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INTRA E S T A T E N E W S | E N V I R O N M EMUROS N T | S P O R T | T R A V E L | F A M I L Y L I F E KEEPING BUSY DURING LOCKDOWN COVID-19 BIRDING WORLD BEE DAY May 2020 CONTENTS ESTATE NEWS LIFESTYLE News from the CEO 2 Covid-19 Birding in your garden 18 Silver Lakes cares 8 Gardening for winter and spring 20 Keeping busy during lockdown 10 World Bee Day 22 News from the Environmental Team 14 RESTAURANT COMPETITION 25 TODAY’S CHILD CLASSIFIEDS 36 Colouring in Competition 27 Building resilience in children 29 Waterbuck in the Silver Lakes Game Reserve by Francois Booyens SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za 27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Nienke Moolman PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - [email protected] Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Albert Roos GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christo van Eeden - [email protected] PO Box 11106 Henk Booysen Elize Malan SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - [email protected] Silver Lakes 0054 Corlia Mathews Natasha Lyon ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - [email protected] Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Ilse Ruane PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR Nicole Hermanson - [email protected] SPEED LIMIT ON THE ESTATE The speed limit is restricted to a maximum of 40 kilometres per hour in Gleneagles Drive and 30 kilometres per hour in every other area of the Estate including in the nature reserve and near designated children's play areas. Strict enforcement will apply. DISCLAIMER Intra Muros is a monthly magazine of the Silver Lakes Homeowners’ Association (NPC). It is intended for the residents of Silver Lakes. It is published on behalf of the SL HOA by Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd. Articles printed in the Intra Muros, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the SL HOA or the Estate, the publisher, nor of the companies themselves. Neither the SL HOA, nor the publishers can be held responsible for the quality of the goods and services advertised in the Intra Muros. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the publisher. ESTATE NEWS COVID-19 UPDATE n 23 April 2020, Government and Traditional Affairs on 25 March 2020 therefore imperative that you increase announced a 5-level plan as and the catch-all provisions therein, your distance from other people not Oapproved by the National the entire Golf Course, Clubhouse and from your household while walking Coronavirus Command Council according Game Reserve are closed to everybody and wear appropriate face covering. to which restrictions can be eased, in a except for security and maintenance Whilst we understand the difficulty of phased approach. purposes. The Regulations signed on 29 wearing mouth and nose coverings whilst April 2020 reiterated this position. These exercising, we ask that you be considerate Due to the relaxation of the restriction areas effectively remain closed and it is to others who may take exception to your of movements under the provision of the a criminal offense for any unauthorised behaviour and cover up and increase your recent regulations and introduction of person to be in those areas until the distance when passing other persons. other regulations to curb the spreading regulations are changed. The SLHOA have of Covid-19, the following are relevant to also developed Rules and Penalties in this Live-in staff and caregivers residents. regard to deter people from breaking the Persons who work in the industries law and to protect these assets under stipulated under Alert Level 4 in the An overview of the relaxation of restrictions these trying circumstances. regulations may have live-in staff or • Cycling, walking and running are caregivers attend to their homes on a permitted between 06h00 – 09h00 daily. Albeit that the entire Golf Course, daily basis. The purpose of this relaxation • Persons who work in the industries Clubhouse and Game Reserve is closed is to support the resident that has to go stipulated under Alert Level 4 in the by law, the exercise provisions make it to work as an essential service employee regulations may have live-in staff or reasonable for the SLHOA to allow walking or employer and needs the live-in staff caregivers to attend to their home on a and jogging on only the cart pathways of or specific person to take care of the daily basis. the golf course and the ring road of the children, the elderly or infirm. Please note • Food delivery services become available game reserve, where cycling is allowed, that persons who are primarily domestic for food orders and deliveries to your during the exercise hours. Cycling and the workers and garden workers are not home. use of any type of conveyance apart from considered caregivers for purposes of this • Screening of staff and service providers baby carriages are prohibited from the type of access. will be done when entering the estate. golf course walkways given the increase of • The curfew will not permit you to be out pedestrian traffic. These areas revert to no- Should a resident require access for these of your house between 20h00 until 05h00, go areas at 09h00 until 06h00 the next day. categories of persons, the following and members of the public may report process needs to be followed in order to any non-compliance with the curfew to As these areas are effectively becoming streamline their access to the Estate: the SAPS. public areas during the course of exercise, • It is mandatory that you as the employer the wearing of an appropriate cover over of this type of staff member provide your face and nose is mandatory in terms The following additional the SLHOA with an email confirming of the regulations to curb the spread of the that you are a Level 4 employee or information is provided virus. This becomes more relevant during employer and provide the personal exercise as the expulsion of air is more details of the staff member with their ID Cycling, walking or running intense and the spread of droplets, which number. The information can be sent to In terms of the Regulations signed by the may contain the virus, spread significantly [email protected] Minister of Co-Operative Governance further than when not exercising. It is • Access will be granted at the gates. 02 INTRA MUROS MAY 2020 SI LVER LAKES GOLF ESTATE 082 567 7963 Linda Bodenstein ESTATE AGENTS www.lindabodenstein.co.za 082 567 7963 SILVER LAKES PERFECT ADDRESS!! SILVER LAKES SINGLE LEVEL!! WEB REF 1330666 2 Bed, 2 Baths, 2 Garages WEB REF 1133963 3 Beds, 3 Baths, 2 Garages R2 800 000 R4 600 000 TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST, BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO….. OUR PHONE LINES ARE STILL OPEN FOR ALL YOUR PROPERTY RELATED QUERIES. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AT ANY TIME. VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.lindabodenstein.co.za FOR A VARIETY OF PROPERTIES. CLICK OR CALL.WE DO IT ALL! SILVER LAKES GOLF ESTATE Exclusive Mandate 4 Bedroom outstanding family home. Truly a trendsetter and takes contemporary modern design to a new level of excellence! Photos by Elske and Design Trilogy Architects: Liana Els 0835014670 [email protected] R 9 750 000 If you’re interested in buying, selling, renting or leasing contact me. Magnus Bodenstein ~ 082 294 3962 [email protected] ESTATE NEWS As an employer, the resident needs to 38˚, the person will be asked to wait 10 HOA services provide their permitted staff or those minutes, after which they will be screened Limited security and essential maintenance taking care of children with a permit again. If the person is again tested with a services by the SLHOA, as regulated, will to perform this essential service; which temperature in excess of 38˚, the resident continue. Our residents should take note permit was made available as Form 2 in will be called, advising that the person has of the following: the Government Gazette, dated 29 April been identified as a potential COVID-19 • The Management Centre and Clubhouse 2020. This permit may also be requested case and not allowed access. In the case of remains closed. Security related matters by the SAPS, together with a copy of a resident’s staff member, it is suggested can be addressed by reporting to the their ID during any routine roadblocks. that the resident then makes contact Control Room next to the entrance at A copy of the form is available on the with the COVID-19 Hotline by dialling the Management Centre. You may also website on www.silverlakes.co.za. Follow *134*832# to arrange for a test. The service call the office at 012 809 0142 from link https://silverlakes.co.za/wp-content/ provider will not be allowed access. which your call will be diverted to the uploads/2020/05/permit-essential-service. Control Room. pdf Residents are reminded that the collection • Cash levy payments cannot be facilitated of labour outside the estate and bringing and alternative payment options would The relaxation of restrictions now allows unauthorised personnel in (in accordance need to be considered. for staff who are live-in staff to return to with the COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy the place where they work. They are not for Level 4) will be dealt with in the Silver Lakes Cares allowed to return to their place of residence strictest manner by means of penalties and We wish to thank our residents who have until further relaxation of the restrictive reporting such transgression to the SAPS.