Description: Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality, spatially the third largest Local Municipality in the country, is well-positioned as a portal to the mystical Karoo, in a region renowned for its pristine natural environment, rich heritage, diverse peoples and cultures. The vast area (± 28,690 km² in extent) includes the towns of Graaff-Reinet, Willowmore, Aberdeen, Jansenville, Steytlerville, Nieu-Bethesda, Klipplaat and Rietbron; plus a number of smaller settlements and surrounding farms.  It boasts several very popular tourist attractions, beautiful landscapes and a healthy climate.  The town of Graaff-Reinet, 4^th oldest in South-Africa and referred to as the “Gem of the Karoo”, is a hub of agri-tourism activity;  it is the political and administrative seat of the Municipality and is the centre where the biggest concentration of the population lives and works.  The second largest town is Willowmore, also with a strong and vibrant tourism and agricultural sector.  Willowmore should be viewed as a strategically well-positioned centre for managing and co-ordinating service-delivery & public participation in the southernmost part of the Municipal area.