HSA May 2021
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Years Serving the<br />
SA Hotel Industry<br />
From the General Manager<br />
IAN HORNE – AHA|SA GENERAL MANAGER<br />
COVID-19 Relief Welcome<br />
South Australia enjoys the<br />
most ‘relaxed’ COVID-19 trading<br />
conditions of any Australian<br />
jurisdiction.<br />
The 75% or 3 in 4 square metres<br />
introduced before Easter has been<br />
for many venues, a ‘game changer’<br />
and the industry is grateful for the<br />
improved trading conditions.<br />
We welcome the transition<br />
committees continued consideration<br />
of the industry needs and their<br />
on-going consideration of the need<br />
to further remove restrictions and<br />
limitations.<br />
Those obviously include a return to<br />
100% capacity, particularly as we<br />
approach winter, and the lifting of<br />
remaining restrictions on buffets<br />
and smorgasbords, as well as<br />
the remaining capacity limits for<br />
nightclubs and live music venues.<br />
We will continue to work with<br />
SAPOL and the transition<br />
committee, and naturally will<br />
continue to advocate on<br />
members behalf.<br />
“We welcome<br />
the transition<br />
committees<br />
continued<br />
consideration<br />
of the industry<br />
needs...”<br />
LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARDED<br />
AT AHA|SA AGM LUNCHEON<br />
Guy Matthews has been awarded<br />
honorary Life Membership of the<br />
Australian Hotels Association<br />
SA Branch after recommendation<br />
and consideration of the AHA|SA<br />
Council.<br />
Guy Matthews’ contribution to the<br />
Industry and the AHA|SA is reflected<br />
in his service to the hotel industry<br />
and the South East of the state<br />
most particularly as that regions<br />
elected councillor on the AHA|SA<br />
Council for a total of 32 years.<br />
Firstly from 1979 to 1995 and then a<br />
second period from 2005 to <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Guy joined the family business in<br />
the mid-fifties and started a range of<br />
innovations that today seem quite<br />
sensible and normal. Guy’s headline<br />
act included hosting such mega<br />
acts at the Largs Pier such as Cold<br />
Chisel and AC/DC and overseeing<br />
the Buckingham Arms where the<br />
family introduced South Australia’s<br />
first Smorgasbord. What started<br />
as a 10 schilling per serve yourself,<br />
remained enormously popular<br />
with some 1500 covers a week<br />
at its peak.<br />
But importantly this award<br />
acknowledges Guy’s service to<br />
the Association and in particular<br />
the representation of the South<br />
East sub-branch over a number<br />
of decades and in doing so for<br />
Guys continuing advocacy for rural<br />
hoteliers and his commitment to<br />
training, and industry standards,<br />
particularly his families contribution<br />
in time, energy and resources over<br />
decades to the TAFE and Regency<br />
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