Dear Melville Community, There have been some complaints ranging from noisy businesses, infrastructure or even displaced people that are occupying street corners and public land. In this regard, the MRA has now made a complaint form available that will be captured to an independent MRA database and will be shared with the ward councillor as well. Please use the form below in order to lodge a complaint, after […]
In 2012/2013 the managing agent of the MSI, a registered estate agent with the EAAB, misappropriated a portion of the residents’ funds held in their EAAB Trust account. The MSI submitted a claim to the EAAB in 2013 and followed all the requirements of the Estate Agency Affairs Act in order to recover the stolen funds. After completing all the requirements (including taking the previous managing agent to court) in late […]
Dear Melville Community, We have had an uptick in complaints about noise emanating from certain bars/restaurants and from public drinking on Main Road. May we ask that you consider signing the petition on change.org, which was drafted by members of the MRA. Our ward councillor, Bridget Steer has indicated that the size of the problem requires the attention of the MMC and we need a petition with plenty of signatures […]
Dear Melville Community, The Melville Residents’ Association Executive Committee held a meeting on the 8th of October 2018 at 1900 at “die Agterplaas” guesthouse. After this meeting by agreement of the majority of the executive committee, the following members were elected as required by the constitution to the following positions for the coming year: Honorary Treasurer: Eric Clive van Gils Honorary Secretary: Kelsey Glennon Chairperson: Andreas Gerdes We wish […]
Dear Community, Thank you for coming together today and joining in the #AreSebetseng initiative! Thanks to the City of Johannesburg and Ward Councillor Bridget Steer for taking the time to listen to some of concerns from the community. Hope to see your words turning into action. A special thanks to Cornel Ridgard and Willem Prinsloo of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty for going the extra mile with their sponsorship of […]
Dear Melville Community, Please find the flyer attached in respect of the A Re Sebetseng campaign this weekend. We encourage all members of the community to take part in this event and to get involved with the clean-up on Saturday between 09h00 and 12h00. The meeting point will be the Melville Tennis Courts on Carlow Road, corner of Rustenburg Road. Kind Regards, […]
Dear Community, There will be another A Re Sebetseng Initiative on the 13th of October and the councillor has asked us to get involved by cleaning up our street. Further information related to how you can contribute by cleaning up some of Melville will be circulated in due course. Further to this, various city departments including JMPD, JRA, City Power and Pikitup will be coming through in the morning […]
Safety video provided by Melville Security Initiative. Be safe when driving home at night.
Here’s some info you should know: Over the past 6 weeks, our security teams have been hard at work. Red Surveillance and Beagle Watch have combined to deliver: 3 Arrests driven by our License Plate Recognition System 2 Arrests relating to the theft of property 6 Post Event Analysis Reports which were handed over to the Brixton SAPS to assist with the prosecution of criminals We’ll continue to provide you […]
A formal response was received on 28 September 2018 from the Gauteng Liquor Board (GLB) on the objections lodged in respect of the proposed / planned restaurants on the corner of 1st Avenue and 7th Street. The GLB decided not to schedule a hearing. It thus did not afford an opportunity to the MRA and the more than 600 residents it represents to state their case regarding the […]
