Garden Route Investments - Issue 7:

Garden Route Overview:
• Golf Estates -environmental villains or co-drivers of the Southern Cape economy?
• Pro-active Knysna Municipality launch far
reaching “KNYSNA 2020” Plan
• Investing in your children’s education
• 2004 All Africa Dairy Expo comes to Saasveld
• Sustainable Golf Resort Development - How to
achieve it
• Small-Business Support in the Southern Cape
• EIA regulations existing and proposed
• George celebrates a stylish new Carnival for
all
• Plettenberg Bay Airport to be sold to private
operator
• Knysna Bypass a go-go situation
• Knysna Tourism looking towards the future
• Plettenberg Bay Festival carrying their own
Olympic Torch
Garden Route Lifestyle:
• Stockmarket Update
• SafBond providing financial services that add
value
• Financial rights for women
• Quick-fix changes to Immigration Act not all
favourable
• Private Investors need to take control
• Do you qualify for a relative permit in terms
of the SA Immigration Act?
• Mercedes Benz Vito models take Garden Route
by storm
• New Volvo models continue Swedish company’s
world-renowned legacy
• Canal Cruiser from Knysna Marine finds
captive audience
• What is art?
• Julie Petersen Dancing Academy imparting life
skills training
• Kath's Dance Studio give good reasons you
should be dancing
• Carmen’s School of Dance trains children
emotionally, mentally and psychologically through Ballet
• GRI’s Charmaine Weavers to go “bush” with
other SA Celebrities
Garden Route Business:
• Poultry export ban will take its toll on
ostrich farmers
• New Agri Centre in Oudtshoorn will help many
• Namibian oyster industry in chaos
• Furniture finds a new platform
• Pennypinchers opens in Plett!
• Building pointers from Pennypinchers George
• eTel offering reductions of up to 60% on
international calls
• Business Partners brings you No-Nonsense
Advice for Entrepreneurs in Tourism
• Effective marketing - Divali spreads its
light…
• Barry Keen & Sons share their blind passion
with Garden Route homes
• Reputable Longspan Gutters expand operations
into Southern Cape
• Spending time with Mother Nature at Treetops
• Why drinking clean, pure water should become
a 'need' item
• Pro-active ‘George Employment Consultants’
confirm position as Garden Route staff recruitment specialists
• Delightful candles
• Top UK hair stylist opens state of the art
salon at Thesen Islands Harbour Town Knysna
• Home technology solutions from Audio Visual
Systems Knysna
• Hair Options franchise opens up in Knysna
Garden Route Property:
• Mortgage Originator WIZARD making great
strides in property
• Rainbow Service from the KPP
• Sotheby’s International Realty move into the
Garden Route
• What is your opinion on investing in the
Garden Route?
• Imperial Bank property finance
• Property trends from Amazing Estates’ Fred
Arijs
• Seeff Properties open ‘Lifestyle Centre’ on
Thesen Islands Harbour Town
• More creativity and stricter financial
guarantees required from developers
• “One stop fast-track shopping” new homes
• Engel & Völkers opens its 110th International
flagship store in Plettenberg Bay
• Knysna Indigenous Properties expand Garden
Route operations
• Nautilus Bay Coastal Nature Reserve offers
excellent investment opportunity
• Knysna Home Expo showcasing best suppliers to
the building industry
• Responsible development a reality
• ‘Sedgefield on Sea’ the place to be
• Bitou Municipality muscling in on picturesque
Plettenberg Bay Country Club
• Western Cape incorporating the Garden Route
becoming a potential safe haven for Internationals