Lonehill Residents Association

📚Where have our Library Boxes gone?📚

You might have noticed that our beloved library boxes in the Lonehill and Lappies Parks are temporarily missing. Don’t worry—there’s no need to be concerned!

They’re currently getting a much-needed refresh. Our dedicated Green Team is hard at work performing essential repairs and maintenance to make sure the boxes are ready for the Spring and Summer rains.

Don't know about them?

The libraries work on a ‘Take a book, leave a book’ system. When you are done with the book, take it back to the box and borrow another book. Read more about it in our latest newsletter...

https://mailchi.mp/a952d2986bf5/lonehill-residents-association-newsletter-2-may-14170715?e=7386a2063d

We aim to have them back in the parks by the 2nd August. 🤞

GIVING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD

Giving back to the place we call home helps to unite the community and bridge some of the environmental challenges we face in the greater Lonehill area.

We are extremely grateful to Firzt Realty Company who have partnered with the LRA on several projects. Each month for the next six, the LRA will be able to carry out a long-awaited project thanks to financial support from Firzt Realty.

The project this month is the repairs to the existing barricade at Lappies Park (Concourse Crescent) and the installation of an additional gum pole fence up to the boundary wall of the Lone Glen complex on Concourse Crescent. Some of the green team are working on this project today and for the rest of the week.

We will post photos when the project is completed and will share more images and reports on the progress of these monthly projects.

A huge shoutout to Firtz Realty Company for giving back to our community, Ann and Desiree look forward to getting to know the Lonehill residents.

A huge thank you to everyone that took part in making our an amazing success. Sothebys Realty Fourways Kids Haven

❗️DATE CHANGE❗️

We’ve had to make a few adjustments, but we’re excited to share that the Otter Estates Lonehill 5km Fun Walk/Run now has a NEW DATE, and ticket sales are officially LIVE!

Mark your calendars and get ready for a fantastic time! Here are the updated details for this year’s event:

Date: Saturday, August 24
Time: 15:00 (Registration opens at 14:00)
Location: Lonehill Park

Secure your spot NOW by booking online:
https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1550603251

Entry Fee: R80 per person (children and adults), free entry for prams and dogs! You also have the option of purchasing a blanket on the entry form in support of the Rotary blanket drive for R98.

Whether you’re a seasoned runner or a casual walker, this is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and connect with your neighbors. Don’t miss out—grab your tickets now and join us for a fun-filled afternoon!

In celebration of Mandela Day TODAY, we are calling on the Lonehill community to make a difference by donating non-perishable groceries and participating in building food pyramids in the centre court at the Lonehill Shopping Centre, TODAY from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

All donations will benefit Kids Haven, supporting vulnerable children with shelter, education, and more. Let's come together and make a positive impact TODAY on Mandela Day!

Don't forget to head on down to the Pick 'n Pay at the Lonehill Shopping Centre this morning to donate your tin food for the food pyramid we will take part in building on

Our Green Team is thrilled with their fresh, new gear. Keep an eye out for them in and around Lonehill and give them a 'toot toot' when you drive past! 🚘 Have a happy weekend everyone 🥳

Not sure what to do with your 67 minutes this Mandela Day? ⏰

Thursday the 18th of July is Mandela Day. It has become a national day of volunteerism, philanthropy, and donating time, goods, resources, and services to a variety of beneficiaries across the country.

Sotheby’s Realty in collaboration with the Lonehill Residents Association are encouraging residents to donate cans of food and join us as we build food pyramids with the donated cans on The Deck at the Lonehill Shopping Centre on Thursday 18th July from 09h00 – 17h00. 🥫

We will also be collecting canned food on Saturday 13th July from 09h00 –12h00 at the same place. Look out for the Sotheby’s and LRA teams on The Deck (opposite Mr Price Home).

You are able to drop off cans of food at Sotheby’s Realty in Mulberry Office Park, Pick ‘n Pay at the Lonehill Shopping Centre, and the Lonehill Engen Convenience store.

The beneficiary for the donated food will be Kids Haven, who are dedicated to the care and protection of vulnerable children.
We look forward to the support of our amazing Lonehill community.

Exciting News for a Friday…

The Otter Estates Lonehill 5km Fun Run/Walk is BACK! Join us for a fantastic afternoon on 3rd August at 15:00.

Stay tuned for details around ticket sales and start gathering your family, friends, and colleagues for an unforgettable event!

Let's make this year's Fun Run/Walk the best one yet!🥳

GOLF ROOM GRAND OPENING

Danie Prinsloo and the team from The Braai Room - Lonehill are excited to announce the Grand Opening of the Golf Room by The Braai Room!

Join them tomorrow, June 28th, at 18:00 for an evening of prizes, games, and excitement hosted by Hot 102.7 FM's Simon Parkinson and Simon Hill.

Everyone is welcome!

Reserve a table by calling 0108002919 if you’d like or simply pop in.

We are excited to announce the Grand Opening of Golf Room! 🎉⛳️

Join us on June 28th, 2024 at 18:00 for an evening of prizes, games, and excitement hosted by Hot 102.7 FM's Simon Parkinson and Simon Hill. Test your skills with closest to the pin and longest drive challenges, and lots more fun games—you can even try your hand at darts! Everyone is welcome!

Reserve a table by calling 0108002919 if you’d like or simply come on by!

See you there!

REMINDER: Johannesburg Water systems are to be impacted by Rand Water maintenance in June, and July 2024
During June and July 2024, bulk supplier Rand Water will be conducting extensive maintenance on their infrastructure from 22 June to 29 July 2024.
This will impact some of its customer’s systems, including Johannesburg Water and other municipalities and industries. This kind of preventative maintenance is imperative to make Rand Water’s systems more efficient and reliable for their customers, such as Johannesburg Water.
The maintenance work will affect Johannesburg Water’s systems that are supplied by the Palmiet and Eikenhof pump stations, as well as the Daleside Booster Station. During this time, Johannesburg Water customers will be impacted by low pressure to no water supply. It is estimated that full recovery of the systems may take approximately five days or longer after the supply has been fully restored.
The Greater Lonehill area (Beverley, Lonehill, Lonehill Upper East, and Pineslopes) is fed by Rand Water’s Palmiet pump stations and the Bryanston Reservoir. During this maintenance period, Palmiet Pump station will be reduced as follows:
Monday 01 July 2024 – Palmiet will be pumping 60% for eight hours
Monday 15 July 2024 – Palmiet pumping will be reduced to 68% for 50 hours
Monday 29 July 2024 – Palmiet pumping will be reduced to 76% for 40 hours
Johannesburg Water will make arrangements for alternative water supply at strategic areas like hospitals, clinics, schools, municipal offices, police stations, and shopping centres. However, residents are encouraged to store water in preparation for the maintenance.
Residents will receive regular updates on the official Johannesburg Water social media platforms.
Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing. For further information visit https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za/further

📢The LRA survey will be closing at the end of this week📢

The Lonehill Residents Association (LRA) has put together a brief survey to gather your thoughts on important matters such as our communication channels, events, and the Lonehill Community Improvement Initiative.

If you have not answered it yet, please take just 3 minutes out of your day to complete it for us, before the end of the week. Your input will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our neighborhood and guiding our decisions moving forward.

Click here to access the survey and share your valuable feedback with us:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2BNT57F

Thank you for your participation and continued support. Together, we can make Lonehill the BEST place to live!

📢Your voice matters!📢

The Lonehill Residents Association (LRA) values your feedback and insights to help us better serve our community. That's why we've put together a brief survey to gather your thoughts on important matters such as our communication channels, events, and the Lonehill Community Improvement Initiative.

Taking just 3 minutes out of your day to complete this survey would be of great value to us. Your input will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our neighborhood and guiding our decisions moving forward.

Click here to access the survey and share your valuable feedback with us:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2BNT57F

Thank you for your participation and continued support. Together, we can make Lonehill the BEST place to live!

Congratulations to all the runners!

Any Lonehillers take part in the marathon? Tag them here or DM us, we would love to hear from you! 🥳

Good Morning

MTN are moving their antenna’s etc to the new mast at the fire station. There may be some interruption.

Worst case scenario service to users will be affected from 6am 6th June 2024 to 6am 7th June 2024.

Best Case scenario: service to users affected from 6am 6th June 2024 to 12pm 6th June 2024.

The LRA launched the Fidelity SecureFire service in August 2023.

This is a private fire response service providing a dedicated 24/7 team of firefighters for the greater Lonehill area with a dedicated fire vehicle stationed in Lonehill.

Using the Lonehill Fidelity SecureFire service is simple. If you as a subscriber to the service have a fire emergency, you simply call the Lonehill Control Room at (011) 467 2868 and the controller will contact the fire vehicle to respond to your emergency!

The Fidelity SecureFire service will cost LRA members R35 including VAT per household, per month. For non-LRA members, the cost will be R70 including VAT per household, per month.

If you have inverters with lithium batteries, you should consider signing up for the service. For further information or to sign-up please call Bev at the LRA office on (011) 465 9196 or email [email protected].

It's voting week, and we urge every single person to make your mark.❌

General elections will be held on the 29th of May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces.

Voting for Ward 94, Lonehill will be in the school hall at Crawford International School, Lonehill Boulevard.

Voting for Ward 93, Lonehill will be in the hall at St Peter's Prep School on Witkoppen Road.

Special voting will take place today and tomorrow, 28th May. This is only for those who have registered for the special voting days. If you did not register you will not be allowed to vote and will have to cast your vote on Wednesday the 29th of May. Voting will be from 09h00 – 17h00 for the registered special voters. The gates will close at 17h00.

All other registered voters will vote from 07h00 – 21h00 on Wednesday 29th May and the gates will close at 21h00.

For Ward 94, Lonehill, parking will be available on the open ground next to the Fire Station. No parking will be available for voters on the Crawford School premises.

Click on the links below to find all you need to know about participating in the elections, in particular the 3 ballot papers, what they look like, and what they represent. Please pass this information on to your domestic staff. https://www.elections.org.za/pw/ https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Voter/How-To-Vote

How to vote - Electoral Commission of South Africa You've decided you're going to vote in the upcoming election, but not sure what to expect or what you have to do? Welcome to our guide to the voting process.

Kudos to our dedicated Green Team for their hard work today! 🌿 They've been busy removing weeds from the paved walkways in Lonehill East, repairing stable fencing, and scooping weeds from the dam. Making our community cleaner and greener! 💚

⚠️SECURITY REPORT⚠️

Just another reason to support the Lonehill Community Improvement Initiative (LCII).

54 meters of perimeter fencing was stolen from the open land on the corner of Witkoppen and Main Road, opposite the Clay Oven.

This was discovered at 05h00 on Monday 13th May by a Fidelity Reaction Officer patrolling the property. We have since learned that on the same night, fencing was stolen from a vehicle dealer on Uranium Road and behind Cedar Square in Fourways.

The LRA immediately posted a Fidelity Officer to guard the property and the Green Team was seen replacing the stolen fencing within hours on Monday afternoon!

This is the role that the LRA plays in our community, this is where your contributions are allocated. The LCII funds are used to protect and IMPROVE our community security, to maintain and IMPROVE our environment, to maintain and IMPROVE our recreation facilities, and to protect and IMPROVE our investment in the Lonehill Lifestyle!

We encourage you to make a change and sign up today!
https://www.lonehillresidents.co.za/lonehill-community-improvement-initiative/

Storm causes iconic Willow tree to topple over into the Lonehill Dam | SA Garden and Home A willow tree, a mainstay of the Lonehill Dam area was blown over by the wind in a rainstorm earlier this month.

Is traffic in our area driving you mad?

Request a pointsman on your route by downloading the OUTsurance app and using their pointsmen function to suggest an intersection.

Since 2005, the OUTsurance Pointsmen Project has helped to alleviate traffic congestion, contributed towards road safety, and created job opportunities for underprivileged communities.

These men and women are truly passionate about making your daily commute as stress-free as possible.

Click on this link:

https://www.outsurance.co.za/outsurance-digital/

to be taken to the page where you can download the Pointsmen App which you can use to request a pointsman function to suggest an intersection.

EASING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN LONEHILL

We wish to clarify that the traffic controllers who are dressed in Blue and are often controlling traffic at the Main Road/Lonehill Boulevard traffic intersection are employed and deployed by the City of Johannesburg.

The traffic Controllers dressed in bright reflective jackets are from MTC (Monasi Traffic Controlling) a private company that specializes in road safety and traffic management. MTC is currently contracted as a joint venture between Crawford International Lonehill and the LRA. They are deployed during peak school pick-up and drop-off schedules when the traffic lights are non-functional, i.e. load shedding and outages. They are deployed to direct traffic during these peak times only at two intersections, namely Lonehill Boulevard/Concourse Crescent and Lonehill Boulevard/Main Road.

Some of our locals enjoying the weekend in our beautiful park 🏞

LONEHILL KOPPIE CLOSURE

If you have been wanting to climb the Lonehill Koppie this summer and have not done so yet, you have just this weekend to do so before the Koppie is closed for the winter season.

The koppie closes during the winter months not only to recover from the human trampling that takes place during the summer seasons but also to preserve the food sources for the dassies, reptiles and insects that are found in the koppie.

During this time, we assess the walking paths and carry out required maintenance on the bush, veld, woody plants and trees. We also take this opportunity to remove invasive plant species. The green team work extensively during the winter months in the koppie to ensure its eco system is healthy and strong enough to reopen in Spring.

For most of us the convenience of grocery delivery services is invaluable.

However, the flip side of the industry that boomed over the last three years has recently seen an outcry from motorists protesting about the “cowboy-style” driving of motorcycle delivery guys.

Yes, these drivers are irresponsible, but if it is cold or raining, we phone in an order and expect speedy delivery, even getting impatient if they are five minutes late. While views differ, many of us are of the opinion that these bikes are increasingly becoming a danger on local roads.

Residents have reported seeing delivery bikes driving on pavements to avoid traffic lights, do not stop at stop signs and weave dangerously through the traffic. We have also had reports of delivery bikes taking shortcuts through our servitudes to get to their destination as quickly as possible.

In response to a media inquiry a spokesperson for the Shoprite Group said the importance of safe driving disciplines is continuously reiterated with the various driving teams to improve any shortcomings that drivers may have and members of the public who wish to compliment good or report bad driving behaviour can do so via 0800 006 060 the group stated.

We are going to have to work together to try and ensure safer driving from our delivery bike drivers in the greater Lonehill area by reporting bad driving to the companies the bikers are contracted to. Wherever possible take down license plate numbers and note the time, date, and company name. The more we report the sooner these delivery drivers will know that Lonehill is a “Zero Tolerance” area for fast bad driving!

Source: News 24

A site for sore eyes! Lots of action in the Lonehill Park for the temporary repair to the dam wall. Our green team have had to cordon off an area of the park for safety reasons but there is still lots of park area for residents to enjoy. The TLB is hard at work and the gabion fencing has arrived. Thank you again to Nadeem for pushing for action from JRA and City Parks and stakeholders! ‘Walking the talk' thank you

MAGICAL CAROLS IN THE PARK
Have you booked your tickets yet? Don’t leave it too late or you will be disappointed! The tickets are selling out quickly and our Carols in the Park always sells out before the day!
It is going to be a magical evening! Leading the on-stage entertainment is Andy Klee on vocals and Femi Koya on Saxophone. Andy is a talented performer with fabulous energy and a vivacious onstage personality. Femi is a composer, performer, versatile saxophonist, and dynamic vocalist. He has shared the stage with the likes of Youssou N’dour, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and with John Legend during his South African tour in 2017.
Childrens entertainment includes, soft cell play area and crafts for the little ones supervised by Teacher Jann and her helpers from Buttercup Days Playgroup. The Univest jumping castle, fun and games in the kiddies play park (open until 18h00). The Christmas Elf has also told us that he and Father Christmas are arriving on a bright red Fidelity Fire Engine with little sweet treats for the children.
We have vendors selling food, non-alcoholic drinks, sweet treats, glow sticks, Christmas hats and headbands. This year we are going to do our bit to save our trees by not printing song sheets and having the lyrics of the Christmas songs and Carols projected on screens for everyone to join in. Come and join us for a magical evening. R100 for adults and R60 for children. We are very grateful to Univest Property Group as headline sponsor for this event. The proceeds of this event will go to the Lonehill Community Improvement Initiative and our EnviroFund which is in much need of funds to for the dam rehabilitation project.
Show your support, enjoy a beautiful evening, bring your family and friends and book today!
https://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=1537360942

The early bird catches the worm! Bookings for the Carols in the Lonehill Park are open! Remember that this event always sells out quickly so get your tickets soon! Use the link to book online https://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=1537360942

The Trick or Treat in the Lonehill Koppie is Fully Booked, please don't arrive hoping to participate. We simply cannot accommodate more than we have catered for, and it is bitterly disappointing for the children to be turned away. We thank all those who have booked for your support!