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2008: September, 29 — Pearly Beach Village Survey   NEW!
The Ratepayers Association (RPA) will be undertaking the first ever village survey of Pearly Beach later this year. Members of the Association will be knocking on every door in the village and asking the residents some simple, non-invasive questions... READ MORE HERE

 

2007: December, 03 — Pearly Beach Emergency Room / Noodhulpkamer
Pearly Beach now boasts its own Emergency / First-Aid Room, a valuable asset to both residents and visitors. Since its official opening... READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 31 — Support a worthy cause: Local CHRISTMAS CARDS
A set of 5 Christmas cards has been produced to raise funds for Faces of Need, a unique conservation project to restore the nesting colonies on Dyer Island. Click here to find out more about the cards and the cause, and order yours now. READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 31 — Report on Hike up Wolfhuisberg
The Angling Club organised a hike up Wolfhuisberg, the mountain overlooking Pearly Beach. It was a beautiful day, and although the climb wasn't a piece of cake, the amazing panoramic views from the top were more than worth it. READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 31 — October Angling Competition Results
The PB Club competed against Alpha club and it was amazing to see how much fish were caught. The Pearly Beach anglers really pulled their weight and had a record number of entries, as well as the heaviest catch for the year (77kg). READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 18 — Pearly Beach Conservancy
The application by the Pearly Beach Conservation Society to have Pearly Beach declared a Conservation Village (or Conservancy) has finally been approved. READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 18 — Public Participation Process for Residential Development
Get more information on this 14-unit residential development, and find out how to register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP). READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 18 — Bluewater Bay Launching Site
Pearly Beach Online received an enquiry about the status of the proposed launching site at Bluewater Bay, west of Pearly Beach. The following email was received in response to an enquiry by PB Online to Louis Rosselet of the Dyer Boat Club. READ MORE HERE

2007: October, 18 — More About Butterfly Conservation
The protection and ongoing survival of threatened endemic butterflies and moths in the Western Cape has received a major shot-in-the-arm following a partnership between CapeNature and the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa (LepSoc). READ MORE HERE

2007: July, 28 — Nuclear Power in Pearly Beach?
There is a one-in-five chance that nuclear power could come to Pearly Beach. Bantamsklip, which is just ten kilometres south-east of Pearly Beach, is one of five possible sites earmarked by Eskom for a second nuclear power station. At the moment Eskom is conducting environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies for the five sites. READ MORE HERE

2007: May, 17 — Butterfly Conservation Gets Wings
A four-year conservation project aimed at determining the distribution and conservation priorities of all butterfly species in the South African region, especially those threatened with extinction, will be launched on 14 May 2007 at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens. READ MORE HERE

2007: February, 17 — Gotcha! Herald Snake has Supper
... I heard a squeaking sound coming from outside... I went to investigate... and what I saw was definitely not a mouse. A snake had caught a... READ MORE HERE

2007: February, 17 — A Piece of Glass?
... After getting home and consulting a couple of our fish books, we concluded that the piece of "glass" we had found was in fact... READ MORE HERE

2006: January, 20 — Beach Cleanup
At 09:00 on Saturday 14 January 2006, a total of 28 volunteers/members of BirdLife Walkerbay, BirdLife Overberg and the Pearly Beach Conservation Society gathered at the Castle Beach parking area to commence the Pearly Beach CleanMarine Litter Day cleanup. READ MORE HERE

2005: November, 07 — Whale Update
In reply to an enquiry by Pearly Beach Online, Dyer Island Cruises responded with the following informative email: The whale was first spotted floating upside down just off Danger Point on 20 September. Dyer Island Cruises went out to photograph... READ MORE HERE

2005: November, 05 — A Whale of a Job
Towards the end of September, a 13.8 metre Southern Right whale carcass drifted into Romansbaai, near Gansbaai, where it played havoc with the water intake of one of the Danger Point perlemoen farms there. READ MORE HERE