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ESTATE NEWS

News from the CEO

hank you to our residents for their were considered, debated and the draft • Takeaways can be ordered from the
feedback on our monthly articles. finalised. The new documents will be Clubhouse and delivered to your house.
TYour responses help us to focus shared with our members for approval at • Residents are welcome to make use of
on relevant topics and keep it short, yet the CGM. the Halfway House, but please do not
informative. use the tables reserved for golfers.
Golf Club • Various alternatives are being
Telkom Congratulations to the Golf Club considered for the crossing of the golf
Various questions have been raised about Committee who were re-elected as the course on the 18th. If you need to cross
the contract with Openserve and why new committee for 2020. We wish to thank this area, please ensure that it is not
members need to have a Telkom line when you for your commitment and making done while golfers are busy playing golf
they want a contract with another internet our Club one of the best in Gauteng. Well on the specific hole.
service provider. This arrangement was done to Henry Roodt for an excellent • Congratulations to the Chess Club, who
part of the contract with Openserve for the Captain’s Dinner. We wish our golf had a very good start for the year.
roll-out of fibre on the Estate. Discussions members everything of the best with the • Residents’ workers need to get
have been ongoing with Telkom to Club Championship being hosted early in registered at the Access Control Office
determine whether we can get out of March. before they can work on the Estate.
the contract with Openserve and have A form has been made available on
an open access network. Discussions are Damage on the golf course the website to enable our residents to
progressing well, but even if it is agreed to, A big thank you to our residents for having complete the form electronically and
it may take some time to implement the addressed the damage that was caused on save time when they come to register
change. the golf course by their children. There has their workers.
been a considerable decrease in damage • To help speed up the process for access
Cellphone signal reported. We wish to remind our residents on to the Estate for a visitor, please send
A detailed assessment of the quality of that serious action will be taken against them a pin from the Security app, which
cellphone signal on the Estate was done any culprit; which will include formal legal will help speed up the process.
and a joint meeting was held with Vodacom action.
• Discussions are ongoing with the City
and MTN to reconsider their proposal for of Tshwane to address the quality of the
masts on the Estate to improve the signal. Cement balls on the verges roads and the electrical kiosks.
A proposal was rejected in 2015 by our Letters have been written to various
members when the proposal was opened members who have cement balls on their We look forward to seeing you at one of
for public participation. The Board will be verges. This poses a safety problem on the the many clubs during 2020.
discussing the proposal and our members Estate in that many of these balls roll onto
will be updated accordingly. the road, causing potential damage to
vehicles, specifically at night. The HOA has
Cameras at the Clubhouse given the members a deadline by when
We are pleased to announce that new the cement balls need to be removed.
cameras have been installed at the The HOA has also provided alternatives to
Clubhouse, covering most areas for the protect irrigation systems in cases where
safety of our residents. It is now being members had cement balls to protect their
monitored from the Control Room and irrigation systems on the verges.
recorded in our server room.
Projects
Changes to the MOI and Rules We are pleased to advise that the project
We wish to thank all members who have for the staff accommodation is complete,
submitted input to the proposed changes as well as the upgraded facilities for the
to the Memorandum of Incorporation caddies.
and the Rules, whether it was as part of
the workshops that were facilitated or Snippets
submission of suggestions by email. The • All residents need to have their golf Kind regards
Board, together with the Social, Ethics carts registered at the Clubhouse, not
and Governance Committee had a Special only golfers. Thank you for the great HENK BOOYSEN
Board Meeting where all suggestions response so far. Chief Executive Officer
Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS
HOA OFFICE EMERGENCY NUMBERS SECURITY CLUBHOUSE

Office hours: Security Control Room (24 hours) Security Control Room (24 hours) Clubhouse 012 809 0281
Monday to Friday 012 809 0424/5 012 809 0424/5
08:00 until 16:30 Boschkop Police 012 802 1087/4 Café 41 012 809 1571
012 809 0142 Netcare 911 082 911 Bidvest Protea Coin Security
info@silverlakes.co.za From 18:00 to 06:00, weekdays Takeaways
Fire Brigade 10111 24 hours Sat, Sun and public holidays 012 809 0431 / 012 809 1484
WhatsApp Number Power Failure 012 339 9111 072 615 5862
081 848 2787
City of Tshwane Call Centre GOLF
012 358 9999
Security access office: Pro Shop 012 809 0430
Hours as above
Including first Saturday of every Water leaks: waterleaks@tshwane.gov.za
8 INTRA MUROS MARCH 2020 Street lights: streetlights@tshwane.gov.za
month from 08:00 until 11:00