San lameer summer 2014

Summer 2014

Merry Christmas

Summer edition 2014 | 3

i know we say it every year, but is it possible that this year has possibly come to anend faster than any other? When i chat to everyone around, we all seem to share thesame sentiments - for whatever reason 2014 was an exceptionally fast year. maybe weare all working just a bit harder, a bit more, maybe we have added a few activities toour lives, or the kids started school or university, who knows? i just wonder…how doyou slow 2015 down?

this is another bumper december edition: we always love putting the magazinetogether, and we would love to hear from you, send us your pics or interesting news to be placed in the next edition of the mag.

We wish all the San Lameer estate residents, holiday makers and owners a very blessedfestive season and FAB-u-lous new Year ahead, may it be filled with loads of LoVe,LAuGHter, hugs, good food, GreAt company and loads of good health.

editor: Lorinda Scott, [email protected] | advertising sales: Sharlene Odayar, 083 761 3137, [email protected]: DNA Print (Pty) Ltd

office contact details: 104 San Hall Park, Kirsty Close, Ballito, 4418 | Tel: +27 32 946 3187 | Website: www.estatepress.co.zo

Managing directorPine Pienaar

082 854 6978

security ManagerDavid malan082 431 7444

mauritz Oberholzer076 251 9543

Maintenance ManagerAttie Howell

082 336 8127

security client centreOfficer on duty072 729 3269

estate officeSwitch Board039 313 0111

villa rentalsAlice Brandsma

039 313 [email protected]

estate reception039 313 0111

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Guest relations Officer: monine Abrie

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villa sales officeLloyd muirhead / Derek Thomson

039 313 5146

country clubmeyer du Toit039 313 5141

Mondazur Hotel, san laMeerHotel manager: Christelle Smith

039 313 0011

Editor’s note

4 | SAn LAmeer - Your tropical Paradise

From tHe MdBY Pine PienAAr

San Lameer is a breathtaking coastal residential and golfing estate that has attracted the attention of South Africa’s discerning homeowners, you. I hope that you, your families and guests will enjoy the well-deserved rest at San Lameer and that you will use, enjoy and appreciate the newly upgraded facilities at the Clubhouse and the Beach entrance.

Keenly aware that a secure convenience lifestyle also means hassle free living, the Homeowners Association (HOA) was formed to undertake the day-to-day running of this prestigious estate. Planning and implementing all the activities needed, without compromising the criteria is no mean feat. This falls in the hands of myself, guided by your Board of Directors, my management team and administration staff, all ably complemented by their skills of various consultants embracing the fields of security, engineering and maintenance, finance and environmental issues. In essence the HOA ensures that the facilities and amenities are kept in prime condition and that the estate exists as a cohesive unit.

Our financial situation is very sound, security has been very good during the past year and we were fortunate to have hosted the 2014 SA Women’s Open Golf Championship, which was a huge success and gave us tremendous exposure in the international and national media and television. We are also trying our utmost to create new facilities and continuously maintain the existing whereby fulfilling our obligation to secure the interest and enhance the investment of our members by looking after the estate in its entirety.

Due to the increasing number of visitors to San Lameer, especially during this time of the year, your attention is drawn to the House rules, with specific reference to the traffic rules, issuing of fines and the provisions limiting the number of people per villa. It is imperative that the safety and comfort of all people on the estate are ensured, and that the services of San Lameer are not over-burdened due to being utilized by too many people at one given time and thus creating a health risk.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing elected Board members, manette Strauss, Andries Brink and merwen mellet, for their involvement, leadership and wisdom during the past years that they have served on the Board. manette and merwen have not made themselves available for re-election, but Andries will continue as a Director in the capacity of President of the Country Club.

May I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and peaceful New Year!

Please take note that details of our December

entertainment programme, as well as the golf, church

and library programmes appear in the centre area of

this magazine issue.

annual general Meeting Hoa and golf club / inforMation MeetingPlease take note that the Annual General meeting (AGm) of the Association will be held in the Community Hall in the basement of the new estate Office Building at San Lameer on Thursday, 18 December 2014, at 16h00. Kindly take note that, although

all our Homeowners are welcome to attend the meeting, only those who hold registered title to a villa on the estate, or their appointed proxy, may vote. A proxy need not be a member of the Association. In terms of Article 11.11 (“Voting rights”) of the memorandum and Articles of Association of the San Lameer master Homeowners Association NPC, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, signed by a member concerned or his duly authorised agent in writing, but need not be in any particular form, provided that where a member is more than one person, a majority of those persons shall sign the instrument appointing a proxy on such member’s behalf.

Furthermore, no person other than a member duly registered, and who shall have paid every levy and other sum, if any, which shall be due and payable to the Association in respect of or rising out of his/her membership, and who is not under suspension, shall be entitled to be present or to vote on any question, either personally or by proxy, at the AGm.

In terms of Article 12.3 of the Articles of Association, nominations for the appointment of a director, including those standing for re-election, must be received in writing at the estate Office not less than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the Annual General meeting.

members are also invited to attend a General Information meeting and Homeowners Forum from 10h00 to 12h00 on Wednesday, 17 December 2014, in the basement of the estate Office Building.


The Directors will be present to discuss Homeowners Association issues of general concern.

It was also decided to use the basement of the estate Office as the venue for the Annual General meeting of the San Lameer Country Club. This AGm will take place at on Thursday, 18 December 2014, at 14h00.

cell c soutH african WoMen’s openThe Cell C SA Women’s Open 2014 at San Lameer was obviously the highlight of the quarter – if not the year! This tournament was truly beneficial for the estate and the amount of multi-media coverage we got at no cost is phenomenal. It is believed that our brand awareness has definitely increased with all the media coverage and it has helped to position San Lameer Country Club (and San Lameer as a whole) as a world class player.

World Sports Promoters (WSP), the organisers of the South African Women’s Open (SAWO), is still awaiting KZN’s decision on whether they will extend their contract, but should this be so WSP indicated that they would like to approach us once again to ask if we would have them back at San Lameer. WSP indicated that they hope to have some response from KZN Provincial and Local Government before the end of November 2014.

The week that has been earmarked for the SAWO 2015 event is 5th to 11th October 2015. It is one week earlier than this year. This is due to the rugby World Cup as WSP does not wish to clash with the Quarter Finals of rWC. Hoa – ugu agreeMent: bulK user – Water/sanitation This matter is slowly but surely coming to the point where the HOA will be able to take over the billing as a bulk user at cheaper rates for water and sanitation. ugu has installed two bulk meters at Lot 142 and the water supplied to every point on the estate, except the Country Club, now comes from the water reservoir at marina Beach.

We are ready to take over the water management, including meter reading and billing, and as such ugu has not again brought up the issue of arrears accounts. We are forwarding all enquiries received from homeowners to ugu and try to facilitate the issue until finally being solved.

proJects: golf club House building and beacH gate vieW decKThe Clubhouse and Beach Gate Viewing Deck were completed although a few

snags will be attended to in the short term. We are still going through a process of “trial and error” regarding the use of and access to the deck and therefore we are requesting our members to be patient if requests for individual group use are turned down.

security Matters including fence and caMera systeMsNo security breaches or burglaries were reported since February 2014.

The cameras and fence are all operational and in a working condition. Night shift guards were issued with 14 mobile GPS tracking devices so that their patrol routes and rest periods can be tracked.

MarKeting Matters Summary of August 2014 – October 2014

This past quarter we have still managed to accomplish many marketing initiatives on a fairly limited budget (due to fiscal year end. Our aim has continued to be to look for cost efficient ways to communicate our messaging with our consumers – particularly media vehicles that allow us to talk to the consumer directly and that are more personable, i.e. direct mail, newsletters, etc. The Villa rentals direct mailing still continues to be successful and brings in tangible results. We did discuss bringing in the other entities on the estate, i.e. Villa Sales when sending out our direct mailing which we believe we still need to do. As stated previously it is a valuable media tool for them to take advantage of. We continue to build strong foundations in certain media that we know works for us thus enabling us to forecast long term as well as having a constant presence amongst consumers ensuring top-of-mind awareness. Online listings continue to drive interest and business to Villa rentals (although this has quietened down slightly over the last 3 months) and another tool we will continue with long term, if anything to keep the brand out there amongst ‘self-catering’ players. We would like to look at possibly growing our number of listings this fiscal year with renewed budget so will be investigating if there is are any further worthwhile online sites we should be listed with. We continue to be successful in positioning San Lameer as a family holiday destination through Villa rentals by showcasing families in all our communication. All outgoing creative showcases families which is a key strategic platform for Villa rentals in particular.

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perfect for brand messaging. We swopped creative over at the beginning of October 2014 to promote the SAWO tournament at San Lameer and our San Lameer generic branding went back up again this week. It is a perfect media tool to reach our audience in the right place, at the right time and in the right frame of mind. It is also suitable for changing promotional messages whenever we want to and very quickly at that (a couple of days change over). It is a very flexible media vehicle which is ideal for San Lameer and the different entities under the umbrella brand.

As mentioned in the previous marketing report, we have re-skinned the San Lameer website effective 24 October 2014. It is fresh, more user friendly and much easier to navigate through and find information. The new website further establishes us as being digitally savvy and ties in nicely with all our social media accounts. It is also very modern and current thus catering to the brand image and brand perception of the estate.

We did support the South African Women’s Open (SAWO) marketing Committee with our own marketing initiatives where we could and helped out with everything they needed from us. In the retail Tribe newsletter that is written by meyer and sent out weekly to our Country Club members we ran a profile of one of the lady golfers every week for 2 months or so. This was also carried through to our website where a new profile was loaded every month since April 2014 to build and generate excitement and interest in the tournament. We communicated the tournament via our Newsflash as well as put SAWO branding up at the airport (as mentioned above). This was a spectacular event for San Lameer estate and we definitely think we will reap the rewards from such a strong media presence.

Key tHougHts for october 2014 – January 2014As stated and listed above, a lot of the marketing activities are long term initiatives which we will continue to grow and capitalise on as cost efficiently as possible. We will continue with the retail Tribe newsletter for the Country Club thus establishing and continuing regular communication with our members. We will also continue to grow our Villa rentals database and send out any and all relevant information. Another media tool that is cost efficient and effective for Villa rentals is Brochure management where brochures are placed neatly in key tourism places

for guests to take. We have just finished a 3 month campaign with them and would like to look at doing another 3 months, particularly over the holiday season.

December is just around the corner so planning for the December 2014 Holiday Programme is well underway. We will be running the holiday programme this year from monday 15 December 2014 to Friday 02 January 2015 and it will run in a very similar manner as our previous programme. We received such positive feedback regarding our holiday programme of 2013/14, particularly the ‘kiddies marquee’, hence we want to keep the format very similar. There will be the usual beach games, prizes, tennis, bowls, etc. catering for all ages so no guests will be disappointed and everyone can participate.

Another exciting event heading our way on the 3rd of January 2015 is the Watershed Concert held exclusively at San Lameer. Watershed will be coming to San Lameer to perform for our guests as well as members of the public that wish to attend. Tickets will be r130 pp and sales are limited to 550 tickets for the event. The tickets will be reserved and sold by rachel Thompson at the estate Office. We have already started communication regarding the concert in our Newsflash and will now be aggressively marketing it. We have had signs made for our main Gate and Country Club Gate advertising the Watershed Concert. The Country Club sign is up and the main Gate sign will go up at the end of November

2014. We will also be sending out flyers to homeowners and guests and trying to get as much media coverage as we can prior to the event. This is very exciting for San Lameer and we have already had quite a bit of interest from homeowners looking to purchase tickets. Tickets will go on sale from the first week of November.

For the next 2 months the focus will be on the December 2014 entertainment Programme and the Watershed Concert as well as building on the long term marketing initiatives that are bringing in results (i.e. Villa rentals direct mailing, etc.). We would also like to continue looking for possible media opportunities that are targeted to our audience and are the right environment for San Lameer (i.e. Cemair magazine, Compleat Golfer, etc.)

estate garden & grounds The following activities also took place:

• Filling-up open areas at the cascades adjacent to the national road with additional plants and indigenous ground cover;

• Cutting of trees and grass to open up of the Dune and the second walking trail at Lot 16;

• mowing of lawns and footpath edges at “Die Heuwel” and Inyoni Heights and the area next to the ring road;

• re-planted ground cover areas throughout Coppers Creek.

• Trimming of trees at the request of

• The sewer pipe broke and has been repaired by drain experts;• The roof tiles were removed at squash court B & C, Derbygon

flashing repaired, roof resealed and tiles placed back.

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Building team • All dry walls, doorframes, counter and floor tiles as well as patio floor tiles has been removed at new estate reception;

• Old ceiling and air conditioner ducting has been removed to make place for new ceiling;

• New internal walls were built as per the architect plan.

Carpentry • New rhino ceiling had to be fitted as well as rhino cornice, at the new estate reception.

• Small bridge at the 18th hole was removed and new bridge has been built.

• Several wooden signs on the estate have been replaced.• At Lot 20 a storm door and frame have been replaced with

new ones.

Golf course • Pathways on the golf course are repaired and pavers fixed;• Various tasks were performed in run-up of the SAWO.

maintenance dam • The paving and the braai at the maintenance dam have been fixed.

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homeowners.• Continuing with the chipping

programme and management of the compost site.

• Cleaned and resealed water way in front of Lot 103.

• Weed control throughout the estate, with special reference to the lagoon and the area adjacent to Trafalgar.

scooters on tHe estatePlease take note that the usage of petrol or battery-driven scooters on the estate is not allowed due to the fact that these machines are usually driven by very young children who have got no knowledge of traffic rules and who show no consideration towards other road users.

roofing of certain balconies at sectional title unitsThere are a number of unroofed, concrete balconies in the Sectional Title development Lots 19, 20, 25 and 28 that were part of the original design and construction, forms part of the participation quota and were included within the boundaries of these Sections. requests were received from affected homeowners who would like to roof these

for the following practical reasons:

1. Protection from the rain, especially during December holiday season when these balconies, which is the only outdoor facility these 1st floor and 2nd floor units have, are virtually un-usable due to the weather;

2. Protection from the sun, especially in summer months.

A proposal by the Town Planning and Amenities Committee to permit the roofing of certain balconies within Sectional Title development Lots at San Lameer was approved by the Board of Directors subject to the following:

1. The amendment of the Town Planning Scheme;

2. Only applicable to Lots 19, 20, 25 and 28;

3. Only balconies on first floor level and above;

4. Only concrete balconies where there is no existing roof structure whatsoever;

5. It should be designed by an architect that is on the San Lameer panel;

6. The roof should blend in with the existing roofing structures

at San Lameer and aesthetically acceptable.

Kindly contact Pine Pienaar at the estate Office for more detail.

estate upgrade and MaintenancePlease take note that the Board has approved the following products that, in addition to Coprox, may be used to cover walls of villas on the estate:

1. marmaran earthcote – towelled;2. marakesh – brushed;3. Gamma Zenith – towelled;4. Gamma Zenith – brushed;5. Decade water sealer – sprayed or

brushed;6. Decade Dekalite – brushed

Please take note that the upgrade and maintenance of Lot 19 will commence in January 2014 and Lot 20 in July 2014.

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• Parklands 18 Hole Golf Course• Club House & Viewing Deck• 9 Hole Mashie Golf• Driving Range• 2 Blue Flag Beaches• Lifeguards & Nets• Beach Bite & Viewing Deck

• Tennis & Squash Courts• Paddle Boats & Canoes• 2 Swimming Pools• Catch & Release Dam• Bowling Green• Hiking Trails• Kiddies Play Parks

• Camelot Day Spa• Clothing Boutique• Library• Spar Superette• Volleyball• Villa Rental Service• Cleaning Service

• 4 Star Resort Hotel• Conference & Wedding Venue• The Lagoon Grill Restaurant• 24 Hour Access Control• Security Patrols• State-of-the-art Electronic • Security System

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This beautiful Villa is all on one level. NO STAIRS. Very tranquil setting & magnificent views of the Golf Course. 3 Bedrooms. 2 Bathrooms & a guest loo. The main bedroom en-suite is a modern experience. Double volume lounge, kitchen and dining Room. Family room. Pantry / Store. Enclosed courtyard with large Jacuzzi as well as built-in stainless steel braai, making this a perfectly protected outside entertainment area. Double lock-up garage.


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San Lameer Villa Sales would like to welcome all our San Lameer Homeowners and visitors to our beautiful Estate. We wish you all a magical Festive Season filled with Loving Wishes and Beautiful Thoughts, a Peaceful, Happy and Merry Christmas and a very Healthy and Prosperous 2015.

There appears to be a misconception at San Lameer amongst some of our sellers that one should test the market first and see if someone will look at buying their Villa at a price they feel they desire and not a price based on market related conditions. This can certainly not be the case. When the current owner of a Villa at San Lameer gets to that point where they want to consider selling, your sales team is here to assist you with all the past and current market history and information at our fingertips. We do a comparative analysis based on actual selling prices and formulate an assessment of the price that your Villa should sell at. Market assessments can not be based on a thumb-suck or on how you feel when you get out of bed in the morning, which we know is common practice in the general property market. With all the different formats of easily accessible media and information available to all of us today, we need to realize that our prospective purchasers at San Lameer are themselves very clued up and prepared and generally well informed on what prices should be and they are certainly not going to pay above market value here at San Lameer due to the fact that a seller has based their selling price on a desire and not on fact.

The Consumer Protection Act is fast becoming a favorite weapon of choice in today’s market and one needs to be careful and ensure that purchasers are getting what they have been promised as well as what they are paying for. If you have not taken the advice of a certified and experienced agent there could be serious associated consequences resulting from a sale materialising from misinformation.

Listing a property at an over inflated price, one must realize and consider the fact that you will receive low offers. The

prospective purchaser in the market place does not consider their offer as low when they are aware a seller is taking a chance in the market and are in actual fact presenting the seller with a more realistic selling price. The higher a seller tries to inflate their asking price above market value, the longer it will take to sell. If priced correctly, you will certainly not see that property being advertised for very long.

At San Lameer, the age of many of our Villas are starting to play a very important factor in our valuations. If as a seller you expect a top selling price, then surely you should be prepared to offer modern finishes as well as tasteful furnishings in your Villa! One cannot expect every owner to tear their Villa down and start from the foundation up, this would be totally unreasonable. However, keeping up the maintenance of your Villa on a regular basis with a good refurbishing every so often with new tiles, taps, tops and cupboards as well as the sanding down and re-varnishing of decks, doors and windows, the repair and filling up of visible cracks, a good application of a high pressure hose and a new coat of “paint” on the inside and outside walls of your Villa, will assure you of the highest rand value when it comes to selling your Villa, at all times.

If you are a serious purchaser and are reading our Estate magazine, then please do take the time and stop by our Estate office. Our window display is purely a teaze for our window shoppers and we would like to give you a comprehensive overview of our Estate and available stock. We will happily assist you in finding exactly what you want once we have established your main criteria and needs. The only time we need from you, is the time it takes while you make your choice in becoming a proud homeowner on our wonderful Estate, San Lameer!

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1. Thalgo Oceamens Facial – a detoxifying, revitalizing skin treatment specially developed for to work its way through the thicker skin on a man’s face from shaving. The results are instantaneously visible resulting in reducing fine lines and improving skin hydration levels.

2. 90 min Deep Tissue massage with hot stones added - a hard massage using hot stones designed to get deep into those strong muscles and rid them of lactic acid and other toxins as well relieve stress and tension, done by a well-qualified therapist can give extreme relief.

3. 90 min Thai massage – an authentic healing art that it is done on a mat on the floor in a t-shirt and tracksuit pants and involves stretching, mobilisation and massage therapy. The combination of energetic and physical aspects, is

Camelot Spa San Lameer is the only true Spa on the South Coast and has won at least one award every year including the latest award Best Luxury Spa – Africa. As a result people come from all over to visit this Spa. recently Camelot Spa has treated a number of top international movie stars and the ladies who participated in the Ladies Open Golf tournament all of whom raved about the service and rated the Spa as one of the best they have been to in the World.

to make a booking phone camelot spa san lameer on 039 313 0642

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4. 60 min Back Neck and Shoulder massage with a scrub – this massage helps to relieve the tension specifically in the neck, shoulders, upper and lower back. The scrubs cleanses the back leaving you feeling fresh and distressed.

5. Indian head massage – This can be done on its own or with other full body massages. It is a detoxifying massage treatment of the head, scalp, face neck and shoulders. This is a deeply relaxing massage combined with stimulating techniques, bringing about many beneficial results.

6. Floatation therapy - The buoyancy of dense salt water allows your body to float effortlessly as if in outer space creating a pure escape for body soul and mind and a state of

total relaxation. It is said that 30 min floatation therapy is equal to 6 hours of sleep in body recuperation.

7. rasul Chamber – This treatment room if the only one of its kind in the country. The detoxifying, cleansing ritual includes applying a detox mud to your body and then relaxing in hot steam to enable the detox mud to sink into the body. This is followed by a gentle rain and a dip if the cold bath in the middle which stimulates your circulation pumping oxygen into your heart, lungs and brain to revitalize and rejuvenate you.

8. mediheel-Pedi – This pedicure includes a soak and scrub, massage with hydrating cream and the shaping of nails and cuticle care. mediheel tonic is used to melt away the hard skin on your heels and feet leaving them soft and smooth

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mondazur Hotel and Spa is extremely proud to announce the introduction of the new Lagoon Grill restaurant a la Carte menu including the new Terrace menu in November. executive Chef, eddie Dorasamy’s creative genius will delight you with exhilarating new starter dishes; mouthwatering main course creations and simply delectable desserts.

Precious Jula has been with Peermont mondazur Hotel for seven years and has just been promoted to Assistance Front Office manager. We wish Precious the best of luck in her new position!

With a background in marketing, events and customer service; Nicci Lotriet joined Peermont’s mondazur Hotel and Spa in 2011 as a Banqueting Co-ordinator and soon took on the responsibility of Guest relations. Her strong work ethics and ability to enhance the guests experience has seen the Groups & Conventions department and overall service grow from strength to strength. Nicci has recently been promoted to Banqueting and Guest relations manager which will ensure her passion for service excellence and ultimately the guest experience is embraced by all.

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Dear Home owners, members and Guests, as we are now in the final stretch of the year, I am sure everyone is getting ready for their well deserved break. We are extremely excited to welcome everyone back to the estate and can’t wait to showcase the newly renovated Country Club and improvements over the last year.

Apart from the course that is in immaculate condition the Clubhouse is now in a league of its own and can definitely be ranked as one of the best in the country. With a few added additions like a pizza oven, modern furniture, draught machine and an upper deck we are sure that the Club will be very well supported and that everyone will be proud to show their facilities to their friends and families.

Please note that wood fired Pizzas will be available at the Club from the 15 December – 5 January from 11h00 – 19h00. Sushi will also be freshly prepared on selected days during December in the new bar from 11h00 - 19h00. Please see the holiday schedule.

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Visit our Facebook page and give it a ‘thumbs-up’ to receive current information about happenings from the club?

Our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts are still growing daily. We did an extra boost on social media during the month of October for the SA Women’s Open.

Facebook 82 likes | Twitter 67 new followers | Instagram 16 followers (Generating a steady following even though it is so young) | Facebook posts that were boosted reached an audience of around 18 500 people.

The rest of our stats are also really great with another impressive month on Google+. “But in the end it’s still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can’t shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you’ve missed the point.”

Payne Stewart

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San Lameer hosted one of the country’s biggest golfing events, rich in history with many world class players participating. The excitement was static and we were ready to show the world our great course and estate.many of you followed the golf, either on TV or being here yourselves and thank you for the great feedback received and the pictures sent in.

I’m sure you will all agree, that it did our course and estate great and the publicity we received has made a big statement within the golfing fraternity.

We would like to thank everybody that helped in making this event such a success. Firstly to you as homeowners and members,

thank you for making your golf course available. To the committee, thank you for your backing and support in making this happen. To all the volunteers, Nomads, marshalls and shuttles you did a great job, thank you. To all the staff that worked long hours, I can’t thank you enough for your commitment and team work in making this event such a success.

It was a privilege to work with professional people like the WPGA (Women’s Professional Golf Association), LeT (Ladies european Tour) and World Sports Promotions. I thank you for your faith in us and patience with the weather. It was wonderful to receive the news that LeT and WPGA jointly announced their agreement

tHe cell c sa WoMen’s open

with World Sport Promotions to extend the South African Women’s Open through to 2021. This is great news for South Africa.

Without sponsors, events like this can’t happen and we would like to especially thank Cell C, the Hibiscus Coast municipality and KZN Tourism for their sponsorship, we sincerely hope that we can join hands in future to host this prestigious event again. Some of our homeowners opened their homes to host some of the participating players and their caddies. The feedback that we received was fantastic and they all said that they look forward to returning to their South African Families.

sundowner competition – Three clubs and a putter, 9 holesFriday 12 December – 1st nineFriday 2 January – 2nd nine

club championships – Full Nominated members to participate onlyFriday 19 December and 20 December

presidents cup - Individual Points StablefordFriday 26 December

greenkeepers’ revengeThursday 1 January

san lameer open Saturday 27 December

Wednesday competitionsWednesday 10 December – Individual Points StablefordWednesday 17 December – Betterball stablefordWednesday 24 December – Three little pigs

competitionWednesday 31 December – Four ball alliance surprise

*Please note that Wednesday afternoon competition fee of R50 is compulsory and will be added to all players’ green fees. Entering into the comp in the morning field will be optional.

coMpetitions and tournaMentsPlease take note of the following competitions over season:


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Thousands of baby crocodiles hatch at Riverbend Crocodile Farm each year. Between Christmas and mid-March, Riverbend offers the public the rare opportunity of witnessing these crocodile hatching. Renowned crocodile specialist Howard Kelly has for a number of years enthralled both adults and children as he demonstrates this fascinating natural phenomenon to the public.

Besides crocodile feeding and the snake demonstrations, a visit to its curio shop, which has recently completed major refurbishments, is an absolute must!

Your adventure would not be complete without a visit to the art gallery and wine cellar, or enjoy a delicious meal at the Crocodile Café.

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@ the Burry Stander Bike ParkThirty ve mountain bicycles were donated to the Burry Stander Foundation, during the opening of the MTB Park named in his honour, by Sport & Recreation South Africa (SRSA) and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport & Recreation.

Represented by its Director-General, Mr Alec Moemi, SRSA called upon all stake-holders to work together towards ensuring that more previously disadvantaged youth participate in cycling, and to ensure that the legacy of Burry Stander, South Africa’s mountain bike champion and Olympian lives on.

The bicycles handed over to the Foundation are part of the government’s Cycle for Life programme that intends to promote cycling

and ensure that all South Africans learn to see a bicycle as more than simply a mode of transport, and to promote awareness about the many associated bene ts of its use, for example to the environment, one’s health, and to the economy in general.

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We would like to remind everyone to make your golf bookings well in advance seeing that we are extremely busy over season and don’t want anyone to miss out on a game. Once you have made your bookings with either Vickey or PC [email protected] South Coast Herald -I am very excited that for the third consecutive year we received the award for the ‘Best Course’ as voted for by the readers It is very important for us to keep our course clean and therefore added some ashtrays to each cart for players to use while playing. This will help with a clean course and a friendly environment!We have purchased 10 new Sun mountain push carts as the demand for walking amongst the european visitors increases as well as the awareness to stay fit and healthy amongst our fellow South Africans. The price for the new push cart rental will be r80 for 18 holes and r50 for 9 holes.

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We have refurbished all our tee signage boards and it looks great again. The strokes have also been changed and they now correspond with the score card.

Our preparations leading up to the holidays got fast tracked by preparing for the South African Ladies Open. The Paspalum greens are getting denser and finer which will improve ball roll and green speed.

We have also programmed a few smaller projects for completion before December which will then even further improve the playability of the course. The recent rains greatly assisted with growth in the rough and density on the fairways.

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Riverbend Art and Wine Gallery situatedat Riverbend Crocodile Farm has established itself as a home for some of South Africa’s best

art and wine. The art gallery host a number of exhibitions each year and is home to both

contemporarymodern and traditional work in various mediums. Besides paintings and quality prints the gallery also pro les, pottery, ceramics,

pewter wear and beautiful Inguni skins.

The addition of a well-stocked wine cellar which houses the wines of many of South Africa’s

top wine estates is an added attraction. Many customers now take advantage of a service

offered where quality wines can be ordered and delivered to your holiday home.

The annual Spring Wine Festival has become extremely popular with more than a thousand

patron’s attending in 2014!!

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Award-winning wines for special occasions, this range celebrates a unique architectural feature of the Spier farm: we have the greatest number of beautifully preserved

Cape Dutch gables of all the historic farms in the Cape.

CREATIVE BLOCK 2 NV

Our range of blends is inspired by an art project that combines

works from different artists to create something new. Similarly, we blend grapes from various vineyard blocks to create wines far greater than the

sum of their parts.

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PINOT NOIR 2014Like a chef’s signature dish, Spier’s Sig-nature range of wines represents what Spier does best. We are committed to making quality wines that capture each

grape variety’s unique fl avour.

SPIER FRANS K SMIT 2008

A world-class red with a very special story, this limited edition wine is

named after our acclaimed Cellar Master, Frans K. Smit. An icon in the making, this is Spier’s fl agship wine.

SUMMERWINES

Home to a range of both classical and contempory work by some of South Africa’s top

Artists.

A wide selection of paintings, pewterware, stoneware,

ceramics and beautiful Inguni

hides are offered in this well known

gallery.

A selection of estate wines are

available from the wine cellar

housed in the Gallery.

Open daily from 09:00 to 16:00Old Main Road, Southbroom.

Call us on 039 316 6204 or visitwww.crocodilecrazy.co.za

From time to time the Riverbend Art and Wine Gallery offer wine tasting functions and food pairing dinners. Visit www.crocodilecrazy.co.za

or our facebook page for more information.

To taste these delicious Spier Summer Wines rst hand, head to Riverbend Art and Wine Gallery.

Learn how to pair the correct wineswith your meals!

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We WisH you a blessed cHristMas and a prosperous 2015 . We looK forWard to

WelcoMing you to tHe club.

yours in golf

Meyer and the whole team!


November and December offer garden abundance as spring moves into summer. The days start getting longer, which means more time to spend in the garden and enjoy the beauty of San Lameer’s gardens and bush areas. For this article I decided to focus on a few plants and our often misunderstood, egyptian geese.

First up is a much loved Christmas table favourite of mine, the Amaryllis bulb. Although an exotic plant, I do love the look of a red flowering Amaryllis around the house during summer. They grow quickly and are easy to care for in a pot and you will enjoy the beautiful open faced blooms, borne on stout stems after only 5 weeks from planting, (or your closest Woolies might have them in flower already). They come in a few colours but I use the red on my Xmas lunch table to really bring in the spirit of Christmas.

Ok, now back to indigenous plants. even on San Lameer, there are some things you just do not want to look at, be it a wire fence, concrete wall or a less than delightful neighbour. So, to prevent the view of these pesky things, why not plant an indigenous hedge that will be easy on the eye and also act as food and shelter for birds, snakes and other wildlife. It can also be a spiny shrub hedge with fierce thorns like the spiky kei apple (Dovyalis caffra) or the feisty cat thorn (Scutia myrtina). These should keep those pesky golf ball searching golfers out your gardens .

Hedging plants can also be trees like the true yellowood (Podocarpus latifolious) or if it is a dry area and you cannot water it too much, the spekboom (Portulacaria afra) is the answer. Always plant these with plenty

of compost, dig big open holes and water well for the first few weeks.

much like the hadeda ibis, egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) seem to have become residents in suburbia and golf estates, making themselves at home and even utilising convenient facilities like pools, ponds and dams. many pairs nest in gardens and dam surrounds, raising their young in the relative safety of these “large gardens”. In some areas they are seen as a nuisance with their noisy antics at the crack of dawn and using the roofs as launching and landing pads.

egyptian geese are large, goose like ducks with the males weighing in excess of 2kgs. The females are smaller and of a lesser stature. males and females have similar plumage, khaki brown on the back and neck and greyish below with a dark brown patch in the centre of the breast and darker collar around the neck. In flight the wings are white with black primary feathers and a green trailing edge. They are the most abundant and widely distributed waterfowl in South Africa, occurring in most areas, although less frequently in the more arid parts. They are found through most of sub - Saharan Africa and egypt as well.

They live on a mixed diet of grass, leaves, seeds, grains and crop seedlings. Aquatic tubers and rhizomes are also a favourite when they find them in ponds and rivers. In our gardens on SL, they feed on the lawns and eat grains or bread if fed.

During breeding season they pair off to find a suitable breeding territory. Nesting sites can vary from grass lined hollows to cliff faces or even nests left behind from hadedas

or Woolley necked storks. The female lays a clutch of 7-11 cream coloured eggs and incubation takes 28-30 days. The young hatchlings leave the nest about 6 hrs after hatching, in response to their mothers call. They often have to jump a great height to the ground level where mum will be waiting for them. The young take about 55 days to be fully fledged and until then they are tended to on the ground by both parents. most nests are built in spring time but they can breed throughout the year.

No matter what your viewpoint is on these large birds, they are without a doubt one of the most attractive and visible water birds found locally and always add something extra to your day when you see them strutting around with purpose and intent. The little offspring are rather special and have been known to melt many a hard human heart.

Back to the gardens; remember we are leaving a thin layer of fallen leaves on most soil surfaces as a natural mulch to allow the leaves to rot and form compost. These leaves may look slightly untidy but are essential for the soil to retain moisture and protect itself from the blazing sun (It is like us not using sunscreen in the direct December sun. Bare soil also gets burnt.) Please contact me if you are unsure of any area in your garden where we are applying this horticultural strategy.

Have a lovely Christmas and prosperous 2015.

Kind regards

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