In Focus your community magazine – Dainfern Nature Association May 2023
Operational Report
Easter Painting Event
We had a very successful Easter Painting event at the Clubhouse on Saturday 1 April. Kids of all ages had a huge amount of fun with painting their very own easter picture and would you believe, the Easter bunny popped in too to share some Easter Eggs. Lots of smiles were shared!
Dates to Diarise
We look forward to our next Blood Drive on Saturday 6 May as well as our Ladies Club Champs that are scheduled for 16 and 17 May 2023.
Stella Artois Players Championship
We hosted another incredible Stella Artois Players Championship for the fifth year in a row. The golf course was magnificent, and the weather was perfect. Congratulations to the 2023 Champion, Kyle Barker. Casey Jarvis shot an incredible round of 59 which equalled the Sunshine Tour record. Daniel van Tonder scored a hole-in-one. We thank everyone who assisted to make this tournament possible and look forward to hosting again next year and making this event even bigger and better.
Dainfern Passion Rose
Don’t forget to order your Dainfern Passion Roses – ALL the details are in our weekly newsletter, The Dainfern Digest.
Kindly email [email protected] with the details below and the amount will be added to your next levy statement (no cash or credit card payments will be accepted).
Autumn is fully upon us, and it is lovely to see the changing landscape as the seasons change. Our Estate is truly beautiful, no matter the season.
By Peet Trollip – Operations Manager
In Focus your community magazine – Dainfern Nature Association April 2023
Operational Report
Finance SGM
We are very pleased that we had a successful Finance SGM on Thursday 9 March 2023. Our budget for 2023/2024 was approved as well as two Directors appointed to fill the vacant positions on our Board. We congratulate Mr Craig Bishop and Mr Brandon Sacks on their appointment as Directors. We look forward to working with you.
Stella Artois Players Championship
We look forward to hosting the Stella Artois Players Championship once again and working closely with The Sunshine Tour on this major event. It will be held during the week of 10-16 April 2023. It is an incredible event, and we invite you to enjoy spectacular golf right
here on your doorstep. Further details around the event will be shared with residents closer to the time.
Dainfern Passion Rose
We received the first Dainfern Passion roses from Ludwig’s Roses and these were delivered to the residents who had pre-ordered and paid for their roses. The next delivery is scheduled to take place in July 2023. Should you still wish to order, kindly email [email protected] with the details below and the amount will be added to your next levy statement (no cash or credit card payments will be accepted).
We would like to wish all our residents a very happy Easter and for those going away during the Easter holidays, please travel safely.
By Peet Trollip – Operations Manager
In Focus your community magazine – Dainfern Nature Association March 2023
Operational Report
Our Dainfern Passion rose is finally ready, having been propagated by Ludwig’s Roses. We will be receiving the first roses shortly and will then deliver them to those residents who preordered and paid in advance. We will slowly be planting these throughout the Estate too – so keep an eye out for this stunning addition to our beautiful Estate.
Rain Fall
We have had an incredible amount of rain this year – 271mm (at the time of writing this report), causing the closure of the golf course on certain days, as well as the massive amount of rubbish that gets washed up by the river daily – especially when there is excessive rain. We thank the Turfnet, Nature Association and Maintenance teams for all pulling together to clean up daily to ensure our Estate is kept tidy.
Generators
Loadshedding and generators are still issues that we attend to daily. We ask for your patience as we all navigate these speedbumps
and sort out queries as quickly as possible.
Men’s Club Champs
We hosted our exciting Men’s Club Champs on 25 and 26 February and we congratulate Oliver Goldhill on being the winner for 2023. We look forward to the Ladies Club Champs in May this year.
Clubhouse Events
There have been several events hosted at the Clubhouse including a blood drive, two bird walks, Dainfern Toastmasters, Dainfern KnitWits and the
Epilepsy Indaba.
Lifestyle Survey
We had an overwhelming response to our Lifestyle Survey, and we thank those who did participate. Our Management and Board are taking the feedback into consideration in their planning and budgeting going forward. We can’t keep everyone happy all the time – although it certainly does guide us in the right direction.
Budget Workshops
We held two successful budget workshops in early February which raised healthy debate amongst residents. Mrs Geraldine Harris, our Fincom Chair, has worked hard with all involved to get the new budget ready for the SGM planned for 9th March. We encourage your attendance and support.
By Peet Trollip – Operations Manager
In Focus your community magazine – Dainfern Nature Association February 2023
Operational Report
We celebrated a wonderful festive season with beautiful Christmas decorations around the Estate. We thank Willie Malherbe for his sponsorship of the decorations at the circle closest to Broadacres Drive gate. Thank you to our maintenance team for all their assistance in beautifying our Estate. We were overwhelmed with compliments from happy residents.
Security Feedback
From a security point of view, we had no security breaches and thank the Fidelity team for their vigilant attention over this period.
Sewage Issues
We welcomed in the new year with loadshedding still upon us, as well as multiple sewage issues due to the extensive structural damage to the Greater Fourways Sewerage Line. We eagerly await the major repairs and bio-clean-up to be done by JoBurg Water.
Generators
We have shared several communications regarding generators and abiding by the rules we have for ownership of them. Please speak to Jill or Janet if you are considering this as an option going forward.
Green Solutions
The DHA encourage all homeowners and residents to consider transitioning to “green solutions” as opposed to purchasing noisy and environment unfriendly generators, because it appears loadshedding is going to be with us for a long time, probably years.
Valentine’s Day
14 February at SIX33
Celebrate this special day with family and friends. Bookings: [email protected] or 011 875 0442.
Fantastic Fridaze
Make your way down to the Clubhouse for the first Fantastic Fridaze of the year. Book your table at SIX33 for 24 February – Enjoy a meal or a drink – prizes to be won! You may be the lucky winner of the cash draw!
MEN’S CLUB CHAMPS
25-26 February 202
Contact: [email protected]
We look forward to another exciting year in our beautiful Estate.
By Peet Trollip – Operations Manager
In Focus your community magazine – Dainfern Nature Association December 2022 – January 2023
General Manager’s Report
A month of celebrating our 30th birthday – and what a month it has been!
AGM
We held an exceptionally successful AGM on Tuesday 15 November. We had an expo with all our service providers beforehand for them to showcase their services so our residents could see what is on offer on the Estate including:
- Fidelity Security Services
- Turfnet
- SLA
- FireOps
- Ludwig’s Roses
- Golf Data
- Global Golf
- Dainfern Nature Association
- Tennis Inc
- Spirits & Bubbles
- Trafalgar
- Padel
It was a wonderfully festive atmosphere, and we thank everyone who joined us before the AGM started.
Board of Directors
We congratulate Ms Geraldine Harris on her successful appointment to the Board.
The ORDER OF DAINFERN Award
We were thrilled to make the very first Order of Dainfern Award
Our Board rigorously discussed the proposed candidates and then agreed on the very
worthy recipients – the MaDD Team (Making a Difference in Dainfern). This dynamic team has been very busy raising funds for charity and getting the community support they need to be successful.
Award Criteria
The Criteria for the Order of Dainfern Award is as follows: An Annual Award Recognising:
- An individual or group.
- Resident in Dainfern Golf Estate.
- Volunteering and actively contributing to the community in or around the Estate.
- Without due recognition.
- By addressing life, societal, and cultural needs or shortcomings.
- Thereby improving or fulfilling, improving, or changing their needs for the better.
DAINFERN PASSION
Our own rose
We are very proud to announce a rose for Dainfern that is exclusively ours – Dainfern Passion. This was unveiled at the AGM and there was huge excitement all around.The Rose is being propagated by Ludwig’s Roses and will be available from February 2023. We aim to plant this stunning rose all around the Estate and will have them on sale for residents to purchase too!
We had the honour of having Ludwig and his son Halmar present at the unveiling.
By Mr Riaan van Rooyen
KUMON MATHS
Kumon Maths
Kathryn Warmback
082 857 5319
For more information, contact the service provider.
DAINFERN UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Dainfern United Football Club
Marco da Rocha
082 537 9407
For more information, contact the service provider.
