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ESTATE NEWS

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

alf the year is already gone; this Now for the second part of the two-phase Recycling
is when some of us reflect on the approach. This entails placing manned We will be launching a recycling campaign.
Hgoals and New Year’s resolutions speed cameras, as well as stop street As an eco-estate, we are mindful of our
we set for ourselves back in January. How management, to ensure that the estate impact on the environment. As such, we
are you faring with them? rules are enforced. We are doing this in have arranged that you can recycle for
and around the estate at random times of free – all you need to do is collect the
Let me share what has worked for me the day. recycling bags at the SLHOA offices.
over the years: I ensure that I have a goal
and that this goal is a “must” for me. Lastly, we are in talks with the municipality You will need to purchase a yellow bin
This motivates me to create a strategy to introduce alternative speed-calming from the SLHOA at a once-off cost of
around how to achieve the goal, which in devices and relook at the functionality R848,41. You can order your bin from the
turn provides me with the discipline and of speed bumps, stop streets and circles. HOA reception or request an order form
consistency to see it through. It has worked This is a lengthy process and will take via email from reception@silverlakes.co.za
so well for me in my personal life that I’ve some time. or debbie@silverlakes.co.za. We have
brought it over into my professional life as simplified the recycling so much that we
well, especially when it comes to projects. Silver Lakes App no longer require the different bins, just
I am a firm believer that technology is a one. Our supplier will sort it for you.
So, looking at where the estate is and the one-way street. Therefore, I am super
great number of projects that lie ahead, excited about the launch of the new Currently, just over 40% of residents are
some of these projects require third-party Silver Lakes App. The idea is for it to go recycling. We’d like to push that number
or municipal action, others we can address live on 1 August. We plan on making this to 80% within three months. Your bins
ourselves but will require more detailed an “all in one” app for our residents, so will be collected once a week on the same
planning. it will give you access to your statements, days as normal refuse.
enable you to book a game of golf, tennis,
With that in mind, I will go through some squash, etc. and do so much more. For There is always the argument that one
key projects and outline our strategy example, if you contact the help desk person cannot make a difference. I believe
behind them. about any problems, your message will that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg,
come to the SLHOA. who was just 15 years old when she
Speeding started her environmental revolution,
As stated in my newsletter in June, we The app will also have an events calendar, would disagree. So, I leave you with one
are tackling this problem in terms of a community classifieds, and a way to of her famous quotes: “No one is too
two-phase approach. The first is to create manage a member emergency situation – small to make a difference.”
awareness. We are doing this by launching this means that the member can now load
our campaign, ‘Our safety in Your hands’. family and friends as emergency contacts; Kind regards,
they will receive a Push notification
You will start to see some advertising with GPS location when the Emergency
popping up around the estate to ensure button is pressed. Our security teams will
that we all drive within the speed limit. I respond if the emergency is within the
understand it can be frustrating driving estate.
at 30km/h, but just remember why that
speed limit is in place. The supplier we will be using has already
installed an app in estates like Val de Vie,
Here’s a fun fact: A car weighing about Pinnacle Point, Serengeti, Leopard Creek,
950kg (that’s a small car, like a Suzuki Swift) De Zalze, Dainfern, etc. More information
and travelling at 60km/h will take roughly will be released soon. If the material we Dean Pretorius
two seconds to stop dead in its tracks. This provide is not clear enough, training will Chief Executive Officer
does not include your reaction time. be available to anyone who needs it. Silver Lakes Golf & Wildlife Estate

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