431 – Gather Round To Learn About Major Events
Wayne Taylor, the man quietly keeping South Australia’s biggest events spotless, takes Steve Davis behind the scenes of the Olympics, Wimbledon, Formula One, and the old Clipsal 500, in an episode recorded right on Gather Round weekend, with the Musical Pilgrimage pausing to celebrate the Cellar Door Shuffle. When 80,000 people descend on an event, somebody has made it look effortless. Wayne Taylor has spent three decades being that somebody, from the Sydney 2000 Olympics to Wimbledon, Formula One on three continents, and right here in Adelaide at the Clipsal 500. His company, First Facilities Group, now brings that same discipline to commercial and residential properties (and events) across Adelaide. There is no SA Drink of the Week this episode, but Wayne does weigh in on the relative merits of beer events versus wine events versus spirit events, and the answer is exactly what you would expect from a man
