HSA June 21

O N E F O R T H E R O A D W I T H V A U G H A N Y
Scott’s Spot
Hello all and welcome to the June edition of Scott’s
Spot. This month’s edition will cover the usual short
stories and photos that have occurred over the last
month.
REGIONAL MEETINGS
There were two bumper Regional meetings held
throughout May, with attendances for both the South
Coast Hills and Gawler & Barossa nudging 70, which
must be extremely close to a world record for both of
these areas. A massive thanks to the Murray Bridge
Hotel and the Vine Inn Barossa for hosting the
events, along with all the members and corporate
partners who attended. Based on attendance levels,
there is an appetite to socialise and the chatter and
noise during both lunches was just a beautiful thing!
AHA|SA OFFICE NEWS
Stories on the office front have been on the quiet side
this month, however a disturbing note was dropped on
my desk this morning regarding Owen Webb’s sense of
direction.
It you are driving out of Murray Bridge back to Adelaide
it is nearly impossible to get lost, or so you would think.
Either take Adelaide or Swanport Road which leads to
the freeway, load up the travelling music on Spotify and
hit cruise control.
Well not so on the day of the Regional at the Murray
Bridge Hotel for Owen. All started well as he headed out
on Swanport Road, however he missed the right-hand
turnoff under the bridge. Seeing the Swanport Hotel
to his right, Owen recognised his error - which is fair
– however, he then drove back under the bridge after
negotiating a U-turn, missing the freeway turn-off now
on his left for the second time. By the way, the signage
there is not too bad.
By all accounts, Owen who is known for his patience,
was starting to crumble as anger kicked in. By chance
only, he had made his way on to Old Swanport Road
which leads into Adelaide Road and guessed left which
got him directly onto the freeway. I can’t recall anyone
ever getting lost coming out of The Bridge. Love your
work, Owen! As luck would have it, someone who
recognised Owen took a snap while he was negotiating
the map of Murray Bridge.
After the amazing feedback regarding the video
interview with Lynton Cram, I have added a few more to
the portfolio which I will call, “Interview with the AHA|SA”
For this month, see interviews with Andy at the Cudlee
Creek Tavern along with Angie at the Mount Torrens
Hotel . I will be featuring 2 each month so let me
know if you would like to be involved.
Following are a few quick snaps over the last few
weeks. I was lucky enough to enjoy a couple of walkthroughs
with the nearly completed Bridgeport Hotel
in Murray Bridge, and the Rezz Hotel in Newton.
At time of writing, both are just weeks away from
completion. I took a couple of snaps, which don’t do
each venue enough justice at all, however I am hanging
for the result with both sure to feature in Hotel SA over
the coming months.
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