Thank you to Andy Davies (SBHOA committee member), the team at Crime Watch and and Diethelm Schuessler, owner of Ocean 12 Guest House for the successful installation of the PTZ Security Camera at the beach car park in Hastula Way.
Also a very big thank you to the home owners in Sunset Beach who have made the necessary donations to make this project a reality.
More funding is still needed to complete the project, so if you would like to help, please donate today. Thank you.
DONATIONS DETAILS:
You can make an EFT in to the SBHOA account as follows:
Thank you to the team, headed by Andy Davies and Crime Watch for installing the latest PTZ camera on Hastula Way by the beach car park. Criminals now need to know that they are being watched!
Thank you to all the sponsors and funders for helping SBHOA to make this project a reality.
If you would like to support this project, herewith the banking details:
DONATIONS DETAILS:
You can make an EFT in to the SBHOA account as follows:
Thank you to all for the great support from our residents and
SBHOA, as we have managed to get the first new PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) security camera installed at
the Donax Road Beach area.
As can be seen from the pictures below, it provides
high quality coverage of the Forata, Donax and Bursa carparks.
This camera is
monitored 24/7 in the Crimewatch control room and will provide a strong
deterrent to both petty and serious criminals.
Next Camera to be installed:
The Hastula camera will be
installed shortly so watch this space.
A very big thank you to our first major sponsor towards the Camera Project!
"For
2017 Team AA will contribute R35 000 to a camera for every SOLE MANDATE given
to us in Sunset Beach that we sell. Comm to be at 5% plus vat. We
are more than happy giving back to the community. We will give this
amount to you on transfer of such property."
Your support toward the community is greatly appreciated Andre, thank you. Also, to every other family in the community for supporting us, thank you very much!
Attention all Sunset Beach Residents and Business Owners
Below is the information covering the launch of the upgraded security camera project in Sunset Beach:
- Camera project background
- Time frame for installation
- How will we raise the money required?
- Why Crime Watch?
- Feedback please
- How to stay updated on progress
- Free "vehicle disc" stickers
Security Camera Project Information
We are lucky to be living in a low crime incident neighbourhood especially if we compare ourselves with other neighbourhoods in Cape Town. I receive the weekly newsletter from City Bowl area and am shocked to see how crime has escalated to home invasions in the Cape Town CBD.
The SBHOA would like our community to focus not only of the prevention of crime, but also on any existing crime, regardless of the severity.
The existing security cameras have demonstrated a significant impact on lowering crime over the past few years, resulting in several criminals being apprehended.
Taking into account that Sunset Beach has two entrances, criminals (or possible suspects) can be tracked by Crime Watch as they move through Sunset Beach. Security vehicles are dispatched immediately to investigate or ask suspects to leave the area.
The SBHOA has decided to initiate a security camera project in Sunset Beach based on the preliminary study completed in partnership with Crime Watch:
Additional camera coverage in beachfront areas and Ocean Way Shopping Centre will improve surveillance of these areas that have proven to be problematic in the past; and
replacement of existing cameras with higher resolution PTZ cameras (PTZ= pan tilt zoom) will improve the ability to track and identify criminals, especially at night.
The video below explains what Pan Tilt Zoom camera is about:
This amounts to:
1 new PTZ camera installed at the shopping centre.
2 new PTZ cameras installed at beach parking areas.
Replacing the Bay Beach / Ocean Way camera.
Addition of any other cameras if funds permit.
What is the proposed time frame for installing new cameras?
The SBHOA plan to install the first camera by end of March. Other planned cameras will be installed as soon as the funds are raised. We are optimistic and are planning for the remaining cameras to be installed by the end of June 2017.
How will we raise the money to pay for the camera project?
We need our Sunset Beach community to support the project to help us raise the R120,000 needed for 3 new cameras. We will be relying on donations from residents and businesses in order to fund this project. Watch this space for more info
Why Crime Watch?
The SBHOA is working with Crime Watch to install, maintain and monitor the security cameras. The majority of Sunset Beach residents are using Crime Watch as their security company.
Crime Watch is currently managing the existing cameras in Sunset Beach and have the recently upgraded the network to support all the cameras (incl PTZ cameras) in real time.
As we kick-off with this project, we would appreciate your feedback:
Whether you are a resident or a business, please provide feedback, questions or ideas by emailing projectcamera@sunsetbeach.org.za
Your free "vehicle disk" sticker to display on your car:
To kick-off the camera projects, every household within Sunset Beach will received a flyer and 2 Sunset Beach discs for display on your vehicle. Business owners and staff will also receive stickers.
Stickers will be distributed with flyers in the next 2 days.
The stickers will help with vehicle recognition as vehicles enter and leave Sunset Beach. Also, identify vehicles/people local to Sunset Beach in a similar type scenario as the "shipwreck" disaster.
If you need more stickers for your household, please email office@sunsetbeach.org.za. Stickers will be delivered in your postbox.
Stay Updated with the status of this project:
Updates on progress can be provided in the projects tab section in the new SBHOA website (going live today 25 February 2017). Content is still being updated as we grow the information requested by the community.
Click here for any updates on this project going forward.
We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing fellow "Sunsetters" driving around with their discs.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to hear from you. RegardsLise LotzeSBHOA: Chairpersonchairman@sunsetbeach.org.za
DONATIONS DETAILS:
You can make an EFT in to
the SBHOA account as follows:
Beneficiary name: SUNSET BEACH HOA Bank name:STANDARD BANK Account number:71003991 Branch code:0051001 (Universal Branch Code) Branch Code: 022209 Branch
name: THIBAULT SQUARE
You can make an EFT in to the SBHOA account as follows:
Beneficiary name: SUNSET BEACH HOA Bank name:STANDARD BANK Account number:71003991 Branch code:0051001 (Universal Branch Code) Branch Code: 022209 Branch name: THIBAULT SQUARE
Beneficiary reference:PRO-CAMERA (Name)
Please email your POP to projectcamera@sunsetbeach.org.za for us to show appreciation. Thank you for your support!
