A chance encounter with some friendly police — and a couple of willing NRL stars — have brought dreams to life for flood-affected children on the NSW North Coast.
The Aboriginal community on Cabbage Tree Island was devastated by flooding in 2022 and was forced to relocate to a temporary pod village at nearby Wardell, south of Ballina.
But it was all smiles and laughter on Thursday morning, when Rabbitohs players Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker joined a large contingent of police in Wardell to play touch footy with students from Cabbage Tree Island Public School.
