REGIONAL MEETINGS

We have had another two Regional meetings since the last edition over March and April.

The Royal Oak Hotel hosted the South East meeting in March, followed by the Rising Sun in Auburn in late April. Attendances were extremely strong so a massive thanks to our hosts, members, and corporate partners for supporting these important events.

The calendar is full over the next five months with ten upcoming events so be sure to check your emails.

ANOTHER FAREWELL. COOPERS LEGEND, GEOFF PEVREALL.

The famous Pev made his last regional address at the Royal Oak. Geoff is retiring midyear after being employed for an astonishing 30 plus years at Coopers!

All the best and I’m sure we will still see you down in the South East.

AHA | SA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Another AGM has passed by with hosts, the National Wine Centre providing an incredible experience for both our members and corporate partners. Lucy Randall again weaved her magic by co-ordinating another incredibly successful event.

Here are some observations made by a roaming reporter for the day who will remain unnamed.

This year the date coincided with the birthday of our CEO, Anna Moeller.

What a nerve-wracking day to have a birthday! Fortunately, the meeting was well ordered and I’m told there were none of the fireworks and grandstanding you see at some ASX shareholder meetings.

At the lunch afterwards, one of the panel speakers was former Crows wingman, Paul Seedsman, who was forced out of the game due to concussion.

He is still fighting his way through the repercussions, which involves multiple medical visits each week, days where is he bed-ridden and he hasn’t run for 18 months.

My colleagues reported that it was a sobering moment and it makes some of our daily struggles look trivial by comparison.

Let’s hope he makes a full recovery.