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IMPORTANT CONTACT DETAILS FROM THE ESTATE MANAGER MARYKE BOTES INTRODUCTION KICK START YOUR BODY INTO HEALTH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GAUTENG CLOUD BASED ACOUNTING SOLUTIONS 2018 COLOUR TRENDS SOLAR POWER REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
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FROM THE AESTHETICS COMMITEE SAFE SNAKE REMOVAL ATTERBURY GATE TIMES UPCOMING EVENTS CARLITA’S SPECIALS PETS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Contacts
Levy Enquiries Bianca van Niekerk 011 214 5200 biancav@trafalgar.co.za Netcare Pretoria East Hospital 012 422 2300 (Antivenom) Gym Manager Francois de Beer 062 608 1814 thehillsfitnesscentre@gmail.com
Publisher: K-Studio (P ty) Ltd on behalf of Hertitage Hill Advertising Sales: tobia@k-studio.co. za Editor: Tobia von Zwietring Chantel du Plooy Design & Layout: K-Studio (P ty) Ltd e tobia@k-studio.co. za t 082862 8255 f KreatiefStudio
Estate Manager
Johan van Schalkwyk 082 711 8732 johanvs@trafalgar.co.za
Environmental Officer
Hannes De Wet 082 551 6015 hannesd@trafalgar.co.za
Security Manager
Jaco van Wyk 072 258 2239 jacovw@proteacoin.co.za
Carlita’s Restaurant 062 808 0015 | carlitasrestaurant@gmail.com
Disclaimer: This Newsletter is produced especially for residents/owners of The Hills to provide updates and useful information. It is produced by K-Studio on behalf of Trafalgar Property Management (Pty) Ltd. Although every effort is taken to ensure accuracy of content, Trafalgar Property Management (Pty) Ltd 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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From myself and the team I would like to take the time to welcome back everyone who went away during December, and of course, wish you all a very blessed New Year.
To all the new residents: Welcome! We hope you have enjoyed your first couple of weeks and to all the owners currently building, good luck, we hope to see you move in soon.
January, back to work, and back to school started ever so suddenly with no time for anyone to ease into anything. We hope that after several weeks you have been able to cope with the early mornings, change of routine, and piles of homework and projects that are due.
Kind Regards,
Johan Van Schalkwyk
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Maryké Botes
I’m so excited and privileged to join The Hills. My love for people and a desire to help others in any way, shape or form together with my positivity, pride and passion for the work that I do has helped me to fashion good working relationships in the past. Something I hope to develop here as well. On a more personal note, I’m married to Jannie who is working in Construction, we have one daughter, Marené (19 Years).Thank you for making me a part of the The Hills’ family. I look forward to contributing to its success and growth over the years to come.
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KICK-START YOUR BODY INTO
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Given the right environment the body’s natural regenerative and renewal mechanisms can be kicked into drive mode to bring us optimum wellness, energy and resilience.
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Certain food ingredients like refined sugar, alcohol, caffeine, commercial wheat products and chemicals like pesticides and fungicides as well as food colouring and MSG, may have a cumulative effect on your body, making it difficult for your body’s natural detoxification processes to function at full efficiency.
A positive attitude, determination and a fresh new year are the perfect ingredients for a refreshed and healthy body. Optimum Care offers two unique 15-day detox programmes, CleanRenew and DigestRenew. Our programmes include all supplements needed to follow the programme, and an information pack with all the information you will need to carry out your detox safely and effectively.
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Abdominal / Belly fat (this often needs a repeat of the detox protocol for 6-8 weeks to achieve optimal shrinking of belly fat) Skin problems Food cravings (especially for refined sugar, refined wheat, alcohol and coffee) Low energy Bad breath Irritability, mood swings
What to expect? As the body drains and the liver, kidneys, skin and digestive system removes unwanted waste and toxins, you may have a headache for one to two days. The only other side effect of taking such good care your body is: feeling great!
All our ingredients are 100% natural • Constipation • Bloating • Gas • Headaches • Fatigue • Aches and pains • Nausea
Please contact Optimum Care for any further information or to make an appointment.
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OptimumCare 15-day detox can provide relief of the following symptoms:
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GAUTENG THIS FEBRUARY & MARCH
Night Under the Stars – Friday 9 February & Saturday 10 February With Valentine’s Day falling on a Wednesday this year you might want to plan something for the weekend before, and this is it: A movie and picnic under the stars at Carnival City. Try something different this year…
Crash Test Dummies – Sunday, 18 February What is better than a lazy Sunday picnic at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden? Listening to Crash Test Dummies (and getting yourself transported to the 90s) in the process. Their performance will start around 1pm so get there early to get a good spot.
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Moonlight Movie Night – Wednesday, 14 February For those who are up for Valentine’s Day on a school night, this similar, yet more glamorous event at Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel in Centurion sounds like a great option. Enjoy a three-course buffet while watching a classic.
Bruidsgids Expo4Brides – Saturday, 17 February & Sunday, 18 February If you recently got engaged, know someone who has or if you simply enjoy expos, don’t miss the 23rd annual Bruidsgids Expo4Brides at Lynnwood Bridge.
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Ladies, put on your red dresses, men, start rehearsing in the shower because Chris de Burgh is coming to town. With the performance taking place at Sun Arena @ Time Square, Menlyn Maine, it could form part of the perfect date night.
Change Colours Kiddies Pool & Braai Experience – Saturday, 3 March Even though March marks the start of autumn in South Africa, it will still feel like high summer for months to come. Celebrate our great weather with this fun family event at Leondale Sports Ground in Germiston. Waterslides, mechanical bulls, swings etc. will keep the kids entertained the whole day long.
Ginfest – Saturday, 3 March Don’t miss this year’s Ginfest at Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel. As always a selection of exquisite gins, other craft drinks and gourmet food stalls await the thirsty and hungry gin-lovers. A great, relaxed day out with your other half, friends and/ or family. No under 18s will be allowed.
The People’s Market – Friday 30 March If you don’t have other plans on Good Friday or want to kill a few hours before lunch, visit the People’s Market at Uncle Tom’s Art & Culture Hall for great cocktails and food, lifestyle, beauty and clothing stalls.
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Chris de Burgh, A better world tour – Friday 2 March
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HOME DÉCOR
2018’s
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Most “it” colours Black is back!
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With January (back to school and work) under the belt, most of us could do with another holiday, right?! Luckily, change is like a holiday too. Even if your budget is still looking a bit tight, you can give any room in your house a major facelift with a new lick of paint. We share some of 2018’s trending colours as inspiration.
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Chosen as Pantone’s colour of the year for 2018, ultra violet will create a dramatic, warm atmosphere in any room. Complement this slightly daring colour choice with other berry tones (which are also trending by the way) and aquamarine or other greens.
Black
Black is back, or has it ever left?! It is popping up on the walls of the most unlikely of rooms such as the bathroom and kitchen. Break the darkness with white, golden finishes and wooden furniture.
Greens
Various tones of green are trending at the moment. From the calm, serene tones of blue-green, olive and sage to bold emerald green statement walls. Complement quieter tones with pink and purple pastels, as well as greys, which also pairs well with these colours. Royal blue and mustard yellow will make your bottle green wall come to life.
Mustard Yellow
Mustard yellow is bringing a 70s, retro flair to rooms across the country. This tone is actually quite versatile and pairs well with a variety of colour combinations. Greens and blues look amazing with it, and so also does
a palette of pastel pink, coral and sage. If you are looking to brighten up a wall in your white kitchen or bathroom, this shade is it.
Terracotta
And the most exciting of all the colours trending at the moment: terracotta. Terracotta, which has been an exterior favourite for decades, is now splashed on the walls of interiors creating an earthy look. It looks fantastic when combined with mustard yellow, turquoise and greenery. Alternatively, complement your terracotta walls with royal blue and green with a splash of white.
Whether you choose to go with one focus wall or decide to paint the entire room your new favourite colour – just go for it. It is just paint after all. Happy painting!
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Solar power designed specifically for the South African domestic market Living in a beautiful and sunny country, South Africa gives us one of the most readily available resources to produce energy: ample sunshine throughout the year.
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There has been a lot of development with regards to solar power systems in the last few years and considering the consistent electricity price increases, this is a good time to invest in a reliable and easily maintained solution. Using solar power at your home decreases the monthly electricity bill because you are
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generating your own power to run the household activities during the day. Home battery storage is useful for power outages during the day or night as it serves as a backup in the event of a power outage. Switching between solar power, utility power and backup power from the batteries in an automated and safe manner is an important consideration when deciding on choosing your system. The Solar Power Café can provide you with Waelga™, a fully automated domestic solar power solution with home battery storage designed by Roger Lingham along with his team of engineers from Belingh, based in Pretoria. Designing and testing the system for 4 years before going to market, he used the factors of our environment and analysed the daily needs of homeowners as the building blocks to produce a system that is easy to install and operate. Should you wish to know more and see how the system works, please contact Michelle Lingham from The Solar Power Café, who is the sole distributor of her father’s product.
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How to reduce your
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We all know we need to reduce our individual carbon footprints, but where do we start? In the previous edition of this newsletter, we covered Steps 1 to 3, namely: Step 1: Reduce water usage. Step 2: Work from home one day of the week/carpool/use public transport more. Step 3: Enjoy meat-free Mondays (or eat less meat in general). Now we look at the next step… Step 4: Create a home recycling programme Recycling is an essential cog in the reducingyour-carbon-footprint-wheel. Did you know that landfills are of the largest sources of methane (a greenhouse gas)? By recycling you not only minimise pollution but also preserve the earth’s natural resources. Recycling also creates jobs. For every single landfill job, 10 - 25 jobs are created within the recycling industry.
So, what is a home recycling programme and why do you need it? A home recycling programme is a practical plan to help make recycling easier. Here’s how to get started: 1. Get organised To make recycling easier you should separate the normal trash from the recyclable “trash” and have both close to each other. If getting the recyclable item into the right bin is too much of a mission, your entire programme will fail slowly but surely. Remember, although batteries, ink cartridges etc. can’t go into the normal recycling bin, they can still be recycled. Place a separate small container (perhaps an old coffee tin) on a counter in a sensible place.
3. Join a recycling company Together our recycling can make a huge difference. A recycling company will not only collect your recycling weekly but also distribute it to the various avenues. Recycling companies are experts on the topic and will be able to provide advice and guidance too.
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Aluminium – cold drink cans. Metal cans – tins of tuna, baked beans etc. Glass – jars and bottles.
At The Hills, Bronberg Enviro Waste collects our recycling. Visit http://wastemanagement.co.za/ to complete your bin application now!
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Cardboard – cereal boxes, juice boxes, pizza boxes etc. Plastic – water bottles, yoghurt containers etc. Paper – newspaper, junk mail, magazines, books etc.
You can also contribute by: • Re-using plastic shopping bags. • Giving preference to products that come in recyclable packaging, refill packaging etc. • Subscribing to online media portals or making use of a Kindle instead of buying printed copies for everything.
2. Educate Teach your family what is recyclable and what not. It • Buying recycled items. could be a good idea to stick pictures to the bins. For e.g. “Cans, glass, cardboard, paper etc. goes here”. They • Placing a “No Junk Mail” sticker on should also be reminded that items for recycling should your post box. be rinsed out before going into the bin.
What becomes of it? • Glass – new glass bottles/jars • Aluminium cans – new aluminium cans • Steel cans – car parts, construction material etc. • Plastic bottles – carpets, clothing, auto parts, plastic bottles • Paper – new paper. Did you know that paper can be recycled 5 to 7 times. The process of making white recycled paper causes 74% less air pollution and 35% less water pollution than the creation of virgin paper.
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An open plan living space is a trend that has a series of benefits for the larger family or entertainer, but it can also create its own set of challenges, particularly on the cosy front. It is easier for large open spaces to seem less “warm”. And with autumn on its way, this is the last thing you want.
Create “warmth” with these 7 style tips
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1. Cleverly placed furniture Use furniture in creative ways to separate areas in a seamless manner. Use an L-shaped couch, see-through bookshelves, ottomans, chairs and even desks to create smaller areas without over cluttering it.
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2. Rugs Not only do rugs physically warm up a space but if they are earthy or berry in tone, they will also create a warm appearance in the room. Using rugs to break down areas are also ingenious in creating cosiness. 3. Suitable lighting Natural light from outside instantly creates daytime cosiness. Create a similar effect at night by using dimmed overhead lighting as well as table or floor lamps that give off a warm, yellow light. 4. Paint it You don’t have to paint your open plan maroon or yellow to get the cosy-factor right. Your favourite
colour will do the trick if you paint your walls in two tones. Painting half of the wall one colour and the other half another will create the warmth you are after. 5. Bring the outside in Houseplants in all their shapes and sizes, potted or hanging from the ceiling will not only bring the outside’s tranquil vibes indoors but they are also useful to fill (and liven) dead space. 6. Create intimate spots An intimate coffee (or wine) nook for two will help you turn a small bare corner into a highly functioning and utterly comfortable zone. Another good idea for this type of corner is by adding a small desk and chair. It could become your favourite spot in the house for your pop-up office. 7. Add wall art, scatters & throws Mirrors, paintings or other forms of artistic wall hangings can fill bare-looking walls and establish the warmth you are looking for. Scatters and a few woollen throws are also ideal. Tip: Replace woollen throws for cotton or muslin during the summery months of the year. This way you’ll keep the cosy feel.
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Written by: Francois van Wyk
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From the Studious team we would like to wish each and every homeowner and architect a great and prosperous 2018. We at Studious Aesthetics look forward to working together with architects and homeowners to keep The Hills one of the best estates in South Africa.
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The website will be a supplementary platform on which all relevant information, pertaining to plan approvals and inspections will be made available to architects and homeowners.
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Frequently asked questions Contact information and maps
As per good South African Architecture, the aesthetics committee expects the architect to design the house to front North to optimise solar heating in the house.
We believe that this will save an architect a lot of time and ultimately expedite the process.
We, therefore, agree that a balcony should also be allowed to front North overlooking your garden.
In this article, we would like to focus on privacy within the Estate and elaborate on rules in the guidelines that help to protect your privacy.
For proposed balconies facing East, West or South the homeowner is requested to obtain the consent of the affected neighbour. In the case of South balconies, the affected neighbour could even be across the street.
These include, but are not limited to: 1. Balconies • • • •
All the latest submission forms The latest and updated guidelines The submission process explained The latest fees
Balconies can be an excellent extension of the house on first-floor level but must be designed with sensitivity towards neighbouring stands.
Take note that you as a homeowner have every right to refrain from giving consent for a balcony that will clearly affect your privacy.
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In a constant effort to improve and simplify the submission process, we at Studious Aesthetics are very excited to announce the launch of our new website, which should be available online by middle February.
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In this case, the balcony overlooking your property will have to be removed from the design or adequately screened before the aesthetics committee will provide approval. 2. Levels The aesthetics committee insists on the submission of a cut and fill, diagrammatic section with stage 1 submission for plan approvals. The committee ensures that the finished floor level of the house or garden terrace may at no point exceed 1,5 m above the natural ground level. We also make sure that no cutting or filling is done against any boundary wall. Filling and cutting is restricted to the building lines of the property. 3. Pools Did you know that the top of the pool and surrounding deck may not be higher than 500 mm above natural ground level?
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By keeping the pools as low as possible, the developers limit the distance that noise travels from pool areas.
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Pools may also not be built closer than 2 m from a boundary. The aesthetics committee insist on neighbours’ consent for proposed pools closer than 2 m from the boundary line. 4. Boundary walls Boundary walls between neighbours may be built to a maximum height of 2,1m when measured from the natural ground level on the highest side of the wall.
Street boundary walls may only be built with a maximum of 30% of the total boundary length solid and a maximum height of 1,5 m when measured from the natural ground level on the highest side of the wall, however, neat hedges may be used to create more privacy from the street if required.
For any other clarity on guidelines or questions you may have, please contact our office via email: www.thehills@studious.co.za
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A fear of snakes is often instilled in us from a young age, mostly due to myth and superstition. As we encounter snakes more and more in residential areas, as a result of house developments and the destruction of their natural habitat, it is necessary to educate people on snakes as most have the idea that “The only good snake is a dead snake”.
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The truth is that snakes are great at controlling pests and keeping rodent infestations from taking over. The only reason a snake will attack you is if someone comes too close to it, as its natural instinct is to defend itself.
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There are many “Snake Repellents” on the market, as well as certain plants such as wild garlic that is said to repel snakes off your premises. Some people even believe that Diesel, Jeyes Fluid etc. will detour snakes. There has been extensive research done on the topic, and the bottom line is: there is no such thing as snake repellent! It is all a bunch of hogwash and a money making scheme running off of people’s fear, so please don’t waste your money on these products.
If you do encounter a snake on your premises, keep and eye on it from a safe distance and contact us to remove it for you. At 5 meters you are perfectly safe from any snake as snakes will not chase you, this too is a myth. We say 5 meters is a safe distance because we have snakes that can “spit” their venom into your eyes in order to escape a situation it believes to be a threat. If a human or a pet has suffered a bite, it needs to be treated in the same way, with antivenin – there are no home remedies. Pets need to be taken to the vet and humans should be taken to a hospital with a trauma unit. Please check out Pretoria Snake Removal on Facebook or contact us on 074 269 3023 should you ever need a safe snake removal done, or if you have any questions
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Some bunny love
After a long day at work, his face is the happiest to see you. He is never in a bad mood and even if you take yours out on him he will forgive you, no questions asked. He’s your furry best friend and if you love him as much as you say you do your camera roll is probably filled with hundreds of pics of him. Share them with us! We would love to get to know the pets that live on our beautiful Estate. Email photo with caption to: tobia@k-studio.co.za
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