PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plettenberg Bay residents have just short of a month to comment on another application by Plett Rage organisers over a proposed venue for the annual student festival to be held in the coastal holiday town in December this year.

The Bitou Municipality published a notice last week that organisers had submitted a temporary land use application for a portion of the Ganze Vallei farm just outside of the town centre for activities between December 1 and 7, 2017.

This after organisers of the event – which brings thousands of school leavers to the coastal holiday town every year and contributes just short of R50-million to the local economy over the period – submitted another occasional land use application to the Bitou Municipality to host the festival along the town’s popular Central Beach. 

The application is not only for this year’s festival, but also for the next five years.

This application saw widespread criticism from various residents, organisations and businesses who believe that the event could have a negative impact not only on marine life, but also residents and businesses in the area. 

Read more about this event and proposals of where it might be held this year in Thursday's Knysna-Plett Herald. 

ARTICLE: YOLANDÉ STANDER, KNYSNA-PLETT HERALD CORRESPONDENT

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