that section summary webpage. The summary webpage gives you an overview and also provides links to all the pages in that Section. It is useful to look at the overview page of each section. (For those of us less familiar with websites: a page or webpage refers to all the information in a sub-section and can include information equivalent to any number of printed pages).
However, if you would like to go directly to a particular page - then click on the word in blue in the Table of Contents below.
(Throughout the website if you see a word, or phrase, in blue then if you click on it, it will take you to more information).
The Website is arranged in Six Sections -- Vision, Key Information, Organisations, Nature, Communications and Galleries
If you click on any of these sections (that are listed along the top of every website page) it will take you to that section summary webpage. The summary webpage gives you an overview and also provides links to all the pages in that Section. It is useful to look at the overview page of each section. (For those of us less familiar with websites: a page or webpage refers to all the information in a sub-section and can include information equivalent to any number of printed pages).
However, if you would like to go directly to a particular page - then click on the word in blue in the Table of Contents below.
(Throughout the website if you see a word, or phrase, in blue then if you click on it, it will take you to more information).
Rooiels Vision - an overview of the Values of the Rooiels Community
Living the Rooiels Vision - information on living in Rooiels
Rooiels Brochure
Key Information - a summary page of emergency contacts, and links to useful information
Weather and Tides - iWeather, with a link to Windguru
Fire - including Village Evacuation map
Maps - Village paths, Google with Driving Directions, Security Sections Map, Coastal Protection and Set-back Lines
and links to detailed zoning map and also to an interesting Map of the Overstrand area
Organisations - an overview of the organisations in Rooiels
Overstrand Municipality page
Overstrand Municipal Documents Blog Current Docs relevant to Rooiels
Overstrand Environment Overlay 2016 includes Maps
Hangklip-Kleinmond Villages issues:
Plot Clearing Policy Comments of Three Villages: Biiodiversity and Firewise Erven
Proposed Dark Skies Overlay ( Hangklip Villages Conservation Overlay Zone)
RERA - Rooiels Rate Payers Association - with Current Minutes and Useful Information
Membership form and Subscription details
News - News briefs from RERA
Ward Feedback - reports on engagements with the OM and Ward 10 Committee
Constitution
Rooiels HPOZ as legally gazetted and proposed RECOZ
CURRENT RERA Exco Minutes Blog - 2024, 2023, 2022
RERA Minutes Archive
RERA AGM 2022 Minutes
RERA AGM 2022 Documents
Plot Clearing Policy Comments of Three Villages
Proposed Information Boards
Annual Reports Archive
Information Cascade Presentations and Working Groups 2019
Water Blog - quality and dam levels
Blog with information on Development Objections
Holiday Programme Blog,
Artists for Art Walk Social Events Photos 2016,
REC - Rooiels Conservancy
Rooiels as KBR Buffer Zone
Past Minutes
Building Regulations and Recommendations and Plot Clearing
Gardening Tips and book on Gardening in Rooiels
REC Projects - Hack and Alien eradication, Gardens, paths etc
News
REC Constitution
Baboon Indaba
Guidelines for Coexistence Coexistence Pathway
RSVP Form to Attend Indaba - Indaba Programme
Blog for updates on RENR Expansion
iNature Bioblitz Overstrand
RESA - Rooiels Security Association
RESA Proposal / die Voorstel
REBC - Rooiels Boat Club
Nature - Page has an overview of Rooiels fauna, flora and natural wonders - The Nature Home page also gives links to very interesting websites on the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and other fynbos and conservancy sites.
Rooiels Nature Reserve
Identified plants of the Rooiels Nature Reserve
Resident Field Notes - blog sharing photos, anecdotes and queries. Now most are on WhatsApp REWild
Rewilding and Rooiels
Baboons
How to protect your home
What to do when baboons get into your house
Baboon Coexistence Survey Report 2021 and the Baboon Survey Presentation at Indaba
2001 and 2018 Survey Reports
Baboon Research
Family Tree of Rooiels Baboons
Information pamphlets on baboons
Birds of Rooiels
Camera Projects, Leopards and Otters description of the projects
Camera Page - permanent collection of photos and videos
Leopard News Bulletins (a Blog) - latest news and photos
Otter News Bulletins (a Blog) - latest news and photos
Other Animals caught on Camera (a Blog) - latest news and photos
Land Animals - including dassies, snakes, frogs and insects
Tortoise guide
Fynbos and the Flora of Rooiels
Illustrated Guide to the Indigenous Plants of Rooiels
Marine Life The sea and shores around Rooiels
Photos of the magical underwater world
Fish and other sea animals
Mammals of the Sea
Seashore, red tide, rock pools and shells
Seaweed
Poaching
Sea Pollution
Ecology and History of Rooiels includes articles on Red Tide, the Estuary, the Cave and Rooiels History
Nature in the Overberg and Western Cape
Communications
Community News Highlights - brief summaries of the news posts from the Community
Rooiels Field Notes - nature photos and information sent in by residents and visitors
Rooiels Wild Bulletin and there is also an REWild WhatsApp chat group for sharing Rooiels Nature
Rooiels Chat - Rooiels Classifieds now Replaced with WhatsApp - Village People
Baboon News - replaced with Facebook page on Wildlife in Rooiels and the REC Facebook page
eBreeze quarterlies -- we are still to load these
Breeze -- some of the past Breeze editions to download
Galleries - links to various wonderful photos and videos of Rooiels (we are in the process of establishing a website gallery of scenic photos from Rooielsers - PLEASE SEND PHOTOS to [email protected])
Social Photos shared by Rooielsers
Scenic Photos shared by Rooielsers (see also Rooiels Field Notes)
About the Website
The main objective of this community website is to provide useful information for residents and visitors to Rooiels. It is designed to share news and to be a source of knowledge about our flora, fauna and environment and to provide links and connections. The community also has an active Facebook page (Rooiels Gemeenskap) and has set up, but is not yet using, a Twitter handle (See links on the Key Information page). The community also has several WhatsAp groups for security - contact the RESA office for details.
We would like to continue to expand and deepen the information available on the website and ask you to send in relevant information or links. We hope that this will be a quick source of information for anyone wanting to know more about the wonderful nature that surrounds us. We would love to have your feedback and interesting links or articles as that keeps us motivated and keep the website current! We would like to add your photos to the Rooiels Fieldnotes and the Social pages.
Also please put in your comments directly on the Blogs - especially Leopard, Otters and the Rooiels Chat.
Click on the Comments below the post and up will come a form you can fill in - it takes just a few seconds to do.
Please email information, photos, feedback and ideas on the website to [email protected].
The main objective of this community website is to provide useful information for residents and visitors to Rooiels. It is designed to share news and to be a source of knowledge about our flora, fauna and environment and to provide links and connections. The community also has an active Facebook page (Rooiels Gemeenskap) and has set up, but is not yet using, a Twitter handle (See links on the Key Information page). The community also has several WhatsAp groups for security - contact the RESA office for details.
We would like to continue to expand and deepen the information available on the website and ask you to send in relevant information or links. We hope that this will be a quick source of information for anyone wanting to know more about the wonderful nature that surrounds us. We would love to have your feedback and interesting links or articles as that keeps us motivated and keep the website current! We would like to add your photos to the Rooiels Fieldnotes and the Social pages.
Also please put in your comments directly on the Blogs - especially Leopard, Otters and the Rooiels Chat.
Click on the Comments below the post and up will come a form you can fill in - it takes just a few seconds to do.
Please email information, photos, feedback and ideas on the website to [email protected].
