Their participation in the 128th ACU has increased their community spirit and personal confidence level. Both boys achieved rank with Willy becoming a lance corporal and then a full corporal and Sam becoming a lance corporal. First-aid, navigation, bush skills, leadership development, discipline and responsibility have seen the boys take out some awards and play a part in many community activities. They have been in honour guards at all the Anzac days, Remembrance days and Vietnam Veterans days since joining up. They have also undertaken many training courses with the Army at the Enoggera and Greenslopes base in Brisbane and had a lot of fun as well.
Being a Rugby League follower and a great fan of the Brisbane Broncos, I was very happy to take up a friends offer of going to the final Broncos game for this year to see them play the Canberra Raiders, another team I follow. My friend who attends regularly could not go that week and so for $50 I was able to go with my football mad son and daughter.
The game was extra special apart from being the last home game, several of the Broncos players were leaving retiring after long careers, the team needed to win the game to make the finals, it was the 20th anniversary of the Brisbane Broncos and it gave me a chance to see for the first time the new stadium that replaced the old Lang park stadium. With free train transport to Brisbane provided for all ticket holders I jumped at the chance.
The game proved to be a real nail biter but the Broncos came through making a fantastic day out for myself and a couple of football mad kids. The Stadium is a fantastic venue and is a credit to Brisbane.
