Weekend Wrap - The Big Wet

It has been an interesting few days for Sporting Sport Opinions and it will still be awhile before the full extent of what has transpired to fully be known and realised. On Friday when we were preparing for the weekly pubcast we had no idea of what really laid ahead. Although it was bucketing down and had been torrential all day, the only thoughts we had were for the great guests that laid ahead.

We were quite humbled to have former Carlton Premiership winner, Peter Bosustow, on our show who regaled us with some great stories from his playing days and an insight into AFL today. Also it cannot be missed are the views of Mark "Jacko" Jackson who is a very passionate Australian. The biggest surprise we had was the last minute notice that Warwick Capper would also be available for a quick chat. During the recording (great editing cut it out) was the call that I received from my wife asking him to immediately come home. Many passionate sports fans out there will understand the bravado that a few beers can give and it was a "She'll be right" response. We obviously got out of town safely and are now quite ok in our homes.

 As the weekend unfolded it was soon realised why my wife was insistent on our speedy return home. As many are aware Bundaberg is experiencing it's worst flood in history and the coastal parts of town were smashed with high winds & tornadoes. We are not able to do much out here but sit and watch on TV and social media the devastation occurring knowing that the best thing we could do was sit tight rather than be a hindrance in town like the rest of the sightseers. Bundaberg and many regional towns are going to be rebuilding their lives and livelihoods for a long time after this.

We will continue to bring you our pubcast every week but we also will be doing a lot for our community. In discussion with The Sideline Reporter we are going to organise a charity night to raise funds via an auction. Once we have full details of when & where this will occur more information will be available. Many sporting organisations have been hit hard by this flood and we will be seeing what we can do to help out those affected. Keep posted as we will be asking for lots of help.