Estate Living Magazine Invest SA - Issue 45 September 2019 | Page 19

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While this facility houses a nine-hole mashie golf course, Dries is
clear on the fact that The Islands never set out to compete with
Pecanwood, or any of its other golf destination neighbours. ‘There
are already a number of these in the area. In fact, our residents can
join Pecanwood golf club, although they appear to be far more
interested in a water-based lifestyle.’ That’s perhaps not surprising,
given that The Islands’ unique design – featuring waterways
measuring 400 metres across in some areas – makes it possible to
spend lazy days on your boat.
Keep it clean
The developers have implemented a number of measures to
ensure that this water remains clean enough for this purpose. ‘We
encountered an unexpected challenge shortly after the canals were
built 12 years ago,’ recalls estate manager Gert Nel. When dust
settles on the water, it sinks to become sediment, a rich growing
medium for water plants, which can grow prolifically. So the
developers stocked the canals with Grass Carp – a sustainable
method of keeping the ecosystem sustained.
The estate’s water usage has also been designed with the
environment in mind. Canal water use is managed by an external
company, Gert explains, which is currently drafting a water
management policy. In the mean time, the canals are fed by
boreholes and stream water