Learn more about the DRA

Find out more about the Dowerglades community and ways for you to get involved.

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How it works

Find out who runs the DRA, what the costs are and security in Dowerglades.

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Safety Tips

Some general safety tips and what to do if you spot something suspicious.

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Contact Us

Contact us if you have questions or to join our community anti-crime solution.

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What is the DRA?

DRA is community and volunteer based. Funds collected from contributing residents are utilised for security enhancements and the maintenance of the road closure. Without any profit motivation, the DRA has managed to reduce crime in the area by upwards of 85% since 2010.
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Latest News

  • Access Tags and You

    Access Tags and You

    What is the correct access protocol in Dowerglades? From a security point of view, it is vital to very quickly identify non-residents as they enter the suburb. The guards have been instructed to wait for [...]

  • Contribution amount will increase on 1 October

    Contribution amount will increase on 1 October

    To keep up with increasing costs, the inflationary increase for 2017 has been set at 6%, taking the monthly contribution for homeowners to R620 per month from 1 October 2017. We are offering a bulk [...]

  • Halloween Walk 2016

    Halloween Walk 2016

    Our annual Halloween Walk in Dowerglades will take place on Sunday 30 October 2016 from 6pm. We will meet at the park on Poplar Avenue (next to The Waterfront) and head out from there. Savika [...]

  • Website Back Online

    Website Back Online

    You may have noticed that the DRA website has been offline for a few months. This was due to a round of technical issues with the website files and hosting company. We are happy to [...]

  • Scanner in for repairs

    Scanner in for repairs

    One of our scanners used to scan licence discs of visitors at our booms is damaged and is currently being repaired. The repair will take a few days, so in the interim, the guards will [...]

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