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VVRA NewsletterJuly 2016
Vorna Valley Residents Association Annual General Meeting VVRA
CommitteeMarianne Nel - Chairperson Carol Thornton - Secretary Hein
de Kock - InfrastructureCarol Barnes - GreensFran Stone -
Social
Finance done by Sue Klingenberg Sub Committee - Desiree
Pather
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Whatsapp your details and email address to 082-460-8662 to join
the VVRA Discussion groups and Alert groups.
Let’s stand together and work together......
Swiss Country Club
We would like to let all residents know that the Swiss Country
Club on Moerdyk Street is not just for members. Anyone can go there
for a good meal. They support the VVRA and it would be wonderful if
residents support them.Email: [email protected] or phone Wolfgang
on 082 561 0063
PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO RECYCLE!!
Dear Residents of Vorna Valley
Please take note that our next AGM will be on the 17th of August
2016. The VVRA works for you, so come and meet us and hear what we
have done over the past year. Please diarise it.
It will be held at the Swiss Club on Moerdyk from 19h00 to
20h00.
Tea and Coffee will be served afterwards, and you can ask
members of the VVRA and guest speaker from Link Africa
questions.
Please RSVP to [email protected] by the 7th of August 2016.
Hunting in our Vlei
“4 Guys with 16 dogs where caught hunting in the Vorna Valley
Vlei. Ria Sebetsa was quick to respond and caught the guys.
Theo of the SPCA was called, as we expected SAPS to take the 4
guys to the station to charge them. SPCA was quick to respond and
took 14 dogs away, as 2 dogs got away.
SAPS said that they cannot charge these guys as we don’t own the
Vlei, but had to remove them from the scene and would drop them off
elsewhere.
Our bylaws clearly state that hunting is illegal and these guys
were in the Vlei illegally
From Midrand Reporter:Wayne Minnaar spokesperson of the Metro
Police said, “The hunting of wild animals in Johannesburg is
illegal. The Metro Police would have been the correct law
enforcement Illegal hunt foiled agency to call in this regard,”
said Minnaar.
Thank you to Theo of the SPCA for assisting in this matter so
quickly and Ria Sebetsa who made the effort to investigate and
detain these “hunters”.
Thank you also goes to Sandile Mahlaba who persisted in getting
SAPS to come out and Darren Bester for getting involved.
City PowerPlease note that City Power will be having an open day
at the Swiss Club on Saturday,13 August 2016 from 10:00 until
16:00. Come and chat to them about all your smart meter queries
etc.
Please RSVP to [email protected] by 8 August 2016.Snacks and
refreshment will be servered.
For advertising
in our newsletter,
please see
below.
Donations and
Sponsorships are
most welcome to
help keep Vorna
Valley CLEAN!!
https://www.facebook.com/VornaValleyRA/https://twitter.com/valleyvornahttp://www.vvra.co.zamailto:info%40vvra.co.za?subject=mailto:courier%40hot.co.za?subject=Swiss%20Club
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011-375-591110177
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Helpful Contacts:
0860 56 28
[email protected]@joburg.org.za
[email protected] 082-653-2143Anonymous
tip-offs0800-00-25-87sms charged at
[email protected]
Midrand Fire Department andAmbulance011-375-591110177
0860 56 28 74011-712-660010177
0860 56 28 [email protected]
011-347-1600Sector 2 SAPS 071-675-6110Sector 2 SAPS
071-675-6111Police Emergency - 10111
011-375-55550860 56 28
74http://citypower.mobiwww.citypower.co.za and click“Fault
Reporting”
If you are not yet on the VVRA Discussion groups or the Alert
groups, please whatsapp 0824608662 or email [email protected] with
your full street address, email address and cell number so that we
can add you.
These groups keep Vorna Valley Residents up to date about
council issues and security Alerts.
Whatsapp Discussion and Alert groups
Separation @ SourceOnce again a big thank you to all the
residents who Separate @ Source. Below are the figures for the past
year since inception of this project.
We urge all residents to get involved. Let your neighbours know
so that they can start Separating @ Souce as well.
Please contact [email protected] to be added to the
collection list with your full names, full street address and cell
number.
mailto:info%40vvra.co.za?subject=Whatsap%20Groupsmailto:secretary%40vvra.co.za?subject=Separation%20%40%20Source
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Fibre to the home in Vorna Valley
For advertising
in our newsletter,
please see
below.
Donations and
Sponsorships are
most welcome to
help keep Vorna
Valley CLEAN!!
Unfortunately FTTH has had delays due to unforseen circumstances
and is now 3 months behind. The POP is almost ready and LinkAfrica
are just waiting for a piece of cable which should arrive middle of
August 2016. More ISP’s will still be brought onboard.
On behalf of LinkAfrica we again appoligise for all the
inconvience due to the digging and trenching. We know that some
residents aren’t very happy but it will soon all be over and we
will have fibre to the home.
Some residents have voiced their disapproval of FTTH being built
in Vorna Valley, but most people are excited knowing they will have
fibre soon. To those who are unhappy, you are welcome to send your
valid complaints to us. LinkAfrica always goes out of their way to
accomodate everyone.
LinkAfrica address issues residents bring to us, and we ask that
residents don’t discuss or argue with the workers, they are after
all only doing what they have been hired for. rather speak to the
site managers or email us on [email protected]
http://www.elections.org.za/content/
http://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/
Please follow the link above to find out where your voting
station is. It will either be Halfway House Primary School or
Future Stars Pre-School.
WARD 132 Candidates:
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS 6908015801085 MOLOKO MICHAEL
MPOLOBOSHO
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 6806280620083 BOITUMELO VIRGINIA
MATHULO
AL JAMA-AH 5902205218086 BAAKIE MOHAMED
AZANIAN PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION 7405315621080 STEPHEN WAUCHOPE
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE 6208250094086 ANNETTE JANINE DEPPE
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS 8608081472088 JUTY LERATO SIBISI
TRULY ALLIANCE 9111025291085 MOHAMED SUHAIL ADAM
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 9206095937086 MMOLAO PAUL MOKOENA
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS 9401185039089 SEAN PATRICK SMITH
A REMINDER TO VOTE ON WEDNESDAY, 3 AUGUST 2016
http://www.elections.org.za/content/http://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/
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For advertising
in our newsletter,
please see
below.
Donations and
Sponsorships are
most welcome to
help keep Vorna
Valley CLEAN!!
Fire in our Vlei
When someone deliberately sets fire to our Vlei and they don’t
have the slightest thoughts for the wild life and birds they are
killing, one wonders what kind of mentallity this person has.
And if this is not enough, we only had a “dinky little fire
truck” to assist in putting out the fire. Unfortunately the truck
could not reach most of the fire and they ran out of water.
The VVRA have also been chasing council to have walls broken
down and removed where an inconsiderate resident illegal walled in
a servitude into the Vlei.
So even if the Fire Department’s big fire truck wasn’t broken
down and in for repairs, the big fire truck would not have been
able to enter the Vlei to kill the fire.
Vorna Valley Yearly Vlei Clean-up
Please diarise 24 September 2016 for our yearly Vlei Clean-up.
We will be having a “Vlei Clean-up Photograph” competion, so come
take your selfies while helping to clean-up the Vlei.
Thank you to:
• TRSS for offering to be our security on this day• Wendy Redl
of Harcourts Midrand for sposoring water bottles.• The Vorna Valley
SPAR for sponsoring the “after clean-up” cooldrinks.
Any other sponsorships will be welcome.
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The pink invader that is taking over our grasslands
Common name: Pom pom weed Scientific name: Campuloclinium
macrocephalum (Asteraceae) Alternative common names: Pompom bossie
(Afrikaans)
Pompom weed is an Argentinian plant in the daisy family, with
its striking pink powder-puff-like flowers. It is a serious threat
to the conservation of South African grasslands. The first record
of its presence was from Johannesburg in 1962 when it began
invading disturbed areas along roadsides and unused fields. The
weed is now prominent throughout Gauteng Province.
Under the NEMBA Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, pompom
weed is listed as a Category 1b invader in Gauteng, North West,
Limpopo and Mpumalanga and Category 1a in the rest of South Africa,
meaning that every effort must be made to remove and destroy
it.
The distribution of pompom has almost doubled in the past five
years. It threatens grasslands, open savanna and wetlands by
decreasing the carrying capacity of the land. The plant is
unpalatable to wildlife and agricultural livestock.
It also threatens indigenous herbs and grasses. It is almost
impossible to control mechanically due to its robust root system
and copious seed production. Herbicide application is expensive and
labour intensive and therefore restricted to roadsides and smaller,
manageable areas, so biocontrol is deemed to best long-term
solution to control pompom weed.
Biocontrol agentOn 23 October 2013, the thrips (Liothrips
tractabilis) was released in Pretoria at Rietvlei Nature
Reserve.
Additional releases were made a month later at Swartkop Airforce
Base and Rietondale (ARC-PPRI research farm) and Roodeplaat Nature
Reserve. At the beginning of December 2013, releases were made at a
further six sites around Pretoria.
Recruited from Argentina, where pompom weed is indigenous, the
pompom thrips causes significant damage to the stems and leaf
tissue at the growing tips. This causes deformities in plant
growth, reducing the height, biomass and flower production of this
unwanted weed.
A second promising biocontrol agent for pompom weed is the
flower-feeding moth (Cochylis campuloclinium) which is still
undergoing testing by scientists in quarantine facilities around
the country.
How to control pompom weed on your propertyHerbicides registered
for use on pompom weed are Plenum, Access and Climax. The two
physical methods include uprooting and burning of the plant.
Herbicides must always be used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s guidelines as well as national and provincial
regulations.
Anyone wanting to include biological control in their management
strategy against pompom weed can have their names, contact details
and locality added to an existing database by contacting: Almie van
den Berg ([email protected]) or Liamé van der Westhuizen
([email protected]).
From:http://gauteng.invasives.org.za/index.php/news/item/290-the-pink-invader-that-is-taking-over-our-grassland
and
http://www.invasives.org.za/legislation/item/203-pom-pom-weed-campuloclinium-macrocephalum
Invasive Plants in South Africa
For advertising
in our newsletter,
please see
page 8.
Donations and
Sponsorships are
most welcome to
help keep Vorna
Valley CLEAN!!
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Our SponsorsWendy Redl from Harcourts Residential Properties
sponsored the garden and balls on Greig street and one day a week
for a cleaner.
Wolfgang Wollauz of The Courier at the Swiss Country Club
accommodates the VVRA meetings and AGMs
Steven McLaren of Platinum Residential sponsors one day a week
for a cleaner and Platinum sponsored the garden on Harry
Galaun/Elizabeth Fry.
The Vorna Valley Shopping Centre sponsors one day a week for a
cleaner to keep the shopping centre’s pavement clean and tidy.
Eugene Vorster of Central Development sponsors two days a week
for a cleaner.
Heaven’s Kitchen supplies our cleaners with lunch
Veggie Divine Foods sponsored the replacement gate to the Vorna
Valley Vlei on le Roux Ave.
Midway Mica sponsors locks for the Vorna Valley Vlei from time
to time and the loan of their bolt cutter.
Mark McDonald of Firzt Realty sponsored gloves at the Vlei Clean
Up and the suit and transport for the Santa event 2015.
Paul Mann of AV Unlimited supplied the sound system for our 2015
AGM.
Lindsay Steinhobel of Fine and Country Midrand, sponsored one
year subscription to the Green Gazzette.
The Vorna Valley SPAR sponsors cooldrinks for our yearly Vlei
Clean-up.
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