Shelley Rohland Crime Plan Implementation/ Fundraising 082 363 6383
Rachel Stewart CID, labour 082 821 4153
Eamon Scott Crime Plan Implementation/ Domestic Forum/ Observatory Crime Sector Forum 074 351 2164
Thomas Mann CID, Bylaws 083 660 7199
Lawrence Masinga Crime Sector Forum (including Domestic Forum) 072 378 5093
Rachel Browne Clean-ups/Property 083 483 8218
The ORA auditors are Geo. Palmer & co. Bruma
Meet some of your ORA committee and see how they can help you:
Carine Hartman Portfolio: Chairwoman Resident in St Georges Rd
Some of you will know her as your web mistress too. Carine is a freelance journalist and graphic designer, who rolled up her sleeves for the community since May last year when she heard talks about a "planner" for the suburb. She has worked tirelessly to raise money to pay him - and as the new chairwoman of ORA has big dreams for Observatory. Read more about them by clicking here Oh - and she has 4 children ranging between 26 and 6 years old, loves computers, web sites, wine, smoking and her husband... Contact her at
Ane Niwinska Portfolio: Deputy Chairwoman Resident in Klip Street
Ane is the side-kick to the Chairwoman... She's head honcho of "Hello What's Your Name" and work from home, that is a consultancy that provides skills development & training to small companies, stress management, founding documents - biz plans - presentations et al, campaign & procure vendor numbers for "environmentally friendly Industrial chemicals & products to the mining industry". Otherwise known as "Action Ane", delegate extraordinaire, recently divorced and happily single with one beautiful daughter who has flown the coop... Interested in much, i.e Phd in collecting strays, budding cabaret artist, tarot reader, wellbeing of our neighbourhood, people in general, animal lover, body therapist amongst others. She is a nicotine addict and loves drinking wine on the odd occasion Contact her at
Rachel Browne Portfolio: Keep Observatory Clean Resident in Observatory Ave
Rachel has been a home owner in Observatory since 1987. "People may remember a time in the early nineties when my home became a medidation centre. I was in Cape Town during that period. People may also remember a sign on my gate that said Badia Trading. I had a small craft selling business that I ran from home for some years." Then she decided to grow on and went back to University and graduated with a masters in public and development management in 2005. She is now working as Minister Geraldine Fraser Moleketi's researcher in her ministry. "I love Observatory and cannot think of living anywhere else. I have found however over the years that neighbourliness is not a word that I would ascribe to my corner of the suburb. There is insufficient civic and public spirit and too much suspicion and laagering. I am very pleased that the suburb is finally opening up and becoming normal with South Africans from all cultures coming to live in it. I am very keen to get Observatarians out of their gates and onto their streets. I am keen for Observatory to work with Yeoville to help it turn itself around - not to return it to what it was, but to help it develop and grow its own new unique character. I want to be able to walk back up Rockey Street and sit on a pavement and drink a coffee or eat a meal again. I want a lot to happen and realise that it can only happen if we as residents make it happen. That is why I have joined the ORA committee. "We need to look forward and not back. If we want to, we can turn Observatory into a model of development - one that looks at long term goals, goals that are sustainable and that make sense to us all. Our work is to build the strong foundations that are needed to set our suburb on the road to development heaven!" Amen Contact Rachel at
Thomas Mann Portfolio: Enforcing by-laws Resident in Observatory Avenue
Thomas, previous chairman of ORA, is an electrical contractor and ordained priest of St Alban Liberal Catholic Church in Observatory. Why the full-time job as electrical contractor? Due to the church's constitution priests do not receive any stipend. He has been a member of the school of Practical Philosophy for the last 35 years as a student and tutor and has an interest in languages and their cultures. Contact him at
