Welcome to 2023 and here’s to another wonderful year in our “hood”
February 2023 Dear Residents We trust you are safe and well and wish you all the best for 2023. Birdhaven remains a unique suburb which draws people from all over Johannesburg, for exercise or to enjoy the green spaces or cafes. The James and Ethel Gray Park continues...
Notice of function in James and Ethel Gray Park on 5 March 2022
Dear Birdhaven Residents We hope you are well. We have received confirmation from the James and Ethel Gray Foundation that an event is being held tomorrow, 5 March 2022, at the James and Ethel Gray Park between 12h00 and 23h00 known as "Its Personal". More details...
We’re doing great things together – and your support means we can do even more.
March 2022 Dear Residents We trust you are safe and well and wish you all the best for 2022. Birdhaven remains an amazing suburb loved by its residents as well as its many regular visitors. Since the upgrades and improvements to the James and Ethel Gray Park,...
It’s lights … camera … action (to fix the potholes) in Birdhaven
Dear Residents We trust you are well. For those who celebrated Easter or Passover, we trust you had a safe and blessed festive period. We are very grateful to those of you who have paid the annual subscriptions or made donations. If you have not already done so,...
Welcome to 2021 – let’s work together to make sure it’s a great year in our beautiful suburb
Dear Birdhaven Resident We wish you a happy New Year and all the best for 2021. We hope that you are safe and well, and to those of you who have been ill due to Covid-19, we hope you have or are making a speedy recovery. To those of you who have lost a family member...
Keep up to date with what’s happening in the James and Ethel Grey Park
Now that summer is on the way, it's a perfect time to get out and about and especially time to go and explore the James and Ethel Grey Park if you haven't already done so. The James and Ethel Grey Park Foundation was set up to rehabilitate and sustain the park's...
Proposed Skydeck development at Athol Oaklands Bridge
Dear Residents We trust you are safe and well. We attach hereto the information relating to the proposed Skydeck development to be situated in the vicinity of the Athol Oaklands Bridge over the M1 highway. The Birdhaven Ratepayers Association will be objecting to the...
Birdhaven news and updates. Our parks, our roads, our suburb. July 2020
Dear Birdhaven residents We trust this find you safe and well during the lock down. It is wonderful to see so many people in the suburb exercising and the lock down has certainly resulted in an increase of pedestrians to the area to enjoy our wonderful suburb. Please...
How to help feed the hungry in the time of Corona
Dear Residents We trust you are safe and well during this lock down period. As you know, acts of kindness are critical at this difficult time. We have received the following from Howard Sackstein, a resident of Melrose North, on behalf of SA Harvest- “We would love it...
BIRDHAVEN RATE PAYERS ASSOCIATION- Annual Subscriptions for 2020
Dear Residents ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2020 Thank you to everyone that has already paid the annual subscription, this makes a real difference to keeping our suburb clean and beautiful. We hope that you will support us for 2020 in our endeavours to maintain and uplift...
Skydeck Opposition Committee
The Skydeck application is expected to be readvertised later this year and the Skydeck Opposition Committee is looking to garner over 200 objections - see below for more info.
Stray cat found and taken to Oaklands vet
This cat was found in Birdhaven over the weekend and has been taken to Oaklands Vet - please contact them on 011 728 6012.
‘Stray’ cat found in Birdhaven
A cat (see pics) has been living at 4 Wrenrose Avenue for the past 3 months and has made the property her home. The cat does not behave like a stray and does not belong to any of the neighbours. She does not have a collar, distinguishing features are a scarred right...
Dorfman Karate
January update from the Birdhaven Ratepayers Association
Dear Residents We trust you had a wonderful festive season and have returned safely to the suburb. 2019 has commenced with the removal of illegally dumped refuse, building rubble and trees which we have had to cover at our cost. In addition, we are completing...
Annual Subscriptions for 2019
Dear Residents ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2019 Subsequent to our recent AGM, we have resolved not to increase the subscriptions for 2019 having regard to the economic climate. Thank you to everyone that has already paid, this makes a real difference to...