419 A Deep Dive Into The SA Variety Bash with Darren Greatrex and Peter "Curly" Curtis OAM on The Adelaide Show with Steve Davis

419 – A Deep Drive Into The SA Variety Bash

Current SA Variety Bash chair Darren Greatrex and veteran Peter “Curly” Curtis OAM reveal what really happens during eight days of driving 25-plus-year-old cars through remote South Australia, while Steve samples Little Blessings Brewing’s Tropical Trinity Gin and shares his original song “A Lot of Nothing” inspired by the vast outback landscape. Steve Davis survived his first SA Variety Bash and lived to tell the tale. More importantly, he brings two bash stalwarts into the studio to share what really drives people to spend weekends fundraising all year, then eight days together in old cars traversing some of South Australia’s most remote terrain. Current chair Darren Greatrex recently delivered a record-breaking $2.7 million fundraising result, while veteran Sir Peter “Curly” Curtis OAM brings 35 years of bash wisdom to the conversation. The SA Drink of the Week features Little Blessings Brewing’s Tropical Trinity Gin, a deep orange concoction that Steve

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