THE devastation wrought by this week’s “super storm” across Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter has been a startling reminder of the power of Mother Nature.
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The Bathurst region was spared the worst of the storm and, in fact, will only benefit from the heavy autumn rainfall that has soaked the earth and filled local dams.
But the tragedy of the storm has hit close to home with news that one of the men who drowned at Dungog on Tuesday was a former Bathurst man.
Colin Webb was yesterday remembered as a good man with a handy golf swing and itchy feet that never kept him in one place very long.
Naturally, his sister was yesterday still coming to terms with not only the death of her brother but also the unlikely circumstances surrounding it.
It was a shocking end to a life that was, by all accounts, well lived.
But the super storm has also reminded us of the many thousands of good people across our region, state and country who readily put themselves in harm’s way to help others when disaster strikes.
Our emergency services – both paid and volunteer – have put in countless hours of toil in the worst imaginable conditions to save lives, secure properties and clear roads over the past three or four days.
Charities have also been stretched to their limits helping people who have been left without power, water and, sometimes, homes.
And while the worst of the weather has passed, many of these people will need help for some time to come.
The worst of conditions always brings out the best in Australians, and our community needs to rally once more.
