Notice of Intended Newlands CID Board Meeting:
3 July 2024
18 August 2024
16 September 2024
28 November 2024 (Annual General Meeting)
Kindly note that these are provisional dates and may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Should you wish to address the board on any matters pertaining to the CID geographical area, you are requested to make an appointment with the CID Manager, Mr March Turnbull, at march@newlandscid.org no later than 14 days prior to the meeting in order for you to be afforded a time slot to address the board members.
Online Fraud Awareness meeting this Saturday, 24 August:
Please find below an open invitation from Lt. Colonel Fourie of Claremont SAPS, to all Claremont and Newlands residents. This is confirmation of a message posted on our Emergency group last week.
The meeting is aimed at anyone who would like to learn more about the pitfalls of transacting online and how to avoid them. It is free and no RSVP is required.
SAPS Claremont Online Fraud Awareness:
Saturday 24TH August 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00: Newlands Southern Sun, Main Road, Newlands
Good morning all.
As a matter of courtesy, I have compiled a short programme for your consumption and distribution.
10:00 to 10:15 Arrival
10:15 to 10:30 Welcoming, introductions and short overview of programme by Lt. Col. M. Fourie, Visible Policing Commander at SAPS Claremont: Fraud overview and impact on Claremont
10:30 to 11:00 Colonel E. Terblanche: SAPS Technology and Innovation Centre: Cyber Crime and Prevention: Internal Fraud and Cellphone Notification Fraud.
11:00 to 11:30 Daya Moodley from South African Bank Risk Information (SABRIC) (assisted by major bank representatives): Phishing, Smishing, Online Fraud and Mobile Banking Fraud.
11:30 to 12:00 Katy Rose from Rose Digital: Social Media Fraud and Facebook / website fraud. Identity Theft.
12:00 to 13:00 Questions and Answers
Coffee, tea and pastries by Newlands Southern Sun.
LT. Colonel M. Fourie
VISPOL Commander: SAPS Claremont, tel: 021 657 2249
Newlands CID, 16/08/24 Newsletter Available:
Why have we applied to become a Community Improvement District?
The reason we applied to become a CID was because our area delivers a surprising number of critical services on a voluntary basis. This includes community security, parks projects, litter management programmes, etc. For a fuller understanding of what volunteers do behind the scenes in our community, please click here.
Almost all of those volunteer projects are under pressure and without a new funding model some, perhaps many, will eventually fall away. This would have an immediate impact on the cleanliness and public safety of our suburb. That in turn will affect our quality of life and our property values. So the Residents' Association and others spent a long time considering alternative models - before we reached that point.
The establishment of a CID, and the financial sustainability it brings, will not only relieve those pressures, it will deliver supplementary services, over and above those the City and our volunteers can provide. Community safety, cleansing services, environmental upgrading and social responsibility are the cornerstones of our CID.
