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CONTENTS

From the Editor

CONTENTS ummer made a spectacular entrance halfway through

September with a heat wave and temperatures ranging from
S33 – 35 degrees!!! October has brought much-needed rain
ESTATE NEWS across Gauteng. Hopefully, the downpours we’ve experienced
3 Message from the Chairman so far will continue over the coming weeks. The current water
4 From the Estate Manager shortages have become a major concern and with level 2
8 From the Office Desk restrictions in place, we need to conserve this precious resource.
9 Community development - the advantages of
gabion walls On a lighter note, the Family Fun Day was very well attended,
14 Family Fun Day thank you to the residents for attending this wonderful event.

In this issue take a look at René’s gardening article on how one
GARDENING can utilise tree stumps and boulders to enhance your garden,
16 Gardening with tree stumps and boulders enabling you to create beautiful spaces. As indicated before,
the infrastructure and continuous maintenance for the ongoing
LIFESTYLE improvement of the estate are high priorities. In the article from
18 Recycling ideas with glass bottles Jan-Louis you will be given more insight into the construction
20 Thoughts/gedagtes work that has been carried out adjacent to Archilles and the
21 Carob chocolate: Safe for you and your pet to first stream crossing in Meander Avenue East. This is to control
enjoy erosion.
22 Recipe: New York-style cheesecake
28 Book reviews Despite life’s challenges, there’s lots to be positive about. Moving
into the final months of 2022, we can look back on a number of
successes here on the estate.
MOTORING
24 2022 Sasol solar challenge Enjoy reading much more in this issue of Stoeptalk.

30 SERVICE PROVIDERS Till next time,
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