bordeauxometers - Bordeaux South Residents` Association
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bordeauxometers - Bordeaux South Residents` Association
BENOTIFIED • 4 May 2012 ‘BORDEAUXOMETERS’ JAN SMUTS AVE FENCE FUND (R2 000 ONCE-OFF can be split into 4 xR500) R 400 000 MAIN ST NPR CAMERA FUND (R550 ONCE-OFF) R 110 000 R 375 000 R 100 000 R 350 000 R 90 000 R 325 000 R 300 000 R 80 000 R 275 000 R 250 000 Collected to date: R 100 750 R 70 000 R 225 000 Refund from Gary Duke: R 23 374 R 60 000 R 200 000 Previous Fence Fund: R 71 389 R 175 000 R 50 000 R 150 000 R 40 000 R 125 000 R 100 000 R 75 000 R 50 000 R 25 000 R0 R 30 000 R 20 000 R 10 000 ‘n Playgroup A small & intimate playgroup aimed at facilitated play with a strong focus on creating a stable & nurturing learning environment. Bordeaux South Drop off: 7:45am – 8:30am Pick-up by 13:00pm Monday – Friday Ages 20 months - 3 years Anyone interested in a loving playgroup for little people who want to learn whilst having fun, either now or in the future, please give us a call. R0 R 195 513 R 28 866 BSRA CONTRIBUTING HOUSEHOLDS (R150 PER MONTH) SIGNED UP CSS TACTICAL HOUSEHOLDS 450 450 400 400 350 350 300 300 250 250 200 200 150 150 100 100 50 50 TOTAL 220 strawberries cream TOTAL 124 Claire - 078 965 1310 For more information visit us at: www.psychassess.co.za Or contact Melanie on: melanie@psychassess.co.za 1 4 May 2012 • IMPORTANT - Upcoming AGM Date: Thursday, 24 May 2012 Time: 6pm Venue: Garden Village (Garden Rd on Republic Rd side) Please make a note of the above date and time and try to attend if at all possible. Further details and Agenda will be made available closer to the time. BENOTIFIED now open brightwater commons Monthly Levy Reminder - May If you haven’t already made your levy contribution for May, please do so as soon as possible. We strive to do more and more and turn to you residents who have not come on board and contribute to the BSRA, please join us and help maintain what has been achieved and assist in making an even bigger change. If you would like a debit order form please see at the end of this newsletter. BSRA Banking Details: Account Name: Bordeaux South Resident’s Association Bank: First National Bank Branch: Craighall 255805 Account No.: 62090771728 Modern, value-for-money designer beds, 100% organic cotton mattresses, lounge suites, TV units, coffee tables and more... Payment can be made by: • EFT • Cheque deposit into the BSRA account • Drop your cheque off with your street captain or with Elinor Bodinger at 26 Pierre Ave. Kindly use your Street Name and Number as a reference when making a deposit. For cash deposits, please add the cash deposit fee to the amount. Please email your Proof of Payment to levy@bsra.co.za from now on, to help us reconcile deposited amounts in the BSRA account. We look forward to your contributions and appreciate your efforts. BE ALERT Please inform us immediately if you spot anything out of the ordinary or any of the below by sms Elinor Bodinger: 076 331 8818 or email: buzz@bsra.co.za so that we can take the necessary steps! Other numbers to call: Call the patrolling SAPS Sector Vehicle: 071 675 7115 / 071 675 7116 Call CSS Tactical: 0861 911 119 Call the ADT vehicle: 083 411 2710 / 083 411 2734 Things to be reported: 1. Suspicious vehicles doing their rounds in the suburb 2. People trying to gain access to property 3. Any criminal activity 4. Suspicious houses with suspicious activity or excessive noise / residents Towards the end of April we experienced two crimes in our suburb: • Attempted break-in in Napoleon Ave - fortunately, the alarm was set and was triggered, disturbing the suspects who then fled. PLEASE REMEMBER to activate your alarms when you leave home and at night when you go to bed. • Hijacking in Valley Rd - guests of residents in Valley road were followed home from the airport and robbed of their rented vehicle and various personal belongings. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT when entering and exiting your property - inform you guests to do the same, and DO make use of the Meet & Greet service offered by your security provider. Sector Policing has proved successful in the Gauteng Province It is important for you to know the mobile phone number of your Sector Police Vehicle, by knowing it you will have quicker access to getting hold of the vehicle that is nearest to your suburb. In the case of an emergency you must press your panic button (contact your security provider), contact the SAPS Sector Vehicle number 071 675 7115/6 as well as contact 10111. The SAPS Sector vehicles are patrolling your suburb 24 hours a day.! Kirstan Puttick Educational Psychologist Offering: • Adolescent therapy Kirstan Puttick • Family therapy Educational Psychologist • Individual therapy for adults • Parental counselling • Parent‐infant, parent‐child and Filial therapy • Play therapy for children Offering: • Pre‐marital counselling • Adolescent therapy • Psychoeducational assessment • School readiness assessment • Family therapy • Support groups • Individual therapy for adults To assist with difficulties such as: • Parental counselling • Adjusting to life events (such as loss, divorce, death, etc.) Parent‐infant, parent‐child and Filial therapy • Anxiety • • Assessments • Play therapy for children • Behavioural & other childhood difficulties • Pre‐marital counselling • Bereavement • Depression • Psychoeducational assessment • Family difficulties • School readiness assessment • Low self‐esteem • Parenting skills • Support groups • Relationship issues • Stress management Kirstan Puttick (PS0116734) To assist with difficulties such as: M. Ed (Educ Psychology) Wits • Adjusting to life events (such as loss, divorce, dea Homestead Road, Bordeaux Tel 083‐663‐3639 • Anxiety Email kirstan@facp.co.za • Assessments Web www.facp.co.za • Behavioural & other childhood difficulties • Bereavement • • • • Depression Family difficulties Low self‐esteem Parenting skills 2 4 May 2012 • BENOTIFIED City Power is upgrading Bordeaux South We would like to thank City Power Randburg depot, our area manager, Mr George Makama and team leader, Mr Randy Sibran for continuing their efforts to maintain and upgrade our aging power infrastructure. The project was started last year in Huguenot Ave and is commencing in Valley Rd. It involves the removal of the current untidy loose and hanging overhead lines and replacing it with a single Aerial Bundle Conductor (ABC), meaning there is one cable with more than one core inside. The advantages include: 1. Our overhead cables do not look messy 2. The ABC cable is insulated and therefor safer 3. Interference from trees is greatly reduced 4. The aluminium in the cable is not as valuable as copper (old overhead cables) and will reduce cable theft We welcome this upgrade and look forward for the rest of the streets being completed as well. This is an important step forward for Bordeaux South’s infrastructure and aesthetic improvement. Meg’s Gardens Specialising in consultation, landscaping and remodelling, seasonal planting, pruning, composting, lawndressing and topsoil, instant lawns, vegetable- and herb gardens. Affordable prices and special rates for Bordeaux South clients. Call Meg on 082 654 6570 ADT Sponsors Two New Community Signs Many thanks to ADT for sponsoring the new community sign boards for our suburb, one at the entrance to the suburb on the corner of Main St and Short Rd and the other at the gate on Park Ave. Watch the boards for important information. Corner William Nicole and Republic to get a Facelift We have been informed by our Ward Councillor, David Potter, that City Parks will be embarking on beautifying the corner of William Nicol/Republic in the next few weeks. This is exciting for our ward and we thank the COJ! t i o d s u t e L ou! for y 011 789 1219 www.aplusregistration.co.za The CPF of Randburg SAPS station needs YOU to get involved! Randburg SAPS CPF - mdemarigny@worldbank.org “Community Policing is a policy and strategy aimed at achieving more effective crime control, reduce fears of crime, improved quality of life, improved police service and police legitimacy, through a proactive reliance on community resources that seeks to change crime causing conditions. It allows the police and the community to work closely together to solve problems and fear of crime, physical and social disorder and neighbourhood decay.” 3 4 May 2012 • BENOTIFIED CPF Announcement At the last Exco meeting I advised that I will be standing down as CPF chairman given my work obligations. It was agreed that we will hold an AGM in June in order to elect a new Exco. There will be a CPF AGM in June and we are appealing for volunteers to join the Exco as well as our sector forums. The AGM date will be finalised at the next Exco meeting on 15 May 2012. Michel de Marigny, Chairman, Randburg CPF CoJ Rates and Tariff increases for 2012/13 Johannesburg residents face increases of about double the benchmark CPI of 6% for electricity and water in the City’s new financial year starting in July 2012. The increases cannot be expressed in absolute figures as increases in energy costs are not uniform and the water usage increases are on a sliding scale. However consumers will in future pay about 13% more for electricity and between 5% and 15% for water usage. A household that uses 1 kl of water per day will be faced with an average 12 % increase. These increases are unnecessarily high if measured against the Auditor General’s findings of nearly R2 billion wasteful expenditure in the form of electricity and water losses in the 2010/11 financial year. All the tariff increases in the City for the 2012/13 financial year were tabled at the Council Meeting of 29 March and are presently open for public comment. The most important increases to residents in tariffs and rates are: • 6,0% for property rates. • Between 5.7% and 15 % in charges for water. The % increase increases with higher consumption. • Sewerage (sanitation) goes up with 14,5% across the board. • 6.7% for refuse removal with a promise of higher increases in the future. • The increases for electricity are dominated by the announced increases from ESKOM i.e. 16%. However the proposed increases have been spread across the residents such that the lifeline tariff users , will only see a 11 % increase , the prepaid customers will see a 13 % increase as part of the City’s strategy to get more residents to accept prepaid meters, and the domestic users will have to foot an increase in the fixed charges of 5 % and the energy charge of 13 % - this should mean an increase of for 1000kWh usage of 11% , and at 501kWh at 10.7%. • The business electricity tariff increases are effectively 12% to 13%. All the proposed increases can be viewed at the Metro Centre and the regional offices, or on the City’s website at www.joburg.org.za Billing Query Escalation Update During 2011 the DA Caucus put together a Billing Assistance Team which I was part of after having handled the many billing crisis issues since around September 2010. The team resolved hundreds of queries during its existence as well as prevented and assisted many people who had been disconnected or were going to be disconnected due to “non payment”. In early February 2012 at a Finance Committee Section 79 meeting, we were informed by the ANC that the City team that we were using to resolve the queries would not be able to continue and that a new process would be implemented. After a long wait, the new process has been implemented and will be used. The essence of the new process it that billing queries will be dealt with by the respective Councillor from the ward which the query comes from. Each Region has been allocated an Assistant Director for Councillors to escalate their billing queries to. The system is new and so oversight and report back to the City’s executive will take place - both the positive and negative of the new process. If you have any billing query that: • Has been reported to the City • A reference number allocated to EACH query • The reference number more than 60 days old • Query unresolved you may forward the query to me for escalation. Please note that as Councillors we do not resolve any query, we are merely able to escalate it into the correct channel in the hope that the Officials resolve the query. You are reminded that the Randburg Customer Relations and Management Centre is open Monday to Friday 7:30 and to 3pm. The walk in centre is able to log billing queries, print statements, accept applications new water/electricity connections, accept requests for change to prepaid electricity meters as well as accept deposits for services to be moved from old owners of properties to new owners of properties. Mobilitate Dear BSRA, I think everyone in Bordeaux South should be encouraged to join Mobilitate if they have a problem with City Of Johannesburg, be it wrong electricity meter readings, water, rates or billings. http://www.mobilitate.co.za This situation is an absolute disgrace and I think more people need to be aware of this platform to help them with issues with CoJ. All Repairs Renovations Maintenance FIBREGLASS MARBELITE Pool Motors Multiheads Sand Filters Leak Repairs Pool Heating Call James on: 072 389 8572 or 082 342 9437 info@aquaturtlepools.co.za Part-time Employment We are looking for a part time char to do general house work every 2nd Saturday, starting ASAP. Preferably a lady who is currently employed in Bordeaux South (references), who doesn’t work on weekends and is looking to make some extra cash. We are resident in Bordeaux South. Contact: Alan Nicholas 082 464 0781 Challenge! For every lead passed to me which concludes in a property sale, I will donate R500 to the BSRA. I challenge all other residents in businesses to do the same. Anthea Tanner 082 893 3961 / 011 463 3199 atanner@remax-masters.co.za Lift Club Required Two working Moms are looking for a third family to share lifting from Bordeaux South to St Teresa’s Foundation Phase/ Craighall Primary School. Call Kim Holmes on 083 556 5999 if interested. Pam Thomson 4 4 May 2012 • BENOTIFIED NOT-TO-BE-MISSED DOMESTIC WATCH MEETING THIS MONTH’S TOPIC Talk on prevenTing fires in The household by The randburg fire deparTmenT date: Wednesday, 30 May 2012 place: Bordeaux South Scout Hall Time: 11h00 (Please be on time) 19 Francois Ave, Bordeaux Available by APPOINTMENT from TUESDAY to FRIDAY OPI NAIL BAR NOW OPEN! Contact Rodney or Nikky Peter Tel: 011 326 3429 Cell: 083 778 8890/8 Look forward to seeing you soon... Is your dog really happy? BENEFITS: increase securiTy awareness amongst domestic staff educaTe domestic staff on latest crime trends in the suburb inform Domestic Staff on who to contact in case of an emergency geT informaTion from Domestic Staff on suspicious activity dont miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn from this brillianT and informaTive presentation! EDUCATION & INFORMATION SAVES LIVES! √ Is everyday hectic √ Don’t have time to relax √ Run out of time to go walkies √ Is your dog behaving badly Exercise and getting out is a vital part of caring for your dog – it could resolve many behavioural issues like digging, chewing, barking, howling and aggression. Find out how you can help your best friend with a regular walking program. call Coral Louw on 082 737 2268 www.tailwaggers.co.za For credentials and more information, please see website Upcoming Domestic Watch Topics June 27th • Pikitup FOR FOR July 25th • Pap Screening mobile unit to do on-site examinations • Talk on Arthritis and TB Security Group Chat SALE SALE For those of you in the suburb who have BlackBerries, please send Elinor (076 331 8818 or buzz@bsra. co.za) your BlackBerry PIN number so that we can add you to the Security Chat we have set up. This enables all of us within the group to communicate any immediate security goings on in the suburb. TOYOTA HILUX 4x4 Remember to Report any Suburb-related Issues to us Please remember to report any faulty or out-of-order street lights, potholes, burst/leaking water pipes, flowing sewerage, overflowing bins, grass that needs cutting and overcrowded properties, you see in our suburb. Send details to buzz@bsra.co.za for us to attend to. 1990 MODEL TOYOTA HILUX 4x4 MANUAL1990 WITHMODEL NEW ENGINE SPECIALWITH PRICE: R58,000 MANUAL NEW ENGINE Call: 082 855 0440 SPECIAL PRICE: R58,000 5 service delivery issues in the City PM aces.com E-mail displayed incorrectly? Read it in your browser 4 May 2012 • BENOTIFIED Logging Matters for the COJ to attend to Dear Residents Please find below a quick guide to logging matters in the City of Johannesburg. If you have logged an Please find quick guide to to in logging matters in the Johannesburg. If you logged an issue and it below hasn’t abeen attended a reasonable length of City time of there is likely a reason for have it; please issue and it hasn't been attended to in a reasonable length of time there is likely a reason for it; please let us know about such instances and we will do our best to escalate the issue. Take charge of your let me know about such instances and I will do my best to escalate the issue. suburb and log issues that need attention! Take charge of your suburb and log issues that need attention! City Service Type of Issues Turn Around Time How to Contact Water Burst 2 days No Water 1 day Sewer Leak/Blockage 1 day During Office Hours & Weekends 8am to 4pm: Email: customerservice@jwater.co.za OR SMS 0826532143. All other times 011 375 5555, Option 3. Meter Leak 4 day Fire Hydrant Leak 2 days Bees in meter box 3 days No Power to area/property 4 hours Joburg Water City Power Joburg Roads Agency 1 Phase not working 4 hours Intermittent Power 4 hours Illegal Connection 5 days Dangerous Situation Immediate Street Light not working 7 days Faulty Meter 5 days Potholes 3 days Manhole Cover missing 2 days Blocked kerb inlet 3 days Road Collapse Immediate to make safe Street Sign damaged 5 days Street Sign missing 5 days Traffic Signals All Out Usually 1 day Traffic Signal Flashing 1 day Traffic Signals Bulb Out 3 days Cutting of Park City Parks Cutting of Tree Incorrect Billing No Account Received All Hours: www . citypower . co . za click "Fault Logging" OR on mobile phone citypower.mobi. If unable to log yourself, suggest that someone who has PC access logs it ELSE use call centre 011 375 5555, Option 2 OUTSOURCED BOOkkEEping STaRT ThE FinanCial YEaR CORRECTlY! Email: hotline@jra.org.za OR call 011 375 5555 Dependant on season/time of year Call the call centre 011 375 5555 Dependant on type of revenue query and billing cycle Call the call centre 011 375 5555 or email statements@joburg.org.za OR go to the nearest Walk in Centre (Randburg - Jan Smuts corner Bram Fischer Drive) Dependant on incident/circumstance and resources available Call the EMS/JMPD call centre 011 375 5911 Incorrect Account Revenue/Account Query If you email outside of the hours above your issue will be logged first thing the next morning. Management Accounts & Reporting, VAT, Payroll Admin, PAYE, IRP5s, UIF, SDL, COIDA, Tax Registrations, Audit Preparation, Debtors & Creditors 082 523 4483 www.allbookkeepingservices.co.za Traffic Violations Noise Law Enforcement Dumping Motor Vehicle Accident Vagrants New/additional bin request 48 hours Bin stolen (need case #) 48 hours Pikitup Call the call centre 011 375 5555 The above are guidelines of turnaround time and depending on several factors issues may or may not be resolved in the time frame stated above. Be sure to state the exact type of problem so to ensure that it is logged correctly. Regards, David Potter DA Ward 102 Councillor david@oursuburb.co.za 082 885 9688 If you are a contributing resident and would like to advertise in this classifieds section, please contact us on buzz@bsra.co.za for more information. Ward 102 Suburbs: Blairgowrie (part), Bordeaux, Ferndale (part), President Ridge, Willowild, Hurlingham Manor, Bryanston (part), Fontainebleau, Moret, Ruiterhof, Mill Hill, Country Life Park & Randburg CBD We need your support - let’s pull together and show the world the power of community! 6 CRAIGHALL OPEN DAY Craighall and Craighall Park are celebrating their 100th anniversary. Unlike the Titanic, we’re unsinkable!! Saturday 5 May 2012 10:00 - 15:00 Craighall Primary School, Grosvenor Ave, Craighall Park www.cra.org.za A day of fun, entertainment, information and festivity for all ages, showcasing our area’s talent and enterprise Activities planned include... l Live entertainment and Pipe band l Go green demos and recycling; spekbooms for sale; how to save water and electricity, compost making l Face painting, cup cake decorating, sand art, jumping castle and balloons l Photography tips, vegetable growing, cheesemaking, solar heating savvy, insects on and around us l History and environment expos l Art in the park, crafts, neck & shoulder massages and the CRA talent stand l Competition with great prizes l Meet - the Mayor of Jhb; your Ward 90 Councillor Gordon Mackay and local personalities; Deansgate Home for the Aged residents; representatives from Parkview CSF and Police Station complete with flashing lights and sirens… meet neighbours too!! l Big screen sports tent [b.y.o] l Lamb on the spit and food stalls More detailed information to come but also check the CRA web site and Facebook site for updates. For information/queries, contact Wendy McAllister [011 325 7165]; Paulette Malcolm [082 452 9322]; Bianca de Roland Phillips [083 390 7194]; Sue Harris [082 659 1936] Vibrant communities are the ones that succeed - help us make this a memorable event by being there! Among businesses and community entities contributing to the success of the day are CSS Tactical Lindsay Saker The Market Place Heather’s Jumping Castles The Colony Pharmacy ADT Pam Golding Properties Postnet Craighall SAPS Parkview CSF Parkview Mama She’s Recycling * Hands on Spa Casalotti’s Pizzas Hodges Steers Craighall Meat Camera Stuff Vodaphone Craighall West Park Commando River Rangers Craighall Primary School choir Domestic Watch choir Seef Properties REEA Vegetable Club Karate Club Solar Heat Radio Today [1485 AM] Pick n Pay @ Lancaster Spar Craighall Park * Mama She’s provides the recycling service to our residents. We urgently need more subscribers to keep the cost @ R20 a month. Anyone signing up between now and 5 May [the draw date] could win a free subscription. Registration form - go to : www. cra.org.za and click on Community Info - or email carmen@wasterecyclers.co.za. Do you get the regular CRA e-newsletters? Do you get our SMS alerts? If not, email Wendy: wendym@creativecoms.co.za we’ll keep you informed! Thanks to Chas Everitt International Property Group for sponsoring the printing and distribution of this notice 7 Important Numbers Please print out and keep these numbers in a prominent place Educate your family members and domestic workers on who to call in an emergency All Emergencies:. ............................................................................................011 375 5911 ADT Security:...........................................................................................................0861 212 400 / 401 BORDEAUX SOUTH ADT Vehicle (24hrs):. ..........................083 411 2734 ADT Area Supervisor (24hrs):. ...................................................079 508 8131 CABLE THEFT REPORTING (TELKOM HOTLINE):...............0800 124 000 Cable Theft Reporting (City Power):..............................011 490 7553 Child Line:.....................................................................................................................0800 055 5555 Chubb:.................................................................................................................................0861 505 911 Crime Stop:................................................................................................................. 0860 010 111 Crime Line (Anonymous Tip-off Line):............................32211 CSS Tactical Control Room:..........................................................0861 911 119 Fire Department:..............................................................................................011 375 5911 JHB Care Connect:..........................................................................................011 375 5555 Netcare 911:.............................................................................................................082 911 Olivedale Clinic:................................................................................................011 777 2000 Poisons Control:. ............................................................................................083 1999 sector 1 SAPS patrol vehicle:...................................................071 675 7115 / 6 SAPS:......................................................................................................................................10111 Randburg Medicross:..............................................................................011 796 1400 Randburg Police:.............................................................................................011 449 9110 / 13 / 15 Rosebank Clinic:...............................................................................................011 328 0500 Sandton Clinic:...................................................................................................011 709 2000 SPCA Randburg:..................................................................................................011 462 1610 (Version 6/12) Supplied courtesy of the BSRA - working together for the safety of the community. 8 debit order authorisation Please complete and fax to 011 944 0839 Name:_ ______________________________________________________________________________ Title: Mr Mrs Miss Dr ID No.:_ ______________________________________________________________________________ Postal Address:_ _____________________________________________________ Code:______________ Physical Address:_ ___________________________________________________ Code:______________ Contact Numbers: (Home) _________________ (Cell) __________________ (Work) ___________________ Email Address: _ _______________________________________________________________________ DEBIT ORDER Account Name: _______________________________________Bank:___________________________ Account No.:_____________________Branch Name:__________________ Branch No.: ____________ Type of Account: Current Savings Transmission Other Frequency: Monthly I / We hereby authorize Bordeaux South Residents’ Association to draw against my/our account as detailed above the sum of (amount): R150-00 in words: ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY RAND ONLY. on the _________ day of every month commencing on ____________________________________ 2012. I agree to pay the bank charges relating to this debit order instruction. Signed at:_________________________ on this the __________ day of _ _____________________ 2012. AUTHORISED SIGNATURE/S Beneficiary Details: Bordeaux South Residents’ Association / Account No.: 62090771728 / Bank: FNB / Branch: Craighall 255805 Fax: 011 944 0839 Email: buzz@bsra.co.za Web: www.bsra.co.za 9
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