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The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or the companies themselves.• EIA Publishing Office: 012 348 5109 • www.eiapublishing.co.za Marketing Manager: Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 | [email protected] • Advertising: Alexandra Kennedy - 082 336 5060 | [email protected] Editorial: Kathy Thersby - 082 446 8456 | [email protected] • Design: Ancheri Luus - [email protected] Resident Photography: George Proxenos - [email protected] GDLQIHUQ HVWDWHQHZV )URPWKH&KDLUPDQ by Costa Spheris BROADACRES DRIVE ASSOCIATION The Broadacres Drive Association is a voluntary association of the residential estates and other entities (the school, shopping centre and office park) that take access off Broadacres Drive, Dainfern. The members of the BDA pay monthly contributions calculated in accord- ance with the number of households paying levies, and those contributions are used to improve the safety, secu- rity and appearance of the road. In es- sence, the BDA members are “moving their front doors” from their own gates to the intersection of Broadacres Drive with the R511/William Nicol Highway. The BDA contracts with Fidelity Security Services to provide a dedi- cated 24/7 armed response vehicle (“ARV”). At peak times when residents are going to work or returning to the precinct, the ARV is stationed at the intersection as a deterrent against loiterers. The ARV also acts as a back the precinct. hijacking and smash-and-grab, and up to the security operations of the at other times it patrols the road, BDA members, and responds to ac- Other functions of the BDA include monitoring suspicious vehicles and cidents and alarm activations within the maintenance of the landscaped is- lands and sidewalks, and the removal of litter and illegal signage. The BDA has also established and funded a Recycling Depot at the Valley Shop- ping Centre. As funds accumulate, the BDA imple- ments a programme of improvements to the road reserve. The BDA provided the paved pathway on one side of the road, and fenced off the undeveloped land to control vagrants. More recently the BDA installed solar-powered cat’s eyes along part of the road, and improved the road signage to enhance safety at the traffic circle outside Dainfern College. Lastly, the BDA monitors and if neces- sary objects to new developments in the area that might affect its mem- bers, and it attempts to put pres- sure on the local authority to comply with its obligation to repair potholes, streetlights and robots. GDLQIHUQ HVWDWHQHZV HVWDWHQHZV IURPWKH by Reg Bernstein JHQHUDOPDQDJHU Steep tariff increases proposed for Joburg Johannesburg residents will have to brace Property rates are to increase by 6,7% proposed increases have not yet been for big tariff increases – including up to across the board. debated by council. 35% for electricity – which could come into effect at the beginning of the metro’s Capetonians, on the other hand, will fork But Lee Cahill of the Johannesburg financial year on July 1. out 8,28% more for their water, 5,5% Advocacy Group said: “Countrywide, more for their refuse collection and 5,9% municipal bills were 46% higher in the last This is nearly double the increase for more for their property rates. quarter of 2010 than they were in the last electricity proposed by Cape Town, which quarter of 2009, and now these additional is planning a 19,94% hike, and higher The only good news with regard to tariffs exorbitant increases have been proposed than the planned 26,71% Eskom bulk is that the poor and pensioners will be in the city. supply increase. According to papers getting up to 100% off what they owe the presented to the Johannesburg City council for property rates. This applies Councillor Denis Hunt of the Democratic Council at its monthly council meeting to pensioners where the gross monthly Alliance said: “I think the proposed yesterday, residents could also be paying household income is below R5 600. increase for water is far too high when you 13% more for water and 6% more for However, Johannesburg households consider inflation is hovering between 5% refuse collection. could pay 17% more for refuse collection and 6%. Johannesburg has become the in the 2012-13 financial year. The most expensive metro to live in in SA”. GDLQIHUQ HVWDWHQHZV 6(&85,7< 83*5$'(83'$7( 2011 STARTS AT FULL THROTTLE FOR THE DOUGLASDALE COMMUNITY POLICE FORUM 2011 is here and little stands still for the and desk tops. provide refreshments and to showcase the Douglasdale Community Policing Forum. The Douglasdale Community Policing benefits of police public interaction. All sectors are fully operational after the Forum has been asked to secure another Thank you one and all for your continued Christmas break and December 2010 and ten vehicles to assist the workload on support. January 2011 show a massive 40% drop current transport capabilities as the 24/7 in crime stats in the precinct. This is the patrols are having the desired effect on Adv Jean Berdou success we all seek when the community crime but maintenance down time is Chair, Douglasdale Community Policing and Police operate together. beginning to work against the station. Forum Negotiations with vehicle dealerships There are some really exciting to secure a good package have developments happening at SAPS been completed and fundraising has Douglasdale. Firstly the new state of the begun in earnest. Watch this space for art Generator and UPS power supply is in developments. the process of being installed. The station shall henceforth be completely self-sufficient A further 36 Reservists shall be coming when it comes to power outages and onto strength at the station during the computers and radio equipment will also course of this year. not suffer disruption when power supplies are uncertain. But the most exciting development for this year is that the Douglasdale CPF and the Secondly, the station is in the process SAPS Douglasdale will be hosting a national of having a complete re-wiring of its IT first Police “open day”. The public will be infrastructure with fibre optic cable and invited to come to the station where all Cisco switching units being installed, detectives and station management will be vastly speeding up computer access available on a Saturday morning to answer and investigation information. A new hub queries on how dockets and investigations and SAPS IT equipment are being fitted into their cases are progressing. The CPF throughout the station and this will be will be present to promote awareness about followed by new SAPS computer systems the Forum and encourage participation, VHFXULW\RIILFHU RIWKHPRQWK This month the Dainfern Security Officer of the Month is Wayne van Wyk. Wayne has done Fidelity proud over the past couple of weeks. He is the Operations Manager servicing Wayne van Wyk Dainfern and is also a Police Reservist – in fact Wayne was awarded Reservist of the Year for the Honeydew Cluster in 2010! Wayne imparts some important knowledge and investigative properties to Dainfern, which is highly valued. Congratulations Wayne! Wayne will be handed his prize from the publishers at the regular Security meeting. Please log on to www.dainfern.co.za for photos of the prizes given. GDLQIHUQ WEVSEH\RQGWKHOLQH Licence no. 30414 an Authorised Financial Services Provider FAIS EUPHOBIA ~ The fear of good news. Congratulations! 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Consider for a moment the habitat requirements of the Hadeda and how they have adapted to our environment. Historically this was a species of woodland and forest areas along river courses. However, the species has been actively expanding its range from the moister south-eastern part of the country into the Highveld area which was previously treeless, and westwards along the coastal belt, and is now even established in Cape Town.