One of the three organisers of the 80z Op-shop Flood-raiser, Cathy, says talking to flood victims, “mainly in Woodburn, Coraki and Broadwater” motivated her to get proactive and do something to help.

So, an event has been organised to help some of those victims, with having a bit of light-hearted fun revisiting popular culture from the 1980s as its theme.

And there’s plenty to choose from when it comes to the eclectic musical genres that permeated that decade: disco, punk/new wave, hair metal, rap.

Timeout magazine summed it up in its 60 best ’80s songs appraisal: “This is the decade that gave us peak Prince, Madonna and Michael Jackson, that launched Public Enemy and NWA upon the world.

“New Wave stalwarts like Talking Heads and Devo found new grooves while transcendent artists like Marvin Gaye and Paul Simon offered up some of the best work of their careers.

“Electronic innovators like New Order rewrote the rules of music.

“And as the decade wore on, rap’s early ripples turned into a tsunami that changed the face of pop music forever.”

So, there’s plenty of scope to get your best ’80s gear on – or hit the Op-shops for some retro gear.

“Anyone can come, wearing whatever suits them from that time,” says Cathy.

“But I’m just a person who wants to raise as much money as I can because my heart bleeds for the flood victims.”

There will be an auction, too, with goods such as food hampers, artworks by three prominent Clarence Valley artists, Anthony Mundine-signed boxing gloves and 2013 St George jersey, signed jerseys and training singlet from Kane Douglas, and various signed NRL jerseys, to go under the auctioneer’s hammer.

Up for grabs in the raffle are vouchers valued between $50 and $300 from various businesses and individuals.

Cathy said she “couldn’t thank” the people and businesses, who have donated goods to the event, “enough”.

See the full-page advertisement in today’s Independent for where to buy your tickets.

After the event, the Independent will publish how much money was raised and how it will be distributed.