Page 4 - FWG Issue 3 April 2024

Estate News

MESSAGE FROM THE ESTATE MANAGER

Dear Residents,
ur estate has been a hive of These software upgrades form part of a
activity this month with many concerted effort by the Board of Directors
of our favourite events taking and HOA team to ensure that Fourways
Oplace in March. The Family Gardens is geared up for the next 40
Campout was well attended as always, and years (yes, our estate turns 40 years old
such a fun time was had that some dads had this year!). Our equipment upgrades have
to be told it was lights out when midnight seen meaningful investment into a hosted
approached! Jumbo marshmallows and PBX option for our estate, and we bid our
fun in the park made for many cherished long-serving and tired PABX adieu in
memories. And then, to much excitement, March! With the new PBX, we have already
Fourways Gardens was visited by the Easter seen real improvements in call quality,
bunny who made sure to hide lots of Easter especially where the Control Room is
Eggs for the eager Easter Egg Hunters in the concerned, and with call recording, we
estate! are also committed to elevating the
professionalism and readiness of our
April will see our first Movie Night of Control Room operators to respond to all
2024 and we know that the little ones calls adequately. This doesn’t mean that
will be glued to the screen! For members Charlene Marlin, Estate Manager we’re resting on our laurels, however, and
of the various faith communities in our we are continuing to roll out improvements that will benefit all
estate, this was also a special time with Easter just brushing the residents and will keep you informed as these come online.
end of March, Ramadan continuing into April with Eid-al-Fitr
to mark the end of Ramadan, and Pesach is celebrated by our With the seasons changing, and the worst of the rainy season
Jewish community. We wish members of all faith communities behind us, the HOA will be commencing the long-awaited river
in Fourways Gardens a special and meaningful time with their clean-up. We have received all necessary authorisations and
loved ones. have a clear strategy to get this beloved feature of Fourways
Gardens to a pristine condition which will benefit the wildlife
In case you missed it, we also welcomed back Ricardo Naidoo (both avian and aquatic), enable us to manage flood water and
as our Estate Security Manager towards the end of February. rebuild the bridge that washed away in a previous flood season.
Ricardo has brought fresh perspectives and energy to the We are determined to do this properly and so this will be a multi-
security team and his experienced and calm approach reassures year project, and with the permissions in place, we will be able to
us that we can expect nothing but excellence from our security maintain this waterway in years to come.
team! With the awarding of the security contract to 24/7 after
a thorough RFQ process, some improvements are immediately The Gardens Bistro team has been working on a refreshed menu
visible, including newly branded vehicles. We also take this with exciting options and offerings which will be launched
opportunity to welcome Assistant Manager Tau to the Fourways soon. Mike and Belinda are committed to correcting all matters
Gardens security team. that have been brought to their attention and to keeping The
Gardens Bistro a jewel in our estate.
Any day now, our refreshed Fourways Gardens website will be
launched, and it promises a sleek and modern introduction to We thank all residents for their partnership in making this estate
our estate and its offerings. As soon as this happens, you, our so wonderful to live in, from the friendly smiles when out and
community, will be the first to know – we are very excited to see about to the on-the-go reporting of issues that need attention
how this will add value to our estate and promote the Secure from our maintenance team or Municipality, this is a community
Estate Living we enjoy! The finance team has been working that works together to ensure that our cherished estate goes
furiously towards getting a new accounting and financial from strength to strength.
communication platform, WeConnectU is ready to launch.
We attended a WeConnectU conference in March, and we
are enthusiastic about the changes this will bring to the ease Sincerely,
of member account management and end-to-end intelligent
property and accounts management. Charlene Marlin

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