Follow the municipality of Opsterland on WhatsApp

Here's how it works:

1. Go to the WhatsApp channel of the Municipality of Opsterland. You can find the channel here.
2. Click 'Follow' to subscribe to our channel.
3. You can find our posts through the "Updates" tab.

Would you also like to actively receive notifications of new posts? In the upper right corner of our channel, you can indicate that you want to enable notifications. By default, this is set to muted.

What can and cannot you do through our channel?

• You cannot respond with text, but you can respond with an emoji.
• Hold down a message and choose an emoji to respond to.
• You can easily forward messages to others.

Your privacy remains protected

• We cannot see who is following us.
• Your phone number is not visible to us.
• Only the number of followers of the channel is visible.
• More information about WhatsApp channels can be found on WhatsApp's website: About WhatsApp Channels.

Sending a message via WhatsApp

You can send us a message on WhatsApp at: 06 12 64 51 55. We try to respond as soon as possible and at the latest within 24 hours. 

Note: Never send privacy-sensitive information, such as your citizen service number (BSN), bank account numbers, or ID card or passport photos over WhatsApp. The municipality never requests or sends privacy-sensitive information via WhatsApp. If exchange of that kind of information is necessary, please stop by or send us an email (secure emailing can be done through Zivver). Our privacy statement tells you more about how Opsterland Municipality handles your data with care.