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CONTENTSImportant Numbers 03 Meet Nazari Hickman 04Upcoming Event 05Refuse Removal 06 Environmental News 07Correct Postal Addresses 10Winter Is Planting Time 12We Would Love To Hear From You 15 A division of GLOVent Solutions | www.glovent.co.za | E-mail:chandi@glovent.co.za

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Disclaimer: This eMagazine is produced especially for residents of Schonenberg Estate to provide updates and useful information. It is produced by GLOVent Media, a division of GLOVent Solutions, on behalf of Schonenberg Estate. Although every effort is taken to ensure accuracy of content, Schonenberg Estate HOA and/or the Publisher, cannot be held liable for any inaccurate information, and may not agree with all opinions expressed in this publication.

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If you have a not-so-urgent issue or a general query, please send an e-mail to one of the following addresses:Accounts - accounts@schonenberg.co.za | Maintenance - acc@schonenberg.co.za Data & Communication - info@schonenberg.co.za | Reception - reception@schonenberg.co.za

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

SECURITY MAIN GATE All hoursPABX 1000 / 021 200 1835

SECURITY - WATERSTONE GATE Open hours (05:00 – 22:00)PABX 1001 / 021 200 1834

SECURITY – SCHONENBERG ESTATE Vetus Schola Office hours(08:00 – 17:00)PABX 1000 / 6445 / 6426 / 021 852 9009 / 082 888 4850

SCHONENBERG HOA OFFICE Office hours (08:00 – 17:00)PABX 9 / 021 855 4537

Security Control Room Vetus Schola - All hours: 021 852 9009

Security Armed Response Vetus Schola [Estate] - All hours: 081 051 6696

Fire Department - 021 444 2700 / 021 590 1900

Ambulance - EMO 072 996 6337 / 107 / 112

Schonenberg MaintenanceOffice hours (08:00 – 17:00)PABX 1202After hours: 082 538 7812

Police Somerset West - 021 850 1303 / 021 850 1300

33All maintenance related problems should be reported to Stephanie on PABX 1204 and after hours (in case of an emergency), please phone 082 5387 812

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SCHONENBERG STAFFMeet Nazari Hickman – Data and Communication Manager

“I was born in Cape Town and grew up in Wellington with my mom, dad and older sister. In 2008, after completing matric from La Rochelle Girls High School in Paarl, I started my life’s journey by moving to Stellenbosch on my own to study at the University. In 2015, I obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and I’m currently reading for a Bachelor of Commerce Industrial Psychology degree. As Data and Communication Manager, I hold a pivotal position in the HOA office and have to use my theoretical knowledge, skill set and hands-on experience daily. It’s important to maintain a good work-life balance so in my free time, I go hiking and participate in trail run races on Sundays. I’m also very sociable and enjoy spending quality time with the people dearest to me. My motto is: focus on the now, the present, and the world around me.”

UPCOMING EVENTHERITAGE DAYCelebrate Heritage Day on Saturday, September 24 with pre-organized Schonenberg community braai events. All residents will be invited, along with their family and friends, to enjoy sociable, open-air braais doing what South Africans do best – gathering around a fire and cooking in a traditional way. Actually, nowadays, this public holiday is commonly known as National Braai Day.

If you’d like to volunteer as a “host” to assist with the arrangements needed to braai in your neighbourhood, e.g. a street braai, please contact Nazari on PABX 9 or send an email to info@schonenberg.co.za .

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A member or occupier of an erf shall: 8.1 maintain in a hygienic and dry condition, such number of receptacles for refuse within his property as may be determined from time to time by the Association;

8.3 ensure that before refuse is placed in such receptable it is securely wrapped, or in the case of tins or other containers, completely drained;

8.4 for the purpose of having the refuse collected, place the refuse within an area, in a bag and at the times as may designated by the Trustees from time to time; and

8.5 garbage and/ or garden rubble may not be left outside the Erf except for collection on the date of collection. It may not be left out overnight.

REFUSE DISPOSAL

SHOA appeals to residents to refrain from flushing foreign objects down the toilet. This clogs the sewerage system and causes unnecessary maintenance issues.

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Activities on communal areas: 16. No hobbies or other activities may be conducted on the communal areas if they cause nuisance to other members and/or occupiers. The Trustee Committee shall be the final adjudicator resolving complaints of this nature.

Common property and/or private open spaces:17.2 Games are permitted on areas designated by the developer and the trustees from time to time.

17.6 The operating hours of such areas are from 07:00 to 20:30. Any usage after 21:00 to 06:00 shall be regarded as a violation of the conduct rules, save for the bona fide use of the jogging path for jogging and walking.

CONSTITUTION EXTRACTOur Constitution says: “ No activities on communal areas if they cause nuisance”

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Landscaping upgrades planned for 2016 are on schedule. Continuing with the effort to reduce water requirements in our public gardens, the landscaping upgrade of Longmere Park, located at the far eastern end of Longmere Street, began by removing all the grass in this little Park. A weaving gravel pathway has been created running through the Park. Indigenous trees and numerous succulents are being planted in the scalloped beds. Gabion stones are being placed in attractive arrangements in the beds to provide colour contrast and also reduce water requirement. The waterwise landscaping upgrade for this Park has been designed as a model that could be introduced in other parts of our Estate if it proves to be successful.

Environmental NewsWaterwise design for Longmere Park

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Environmental Updates cont.

Landscaping upgrade of Longmere Park

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Environmental Updates cont.

Landscaping upgrade of Longmere Park

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SECURITY MEASURES

• All contractors/service providers must be in possession of valid and clear identification prior to entering the Schonenberg Estate.

• The duty times for contractors/service providers are 07:15 till 18:00 (weekdays), and 08:00 till 13:00 (Saturdays).

• Contractors are not allowed to walk in or out of the Estate or walk from one plot to another on the Estate, but must be transported by vehicle.

• Any contractor/service provider found leaving the Estate after 18:00 (weekdays), and 13:00 (Saturdays), may be liable for a fine.

• No contractors are allowed to work on Sundays/Public Holidays, unless otherwise stipulated/advised by the SHOA.

• Contractors are allowed access to residents’ houses after hours in an emergency, e.g., a burst pipe, an electrical issue, etc. The contractor should take care not to disturb other residents with undue noise.

Requirements and Rules for Contractors/Service Providers

Correct Postal AddressesThe post is received centrally from Mondays to Fridays, then delivered to the post room, which is on Vaillant Boulevard, next to the Children’s Play Park. Just a note to say that ad-dresses should be written as follows:

SCHONENBERG ESTATE POSTAL ADDRESS Name and SurnamePrivate Bag X3 Suite (post box number)Somerset West7129

SCHONENBERG RETIREMENT VILLAGEName and SurnameSchonenberg Retirement VillagePrivate Bag X3Somerset West 7129

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As soon as the first autumn rain falls, I start hatching my winter planting plans! Because, as we all know, winter is the best time to introduce trees and shrubs, when the ground is workable and the plants have a chance to establish new roots before spring.

WINTER PLANTING TIME

Words and images by Cherry Crowden, homeowner and garden enthusiast.

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This year, I not only wanted to plant a deciduous tree in our back garden to provide desperately-needed shade in the next hot, dry summer but I also wanted to plant more Dune Crowberry (Searsia crenata, previously known as Rhus crenata) outside our back garden in the landscaped area on the northern boundary adjacent to Somerset West Main Road. This embankment acts as a buffer zone between the walking / jogging laterite-surface pathway alongside the electric fencing and our private garden. In June 2013, we had donated 12 Dune Crowberry - an indigenous, moderately-quick growing, evergreen shrub - and Crown Landscaping garden workers had planted them along the top of the embankment. They have grown well and have formed an effective screening hedge which acts as privacy shield as well as a living windbreak at the back of our north-facing house. As a homeowner on the Schonenberg Estate, if you wish to enhance an area of ‘Common Property’, you have to ask for permis-sion from the management. Our neighbour was also interested in screening his border so I completed a joint application form (F_02), which is the “Request to upgrade / enhance common property”, and submitted it to HOA’s office. Ap-plication is simple, you have to provide the following information on the office form: the location and description of the site in the existing landscaped area; the plan or design of the request; and the motivation for the proposed request. You also have to state your financial contribution, which in our case was the

Winter Planting Time cont.

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purchase of 30 Dune Crowberry (Searsia crenata) plants at a cost of R 30.00 each, and the provision of bonemeal and compost for planting. It’s necessary to commit to the aftercare of the area meaning watering - during the first year after planting, water is the most important element in tree and shrub survival; and weeding and mulching to promote the healthy growth of the vegetation.To give you an idea of the timeline: our request was submitted to SHOA on 3 May 2016: the site was inspected by Johann Dippenaar, Crown Landscaping Site Manager; site observations and recommendations were reviewed by the Environmental Sub-Committee and duly approved by the Estate Manager on 12 May 2016. Planting was scheduled for July 2016 with SHOA to pay for the labour carried out by Crown Landscaping. Early on a very cold morning at the beginning of July, Armstrong Jezile, Assistant Site Manager, arrived with two garden workers armed with spades and a pickaxe, to implement the plan. They worked hard to clear the areas of old ‘vygies’ or Sour Fig (Carpobrotus edulis).which had formed a dense carpet of ground cover, before directly planting the new Dune Crowberries into the well-prepared clay soil. We watered the plants thoroughy after planting and will continue to water once a week throughout the winter and increase to two to three times a week during hot, dry and / or windy weather. All the time watching our evergreen shrubs grow vigorously into strong hedges!

Winter Planting Time cont.

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