Shelly Beach, South Africa

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Shelly Beach
Coordinates: 30°47′53″S30°24′36″E / 30.798°S 30.410°E / -30.798; 30.410
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Municipality Ray Nkonyeni
Main Place Margate
Area
[1]
 • Total5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total2,577
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 29.3%
 •  Coloured 1.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 8.5%
 •  White 60.1%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  English 51.8%
 •  Afrikaans 21.8%
 •  Zulu 17.0%
 •  Xhosa 6.0%
 • Other3.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4265
PO box
4265

Shelly Beach is a coastal resort town on the South Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, located more or less halfway between Margate (8.5 km) and Port Shepstone (7.1 km). [2] [3]

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Geography

Shelly Beach is situated between the Zotsha Creek to the north, the Mhlangeni River to the south and the R61 freeway to the west. Its neighbouring areas are Oslo Beach to the north and St Michael’s-on-Sea and Uvongo to the south.

Economy

Economic Development

The opening of Shelly Centre in 1985 placed Shelly Beach as a prime shopping destination on the KZN South Coast [4] followed by the developments of Southcoast Mall in 2005, [5] Shelly Beach Business Park in 2007, [6] the Shelly Beach Day Hospital (now a 24-hour hospital) in August 2010 [7] and the reopening of McDonald's in Shelly Beach in 2021 since the 1990s. Today Shelly Beach has become the gateway to shopping in the Lower South Coast, host to the two largest malls in the region, namely Shelly Centre and Southcoast Mall.

Retail

The area along Marine Drive is Shelly Beach’s main commercial area, lined with a number of local shops, car dealerships, restaurants, and shopping centres such as Shelly Centre (the largest shopping centre on the South Coast) and Shelly Boulevard. Southcoast Mall, situated on the western outskirts, is another significant shopping centre in Shelly Beach, ranking as the second largest one on the South Coast. [8] [9]

Tourism

Beaches

Shelly Beach is host to two beaches along its coastline, namely Shelly Beach and Windsor on Sea Beach.

The name "Shelly Beach" refers to the many shells on the beaches in which there are. Here, the finest miniature pink lady shells can be found among many other varieties.

Hotels

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Hotel Metropole 1961

Snorkelling & diving

Shelly Beach boasts numerous popular diving and snorkelling sites, where the most spectacular varieties of tropical fish, sharks, corals as well as mystical underwater caves can be discovered. These popular sites include Potato Reef, The Caves, Deep Salmon, Arena Reef, Bo Boyi Reef, and Adda Reef. [10]

Infrastructure

Healthcare

Private healthcare

Established on August 2010 as the Shelly Beach Day Hospital, the Shelly Beach Hospital is the sole hospital serving Shelly Beach. Owned by Shelly Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd, it is a private hospital operating 24-hour emergency services. The hospital is located on Izotsha Road, opposite Southcoast Mall. [11]

Public healthcare

Shelly Beach Clinic is a government-funded municipal clinic operated by the Ugu District Municipality. For public hospitals, residents of Shelly Beach normally use the Port Shepstone Regional Hospital. [12]

Roads

Shelly Beach straddles along the R620 (Marine Drive) connecting Port Shepstone to the north with Uvongo to the south. The town also lies just off the R61 highway (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) between Port Shepstone and Port Edward. Running north-west, Izotsha Road connects the town with Izotsha to the north-west and Gamalakhe to the west (via the P200).

Tolling

The R61, forming part of the South Coast Toll Route, involves the payment of toll at the toll booths of the Izotsha Ramp Toll Plaza, situated on the off and on-ramps of the Izotsha Road interchange (Exit 39). Traffic arriving from the north to turn off at exit 39 and traffic joining the R61 S from Izotsha Road must pass through the respective ramp plazas. The R620 to Margate and Port Shepstone serves as the untolled alternative route to the R61.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Shelly Beach". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Distance Shelly-Beach, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Margate, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Distance Shelly-Beach, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Port-Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Looking back on South Coast history: August 23 to 25". South Coast Herald. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Coastal mall prepares to open". Business. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ↑ L2B. "Leads 2 Business: Online Tenders in SA". Leads 2 Business. Retrieved 2022-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "About Page". Shelly Beach Hospital. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ↑ "Shelly Centre - Shopping in paradise". www.shellycentre.co.za. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  9. ↑ "Home". Southcoast Mall. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  10. ↑ "Shelly Beach". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. ↑ "Home". Shelly Beach Hospital. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  12. ↑ http://www.kznhealth.gov.za/clinicname.pdf
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