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ZINI RIVER ESTATE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE<br />

www.ziniriver.co.za<br />

Summer 2012<br />

<strong>Zini</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> |<br />

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Gosh, another year end editors letter !!! Where does the time go? <strong>Zini</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> is<br />

filled with so many different, diverse and interesting people. Take the time this next<br />

year to meet your neighbours (gosh what a novel idea, maybe even on both sides). Go<br />

for long walks, take lots of photo’s (and send them into the photographic competition).<br />

Go find that elusive bird, snap the Zebbies doing something unique, and go find more<br />

interesting GOGGA’s, that was so interesting to read, you have a nature filled estate,<br />

keep an eye out for all our animal, reptile and human friends!!<br />

In this edition we meet the Schutte and Van Der Sandt family, thank you so much for<br />

introducing yourselves to us and we look forward to meeting so many more neighbours.<br />

The magazine is filled with so much interesting bits and bobs and we are so happy that<br />

everyone love the new look of the mag !!! The stories just look so much better in A4, lol.<br />

Storm does her thing again this edition and made me laugh, ponder and sniff back a<br />

tear all at the same time, she is proof that Mtunzini has talent !!<br />

So to a blessed 2013, the estate press team.<br />

Lorinda, Justin, Daniel(our biggest blessing to date), Lyndie(and her new baby boy Janko),<br />

Sharlene(our quiet, steadfast accounts & estate mags sales lady), Lucille(who has sadly<br />

left us), Keith(our graphics intern who has been a God send), Maria and Liezel(our 2 new<br />

rearing to go sales reps)<br />

LESAH LOUW 0825779407<br />

lesah@webmail.co.za<br />

EMPANGENI<br />

035 787 1770/1<br />

RICHARDS BAY<br />

035 789 1558/9<br />

EStatE ManaGEr:<br />

Annemarie Tait<br />

Tel: 035 340 2751<br />

Mobile: 083 627 0249<br />

Email: annemarie@ziniriver.co.za<br />

hoME oWnErS’ aSSociation:<br />

Colin Franks (developer trustee)<br />

John van Rooyen (developer trustee)<br />

Ryan Kewley (developer trustee)<br />

Jandrie Beukes (owner)<br />

Cobus Kotze (owner)<br />

SalES & MarkEtinG dirEctor:<br />

Shea Franks<br />

Tel: 035 340 2751<br />

Mobile: 082 887 4285<br />

Email: shea@ziniriver.co.za<br />

Editor<br />

Lorinda Scott<br />

lorinda@estatepress.co.za<br />

082 562 7202<br />

SalES<br />

Sharlene Reddy<br />

accountant:<br />

George Flook<br />

Tel: 035 340 2751<br />

Mobile: 084 582 0184<br />

Email: george@ziniriver.co.za<br />

BuildinG control ManaGEr:<br />

Brian McEnery<br />

Tel: 035 340 2751<br />

Mobile: 083 734 6379<br />

SEcurity coMpany<br />

iMvula MaxiM<br />

Response vehicle<br />

Mobile: 076 830 8277<br />

EnvironMEntal<br />

control officEr:<br />

Ryan Kewley<br />

Mobile: 082 802 8613<br />

Email: 20988888@mwebbiz.co.za<br />

dESiGn rEviEW coMMittEE:<br />

Jeremy Steere: Architect<br />

Sagen: Engineers<br />

Neil Evans: Landscaping Control<br />

Annemarie Tait<br />

APPROVED COLOURS AND CODES lesah@webmail.co.za<br />

FOR<br />

ZINI RIVER ESTATE<br />

sharlene@estatepress.co.za<br />

032 946 0357<br />

GraphicS & dESiGn<br />

Daniel Rambaly<br />

daniel@estatepress.co.za<br />

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<strong>Estate</strong> Press is a privately owned and funded company &<br />

is not subsidized by ZREHOA. The <strong>Estate</strong> and E.P. cannot<br />

be held responsible for any decisions made by the<br />

reader to use the advertisers, services or product.<br />

(Pty) Ltd<br />

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Wow, as another year<br />

comes to an end<br />

everything and everyone<br />

is buzzing with yearend<br />

fever. So many people complain about<br />

the “silly season”, but to me it is the<br />

season of festivities, excitement and<br />

anticipation of all the unknown and<br />

exciting things that might happen in<br />

the New Year. Christmas is about love,<br />

getting together and spending quality<br />

time with your loved ones, friends<br />

and even strangers at your holiday<br />

destination<br />

I often receive beautiful pictures from<br />

our residents of various things they see<br />

and experience on the <strong>Estate</strong>. I thought<br />

The developers, trustees, management and<br />

staff wish you all a very blessed Christmas<br />

and a Prosperous New Year!<br />

ESTATE MANAGERS DESK<br />

a photographic competition would be<br />

a wonderful idea and Shea and Colin<br />

totally agreed. You will see more<br />

details about this in the magazine and<br />

some lovely pictures to kick-start the<br />

competition. This is mostly about having<br />

fun and to build up our picture library.<br />

Come on, take out those cameras!<br />

Community living is still doing it for me<br />

– 100%. One of our very energetic<br />

Iliza Bay residents, Lana, came up with<br />

an exciting idea to do a communal<br />

Christmas lunch at Iliza Bay. She soon<br />

had many people excited and ideas<br />

and menus and vibes are flying around.<br />

We are all looking forward to a lovely<br />

Christmas lunch without the schlep<br />

of spending 2 days in the kitchen in<br />

preparation.<br />

I would like to wish all a wonderful<br />

and blessed Christmas and may the<br />

New Year be the best year ever filled<br />

with magic and happiness!<br />

God Bless!<br />

ANNEMARiE TAiT<br />

EstatE ManagER<br />

IPEM


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Festive Season is Calling<br />

Meet The Schutte Family<br />

Meet Pieter & Liesl Van Sandt<br />

Amateur Photographic Competition<br />

<strong>Zini</strong> Nature<br />

Birding in <strong>Zini</strong><br />

Meet Your <strong>Estate</strong> Slitheres<br />

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By stoRM cattERIck<br />

ThE fESTIVE SEASON IS A-CALLIN’<br />

YAY! It’s that time of year again<br />

when we are reminded of why it<br />

sucks to grow up! Just a few years<br />

ago I was enjoying the adrenalinerush<br />

feeling of running downstairs and<br />

ripping open loads of presents, thoroughly<br />

enjoying the spoils of my youth — these<br />

days the only thing that I “enjoy”, come<br />

Christmas, is the depletion of my bank<br />

account!<br />

It’s surprising how, at different stages of<br />

your life, Christmas means different things to<br />

you. As a kid it was all about the presents —<br />

father Christmas and putting out biscuits and<br />

beer for him, playing in the sun, holidays<br />

and sweets, even though we knew why we<br />

were celebrating the day. As a young adult<br />

it was about getting the family-time over<br />

with so that I could join my friends at the<br />

lagoon or beach.<br />

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As an adult it’s become all about family<br />

and how much we can spoil our niece and,<br />

recently, how I can repay my parents for all<br />

the years of late nights and angst — and<br />

then there’s my mom’s to-die-for cooking.<br />

But one thing that is really noticeable is<br />

that, without some rug-rats running around,<br />

Christmas loses that festive, happy feeling.<br />

The littlies are the ones who remind us<br />

about what the “commercialised” Christmas<br />

is about — waking up early, fun, laughter,<br />

presents and a few bottles of Champagne<br />

(for us obviously).<br />

You’d think that in our household, because<br />

we’re all adults and Mila’s at the age<br />

where she doesn’t know what the hell is<br />

happening, we’d be able to sleep in after<br />

the pre-Christmas party, wouldn’t you? Not<br />

so! My mom likes to tap into her inner child<br />

and blast the music at about 7 o’clock in the<br />

morning to get our lazy butts out of bed,<br />

shouting as she goes, “Merry Christmas,<br />

everyone!” After a few moans and groans<br />

we’re up, watching the kids rip open their<br />

presents and creating an almost-avalanche<br />

of wrapping paper which threatens to<br />

envelop the entire house, whilst the adults<br />

unwrap their solitary Secret Santa gift.<br />

from then on, it’s all about the food and, of<br />

course, the party!<br />

At the end of the day I may not be a very<br />

“gifted” girl any longer, but I have certainly<br />

learnt to appreciate the biggest gift of<br />

all — that once again we are all healthy<br />

and together and that I get to celebrate the<br />

special day with the people that mean the<br />

most to me… my family.<br />

hope you have a very merry, very family<br />

Christmas!


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Meet the Neighbours<br />

Meet the<br />

ThE SChUTTE’S<br />

fROM 10<br />

hOBBY CLOSE<br />

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It still seems a bit unreal to introduce<br />

ourselves as Mtunzini residents, but here<br />

we are, almost a year later, and that<br />

is what we are! (Well 9 months to be<br />

precise.) In this last year we bid farewell to<br />

27 years of corporate life, relocated from<br />

Mpumalanga highveld to KZN, send our<br />

youngest also off to varsity AND built our<br />

dream house. So if one can believe “them”,<br />

we are quite stressed out (ha-ha).<br />

We are however, no newcomers to ZRE as<br />

we have been coming down to Iliza Bay on<br />

a regular base over the last 4 years. We<br />

fell in love with this beautiful village and<br />

especially the estate in 2008, and after first<br />

choosing it as a holiday destination, we then<br />

decided to make this a permanent lifestyle<br />

change. (A rather fast decision).<br />

Chris, an ex-corporate executive is now an<br />

Energy consultant with Tongaat hulett, and<br />

I was very lucky to find a half day position<br />

in Mtunzini.<br />

We love our new house, the sense of space,<br />

the stunning views and establishing a garden<br />

in this rewarding climate. We also love our<br />

resident zebra’s even though they hampered<br />

our initial efforts to settle the new lawn.<br />

Chris, who is a keen fisherman and social<br />

golfer, has temporarily given up these<br />

pleasures for gardening.<br />

The only drawback is that we miss our boys,<br />

Christiaan (21) and francois (19), who are<br />

both studying at Tukkies , and are looking<br />

forward to the December holidays when<br />

they and all our family will be coming down<br />

to experience our new lifestyle.<br />

Please stop by for a drink or some<br />

gardening tips for us, if you are in our area.


PieTer & LiesL<br />

vaN der saNdT<br />

On the 27th of November 2011, Pieter & Liesl van der Sandt made the life changing decision to move to Zululand after<br />

Pieter received a job offer at Bell Equipment Limited in Richards Bay. If the consequences of such a decision(giving up house,<br />

resigning, giving up Liesl's practice, liaising with moving companies etc.) wasn't bad enough, they promptly got on a plane the<br />

following day for a month long holiday in the United Kingdom! Suffice it to say that a lot of planning took place in various<br />

Starbucks and Costa coffee houses!<br />

Upon their return they flew down to Durban to come house hunting and only got as far as our beautiful village. After viewing some houses<br />

in town they fell in love with Iliza Bay and immediately decided that this is the place to be. The rest, as they say, is history!<br />

Liesl had a practice as a Specialist Child Trauma Therapist and after 14 grueling years in the field decided to retire(for now!). Pieter<br />

worked as Group Company Secretary and Legal Counsel at the South African Medical Council before taking up the position of Group<br />

Company Secretary at Bell.<br />

They moved into number 9 Iliza Bay in March of this year and share they're home with they're adorable Scottish Terriers. The doggies were<br />

extensively trained and used as in the field of Animal Assisted Therapy and now also enjoys the laid back life that <strong>Zini</strong> offers.Pieter and<br />

Liesl are glad to have left the rat race of the city behind and cant get enough of the serenity of Mtunzini and the peace and quite of the<br />

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1st: Punt in die wind:<br />

Photographer: Pieter van der sandt<br />

Camera: Nikon d60<br />

F: f/5,6<br />

exposure length: 1/500<br />

isO: 200<br />

3rd: stormy Night<br />

Photographer: Pieter van der sandt<br />

Camera: Nikon d60<br />

F: f/8<br />

exposure length: 1/800<br />

isO: 100<br />

aMaTeUr<br />

PHOTOGraPHiC<br />

How would you like the idea of an annual amateur photographic competition? All the<br />

owners and residents of <strong>Zini</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> and Iliza Bay qualify as long as they are<br />

amateurs. The rules are very basic – there will be no categories but the pictures must<br />

be taken on ZRE exclusively. It could be people, pets, animals, nature or whatever<br />

you like. It must be submitted in high definition and the entrant must stipulate the camera used<br />

and settings. The entries will be received and kept on a quarterly basis and no pictures will be<br />

carried over to the next quarter. Whatever is submitted will only be considered that quarter –<br />

the quarters and submission dates run from this edition followed by 10 february 2013, 15 May<br />

2013, 15 August 2013 and 1 November 2013.<br />

The pictures will be judged alternatively by Anita de Villiers (the official photographer for ZRE)<br />

and Kim Steinberg, a local resident, and the three best pictures received during the specific<br />

quarter will be published in the fresh & Wild Magazine. The all over winners will be announced<br />

in December 2013.<br />

Take out those cameras and go click, click, click!<br />

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2nd: Zebbies in love:<br />

Photographer: Pieter van der sandt<br />

Camera: Nikon d60<br />

F: f/5,6<br />

exposure length: 1/500<br />

isO: 125<br />

COMMENTS BY ThE JUDGE:<br />

The winning pictures were judged and<br />

selected based on:<br />

i) Picture quality<br />

ii) Variety<br />

iii) Appearance in the magazine


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Nature iN ZiNi<br />

What is that GoGGa on my Tree?<br />

BY NEIL EVANS<br />

The following picture was emailed to<br />

me from Annemarie last week with the<br />

question below:<br />

“Could you please assist us with identifying<br />

these goggas and whether they would ruin a<br />

tree? If they are bad news to a garden, how<br />

must one get rid of them?”<br />

It was not the first time I had come across<br />

these caterpillars, I remember growing up in<br />

the Eastern Cape and around Christmas they<br />

would devastate the foliage of our Cabbage<br />

tree (Cussonia spicata) the tree however<br />

never died and still grows today.<br />

So after a quick search on the net I identified<br />

them as the African Emperor caterpillars<br />

the larval form of the equally spectacular<br />

African Emperor Moth, Bunaea alcinoe.<br />

from my childhood experience I reassured<br />

Annemarie that they will not destroy the tree,<br />

and from what I had read in the book Bring<br />

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Nature Back to your Garden by Charles and<br />

Julia Botha, caterpillars will actually stimulate<br />

indigenous plants to grow new leaves, while<br />

fertilising them with their droppings and those<br />

of the birds that have been fed.<br />

This reminded me of one of the reasons why<br />

Eco <strong>Estate</strong>s like ours insist on indigenous trees<br />

and plants so they in turn can support the<br />

indigenous insects, birds and other creatures<br />

that rely on them for food, resting or nesting.<br />

Above all, the authors say that we should<br />

avoid what they call “lollipop gardens” with<br />

exotic plants that need lots of water and<br />

care, sweeps of sterile lawn and pesticides<br />

that poison the bugs and the birds.<br />

Another interesting fact is that the African<br />

Emperor caterpillars are edible and highly<br />

nutritious!<br />

A second edition of the book Bring Nature<br />

Back to your Garden, by Professor Julia<br />

Botha and her husband Charles, is now<br />

available and I would recommend it to all<br />

avid indigenous gardeners.<br />

The book illustrates how easy it is to work<br />

with nature instead of against it. It promotes<br />

a completely different mindset: instead of<br />

growing foreign plants and killing perceived<br />

pests, gardeners can benefit from planting<br />

indigenous vegetation with the object of<br />

actually attracting insects and other garden<br />

wildlife.


summer is once again with us although<br />

this year we have had more rainy<br />

days than I can remember. The cooler<br />

weather and wet conditions have led<br />

to more waders feeding on the mudflats in the<br />

Mtunzini Nature Reserve than the last couple<br />

of years. The old road across the mudflats is<br />

being done away with to allow more water<br />

to flow into the flats as they were starting<br />

to die. The recent dry period killed all the<br />

“goggos” that these birds feed on so hopefully<br />

with more water in the area this trend will be<br />

reversed. We have already seen Common<br />

Ringed Plovers as well as Terek Sandpipers as<br />

well as the more common waders that appear<br />

at this time of the year.<br />

On a different tack the rains seem to have got<br />

the birds in our garden into breeding mode.<br />

We have a small waterfall in our garden and<br />

we also put out some food for the birds. To<br />

date we have had a Narina Trogon sitting on<br />

the fence calling his loved one. Although there<br />

is a lot of water about birds like the Purplecrested<br />

Turaco and the Robin still use the<br />

water for a nice bath, never mind the weather.<br />

We have found that the main attraction is<br />

the water and the food is secondary. So to<br />

attract birds to your garden give a though to<br />

putting in a water feature as this will not only<br />

attract birds but will enhance your already<br />

beautiful area.<br />

Merry Xmas and a happy New Year.<br />

Birding in <strong>Zini</strong><br />

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MeeT your esTaTe<br />

BY YVETTE fARINhA MOUNT EDGECOMBE ESTATE<br />

i<br />

hope you enjoy learning about our slithering friends. We all<br />

know that when summer approaches, our snakes come out of<br />

hibernation. Thankfully, the snakes found are harmless. The only<br />

one we need to classify as “dangerous” is the Night Adder and<br />

this is mainly due to its bite .<br />

Remember: Please do not kill any creatures, including snakes on this<br />

<strong>Estate</strong>. Should you encounter a snake, please do not try to catch it<br />

Natal Green Snake: eats frogs and geckos ~ non venomous<br />

This snake is identified by its round pupils, a white or yellow<br />

underside, is particularly good at swimming and tree climbing<br />

and its arboreal. Is active during the daytime.<br />

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or prod it, but rather contact Security immediately. They will call<br />

fritz or Wayne to remove the snake.<br />

Should you wish to try a snake repellent you could try Snake Repel.<br />

It’ s non toxic, pet friendly and approved by the Department of<br />

Agriculture. In ending , here are a few snakes which could be found<br />

on <strong>Estate</strong>.<br />

Variegated/Spotted Bush Snake: eats lizards, chameleons and<br />

geckos ~ non venomous<br />

This snake is identified by its black speckling, its gold or orange<br />

irises, a blue tongue with a black tip and is an expert climber. Is<br />

active during the daytime


Please contact either fritz<br />

on 082 658 8709 or<br />

Wayne on 076 732 4499<br />

should you need to have a<br />

snake removed.<br />

herald Snake: eats frogs and lizards ~ although its venom has<br />

minor effects, it’s not dangerous at all<br />

This snake can be identified by its olive green or grey body,<br />

multiple white speckles, its distinctive black head and red, yellow,<br />

white or black upper lip. This snake is actively mostly at night.<br />

Olive house Snake: eats lizards, rats, mice and other snakes ~<br />

non venomous<br />

This snake can be identified by its uniform olive or grey<br />

colouration, its small eyes and its strictly nocturnal lifestyle.<br />

Green Water Snake: eats frogs, fish, lizards and possibly<br />

grasshoppers ~ non venomous<br />

This snake can be identified by its round pupils, a white or yellow<br />

underside, its particularly good swimming and tree climbing ability<br />

and are active during the daytime.<br />

Brown house Snake: eats rats and mice, birds, bats, lizards, skinks<br />

and frogs ~ non venomous but will bite if threatened.<br />

This snake can be identified by its uniform brown colour, 2 light<br />

coloured stripes which extend down the length of the head and its<br />

preference for areas habitats close to human dwellings and are<br />

nocturnal<br />

Night Adder: eats frogs, tadpoles and insects ~ This adder species<br />

has a mild cytotoxic venom which although non lethal can cause<br />

tissue damage. There is an anti-venom available but it is seldom<br />

required, in spite of this the venom is harmful and the situation<br />

should still be monitored<br />

This snake is often confused by the Puff Adder and can be<br />

identified by its grey, olive or brown colour, its rhombic (diamond<br />

shaped markings), its slightly keeled (rough) scales and the<br />

distinctive V-marking on its head.<br />

They are largely nocturnal, but are often seen in the early morning<br />

or late afternoon<br />

Brown Water Snake: eats frogs, tadpoles, small fish, rats and<br />

mice ~ non venomous<br />

This snake can be identified by its uniform olive or light brown<br />

colouration, the pink or mother of pearl coloured underside, is a<br />

great swimmer and has vertical pupils and are active during the<br />

daytime.<br />

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WOrds ANITA VERNES<br />

Take a WeLL<br />

deserved break<br />

Everyone loves to take a summer holiday. So many people<br />

lead stressful lives and taking a break every year could<br />

be exactly what your body, soul and mind needs. Packing<br />

your bags for travel and going away for a few days is an<br />

excellent stress eliminator.<br />

Travelling allows a person to have new experiences and see<br />

more of the world, or even your own country. South Africa has<br />

so many beautiful destinations to be discovered before you<br />

venture off into the big wide world.<br />

A holiday is good for one’s health and general wellbeing, and<br />

many people claim that they are more productive at work<br />

after being away. December always evokes festive feelings,<br />

and in our country we are lucky enough to celebrate Christmas<br />

in summer. If you have been stressed lately, then a summer<br />

holiday is definitely well deserved, so pack your bags and<br />

get ready to unwind.<br />

Going away also means that you get to spend time with<br />

your family, and connect with your loved ones as you make<br />

wonderful memories together. You will surely return refreshed<br />

and renewed, ready to tackle the new year.<br />

WOrds ANITA VERNES<br />

FONdUe…a<br />

FUN NiGHT iN<br />

Staying at home this festive season is not such a bad idea<br />

when you think about the crowds you will be avoiding….and it<br />

doesn’t have to be a boring night in, make it fun with a fondue<br />

dinner party.<br />

fondues are thought to have originated from Switzerland but<br />

the word fondue comes from the french word fonder, meaning<br />

‘to melt’. The dish was a way of using up old hardened cheese.<br />

fondues are a lot of fun and quite easy to prepare. There are<br />

several different types of fondues, the traditional fondue is<br />

a cheese fondue with small pieces of bread for dipping. Oil<br />

fondues are more popular today, as the dipping possibilities<br />

are endless…you can use meat, nuggets, potatoes and<br />

vegetables. All you will need for a fondue party is the right<br />

equipment and your ingredients.<br />

Mouth-watering dessert fondues.<br />

There are a number of dessert fondues that can be served to<br />

end your fun fondue night in. The most popular is chocolate<br />

where an assortment of fruit, marshmallows and meringues are<br />

dunked into the delicious melted chocolate.<br />

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MTUNZINI COUNTRY CLUB NEWS<br />

THe GYM is a GO!<br />

Many of you will be wondering<br />

about all the activity at the<br />

Country Club. Big changes are<br />

under way that will upgrade<br />

the facilities available to members. (Also<br />

remember that as a homeowner on <strong>Zini</strong> <strong>River</strong><br />

<strong>Estate</strong> you are entitled to join the club without<br />

paying the joining fee).<br />

The main changes at the club are:<br />

A lovely new deck with a view over the<br />

lagoon - which will be completed in time for<br />

the holidays.<br />

The new Gym! Opening in January 2013<br />

in the downstairs area; the gym will be<br />

operated as a private business in the<br />

downstairs section of the club, with significant<br />

discounts for club members (equivalent to<br />

social membership!)<br />

In the new year further changes will occur<br />

with the development of a braai-lapha,<br />

relocation of the children’s facilities to the<br />

upper level and – if we can raise the funding<br />

– a small swimming pool.<br />

In the meanwhile the club has been buzzing,<br />

with lots of new members this year and lots<br />

of new activities.<br />

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QUiZ NiTe<br />

A halloween theme quiz night was held<br />

and a good turn-out of 8 teams lead to an<br />

enjoyable and noisy evening. Well done<br />

to Kim Steinberg and Wayne Viviers who<br />

were the winning team (significantly aided<br />

by a bonus 5 points as the only people<br />

who dressed to theme!) – finally knocking<br />

Seonaid, Richard and Jan off the victor’s<br />

podium that they have dominated this year.<br />

kids TriCk Or TreaT<br />

following on from the grown-ups’ halloween,<br />

the kids went trick or treating – starting<br />

and ending with games and water bombing<br />

wars against the parents. huge fun was had<br />

and the Country Club would like to extend<br />

its thanks to all the people who were brave<br />

enough to host 30 yelling, sugar-rushed kids.<br />

Cindy Reddinger’s ‘eyeballs on a stick’ were<br />

a particular hit with the boys!<br />

sQUasH Ladies seCTiON<br />

The squash ladies section has established a<br />

‘social ladder’ with 13 members at present.<br />

Novice and intermediate players play 2<br />

opponents per month. In addition on the<br />

second Wednesday of every month a social<br />

squash evening is played. This is usually<br />

enormous fun with the ladies competing to<br />

‘beat the coach’ followed by Wednesday<br />

supper at the club.<br />

Many thanks to Ian Thompson who makes<br />

these coaching evenings such enormous fun.<br />

Anyone keen to join please contact the club.<br />

Golf<br />

A small team of Mtunzini ladies took part in<br />

the KZN Ladies interclub held at Southbroom<br />

in Oct. There were 272 ladies competing<br />

from all over KZN.<br />

Mtunzini entered two teams Alta Jardini,<br />

Leoni Veker, fiona Nottingham and Lynette<br />

Van Der Walt (Amatikulu) . Bobbye Jackson<br />

was not able to take part as she is now part<br />

of the KZN Executive (this forms part of her<br />

duties as Zululand Ladies President.)<br />

fiona and Lynette came 20th out of 74<br />

bronze teams. Alta and Leoni came 38th.<br />

Bobbye commented “I am really so proud of<br />

the ladies who played in awful conditions on<br />

all 3 days”


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The ZRE home Owners Association had its 6th annual general meeting on the<br />

8th of December 2012. The minutes will be circulated to all the owners. It<br />

was agreed that the levies will not be increased this year, but members are<br />

requested to pay their levies promptly.<br />

aNGLiNG CLUbs’<br />

CLUb NeWs<br />

The Mtunzini Angling Club is hosting its annual family Day<br />

on 16th December and the Umlalazi Ski Boat Club’s kids<br />

Christmas tree on the same day.<br />

The Mtunzini Angling Club is having its AGM on 24th<br />

December and the Umlalazi Ski Boat Club’s family fishing<br />

competition is on 29th December 2012.<br />

31st December - Old Year’s Eve party<br />

The 2013 Couta Classic compo will take place in March/April.<br />

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