November 25, 2025 • 8 mins
Inspired by the show’s Caller of the Day topic, Barra shared his thoughts on school leavers as 10,000 youngsters head down south. Pace is important, cash is important and for parents - keep your phone on, resist the urge to hover nearby, and let them go. Tune in to hear the full chat.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Time for Barry's bits.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Have you guys been outside? It's such a nowhere in here?
I know, this is amazing, amazing, But.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
It rained overnight, yeah quite.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
A bit, so it's made it actually spectacular morning. So
enjoy your morning. Obviously, the year twelves have got through
a tar and they're are now on levers. I just
wanted to say something off the top about the year twelve.
I reckon, it's a crazy system. They're finishing exams, big
scary etar ones which they tell you your whole future
(00:34):
hangs on the in the balance. Yes, And at the
exact same time they hand you the keys to a
car and the.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Right and the right to drink.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
I always thought that the keys to a car and
the right to drink maybe should be space.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Well I mean well, I mean we.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Used a little bit earlier or something.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
We always finished with seventeen. I actually only just turned
seventeen when I finished school, whereas now it's eighteen.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Yeah, well apends, But congratulations, you're now officially stressed, tired, emotional, confused.
So here's a license for more horsepower and alcohol. Off
you go. Good luck out there. It's crazy, I reckon,
that's something that needs to be looked at. Politics, That's
what I'll be looking at. And then, of course ten
thousand youngsters go down south, don't they. Mostly that's where
(01:20):
levers go right, and Dunsburg goes from being this peaceful
little seesow side village to something out of a David
Attenbrown documentary and none of.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
My life actually very rarely a peaceful little seaside village
these days.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Every weekend is madness with us grown up.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
You know, it just gets a little worse this week.
Speaker 5 (01:39):
Everyone's got armbands on.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
So I've got Barrow's advice. Actually, this would be for you.
Have you had a pen there us?
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I have got a pen because because you're this next year,
I've been through it twice and you're going into it.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
So here's my advice. Firstly, for your kids number one kids.
If you're listening and Russ, tell your kids pace yourself. People,
pace yourself. Treat levers like a marathon. It's not a sprint.
It's not like the bloke's going on a men's golf trip.
Have you ever been on one of those where you
go in, let's go to bed early today boys, first night, Yeah,
at ten o'clock, we got an early.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
The second time we did the trip, we did it
very differently.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And at two am, everyone's on the dance floor dancing
like no one's looking, you know what I mean. So, kids,
you've got at least four days, so don't hit MAC
four our night one. That's that's the otherwise it'll wreck
your four days.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
Number two, cash is king.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
If your parents can spare it, ask them to slip
you one hundred bucks, maybe even two hundred if they
can afford it.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
You know, I mean for emergencies.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Because down south, guess what, no ubers none zero, and
the taxis mate levers surge pricing.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Some of the trips two hundred bucks. They gouge them
for two hundreds.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I mean some of the trips along right, So ten
kilo twenty two but two hundred bucks. And you don't
want your kid walking home its twenty k is half asleep,
half drunk, if you know what I mean. So no, no,
let's advice number three. The accommodation rules are real. Most
of the popular resorts won't allow it comedat alcohol at all. Okay,
so you're not allowed to bring alcohol. Doesn't matter if
(03:09):
you're an adult, a kid, a grandparent. If you're the premiere.
You ain't getting alcohol in they'll search your bags and
they will confiscate it.
Speaker 5 (03:18):
They actually take it off you. They say they give
it back, but they never do.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
A week after.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And I heard his story last year when I was
down there with my son when at one of the
popular places, this group of boys they booked accommodation a
week before, went down and buried some alcohol. Guess what
they have CCTV down there, so the booty was gone.
(03:47):
When they goes like buried treasure, they got busted.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
And now are you ready?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Rusk Advice for parents Number one, keep your phone on. Yes,
yes they're aideen, Yes they're adults. But trust me, there'll
be one night were your little loved one at one
am absolutely cooked.
Speaker 5 (04:03):
We'll call you up and Dad, I love you so much,
but I don't know where I am.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Lisa just had to know where the nearest telecom phone
box was.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Yes, yes, we were safe on the island.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I think take the call. That's your moment, Russ the
parenting Olympics.
Speaker 5 (04:20):
Mate. You know what.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Number two, resist the urge to have your little old
mum's weekend down south at the same time. So don't
let your wife go down there. You know, they try
to book the chalet nearby.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Not cool, It can happen.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
It does help you drive them around.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
But finally, year twelves, if you're listening, you survived a
massive year. Be proud of yourselves, celebrate, look after each
other and remember the choices you make.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
At one am there'll be the family stories for the
next twenty years. I guess what we did.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And for you, mate, deep breath, you've raised them well,
my faith in yourself.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Got a year to prepare.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Yeah, this is the final boss level of parenting. Letting go,
let him go, buddy.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Well that is great advice and like most people who
have just finished year twelve, they will completely ignore it. Yeah,
we are getting deep into dad stuff. Dad chat with
Russell and Barral.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Okay, we have a question for you dads from Cat
and Stratton says, with things like underage drinking and the
X being likely slash maybe inevitable, things like leavers, how
have you approached those subjects?
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Did you see grimace as you said sex grimace?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I just know my wife actually had the more or
less had the chat with my son about protection and
just just you know, there's no part stay away, no
Party without a Hat or something like that, and I
was going, what is she talking about?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
What are we doing? What are we doing here? I'll
tell you what.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
What was the old saying, if it's not on, it's
not on?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
That was the advertisment that would have been nicer to
use the cat of Stratton. I'll tell you what my
go to wisdom nowadays, AI really.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Just have a crack at AI. It comes.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
You'd be surprised. And social media, this will sound stupid,
but young people do. They do post a lot, and
they post a lot around this stuff, and so you
can learn their thinking and the way to connect with them.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I think it's more out there that I think they're
more educated than previous generations on that on that subject.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
In the No Party without a Hat discussion, don't arch
you now expected to talk about consent.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
And everything as well.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
That's that's a whole other big you know.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
It's a whole new segment that one.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Yet I can remember when I first got drunk and
my dad was horrified, and I came home and he
sat me down and he wanted to and is everything okay?
Speaker 5 (07:01):
Is have you been? Have you got some problems? What's happening, and.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Because my mum had gone get down there and find
out what's going on, and of course there was nothing.
It was just dad, there was you left some scotch around.
I thought, I'll have a go this, see what it's like.
And that's kind of what it is. And experimenting and
you know, not knowing. It's not really that you're it's
human nature at that age. Yeah, I think it's exciting.
And it wasn't exciting being sick, but it was, you know,
(07:26):
I could, we could brag about it. So the daughters
are the big ones too, because my daughter, actually I
hope she doesn't mind making me telling us, but she
had a bit of an incident early on and she
learned a lot from it in terms of drinking.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
Yeah, you know, almost I got called. I had to
go there.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
And bushes somewhere and retrieve her and she really learned
a lot from that. So sometimes having an early drama
can help as well.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
I am taking notes here for what I'm faced with in.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Twelve months from now. You've got to have those You've
got to have those conversations, don't you. That's it.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
That is the thing that and you know, the birds
and the bees. That's a tough one as well. Have
you done that?
Speaker 5 (08:09):
We left it a bit late. I'll be telling you.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
Can you just run that by me one more time?
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Because you know you've got a girl and a boy.
Do want to you know which gives you a few
more years?
Speaker 5 (08:21):
You don know all about that? What about this? Yeah,
these tough questions.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Because they really want to talk to you too.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
That's right to.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Talk about sex.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
Basically uncomfortable by everybody in the road.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You gotta be done though,
Time for Barry's bits.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Have you guys been outside? It's such a nowhere in here?
I know, this is amazing, amazing, But.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
It rained overnight, yeah quite.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
A bit, so it's made it actually spectacular morning. So
enjoy your morning. Obviously, the year twelves have got through
a tar and they're are now on levers. I just
wanted to say something off the top about the year twelve.
I reckon, it's a crazy system. They're finishing exams, big
scary etar ones which they tell you your whole future
(00:34):
hangs on the in the balance. Yes, And at the
exact same time they hand you the keys to a
car and the.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Right and the right to drink.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
I always thought that the keys to a car and
the right to drink maybe should be space.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Well I mean well, I mean we.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Used a little bit earlier or something.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
We always finished with seventeen. I actually only just turned
seventeen when I finished school, whereas now it's eighteen.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Yeah, well apends, But congratulations, you're now officially stressed, tired, emotional, confused.
So here's a license for more horsepower and alcohol. Off
you go. Good luck out there. It's crazy, I reckon,
that's something that needs to be looked at. Politics, That's
what I'll be looking at. And then, of course ten
thousand youngsters go down south, don't they. Mostly that's where
(01:20):
levers go right, and Dunsburg goes from being this peaceful
little seesow side village to something out of a David
Attenbrown documentary and none of.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
My life actually very rarely a peaceful little seaside village
these days.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Every weekend is madness with us grown up.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
You know, it just gets a little worse this week.
Speaker 5 (01:39):
Everyone's got armbands on.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
So I've got Barrow's advice. Actually, this would be for you.
Have you had a pen there us?
Speaker 4 (01:45):
I have got a pen because because you're this next year,
I've been through it twice and you're going into it.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
So here's my advice. Firstly, for your kids number one kids.
If you're listening and Russ, tell your kids pace yourself. People,
pace yourself. Treat levers like a marathon. It's not a sprint.
It's not like the bloke's going on a men's golf trip.
Have you ever been on one of those where you
go in, let's go to bed early today boys, first night, Yeah,
at ten o'clock, we got an early.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
The second time we did the trip, we did it
very differently.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And at two am, everyone's on the dance floor dancing
like no one's looking, you know what I mean. So, kids,
you've got at least four days, so don't hit MAC
four our night one. That's that's the otherwise it'll wreck
your four days.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
Number two, cash is king.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
If your parents can spare it, ask them to slip
you one hundred bucks, maybe even two hundred if they
can afford it.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
You know, I mean for emergencies.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Because down south, guess what, no ubers none zero, and
the taxis mate levers surge pricing.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Some of the trips two hundred bucks. They gouge them
for two hundreds.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I mean some of the trips along right, So ten
kilo twenty two but two hundred bucks. And you don't
want your kid walking home its twenty k is half asleep,
half drunk, if you know what I mean. So no, no,
let's advice number three. The accommodation rules are real. Most
of the popular resorts won't allow it comedat alcohol at all. Okay,
so you're not allowed to bring alcohol. Doesn't matter if
(03:09):
you're an adult, a kid, a grandparent. If you're the premiere.
You ain't getting alcohol in they'll search your bags and
they will confiscate it.
Speaker 5 (03:18):
They actually take it off you. They say they give
it back, but they never do.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
A week after.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And I heard his story last year when I was
down there with my son when at one of the
popular places, this group of boys they booked accommodation a
week before, went down and buried some alcohol. Guess what
they have CCTV down there, so the booty was gone.
(03:47):
When they goes like buried treasure, they got busted.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
And now are you ready?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Rusk Advice for parents Number one, keep your phone on. Yes,
yes they're aideen, Yes they're adults. But trust me, there'll
be one night were your little loved one at one
am absolutely cooked.
Speaker 5 (04:03):
We'll call you up and Dad, I love you so much,
but I don't know where I am.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Lisa just had to know where the nearest telecom phone
box was.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Yes, yes, we were safe on the island.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I think take the call. That's your moment, Russ the
parenting Olympics.
Speaker 5 (04:20):
Mate. You know what.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Number two, resist the urge to have your little old
mum's weekend down south at the same time. So don't
let your wife go down there. You know, they try
to book the chalet nearby.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Not cool, It can happen.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
It does help you drive them around.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
But finally, year twelves, if you're listening, you survived a
massive year. Be proud of yourselves, celebrate, look after each
other and remember the choices you make.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
At one am there'll be the family stories for the
next twenty years. I guess what we did.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And for you, mate, deep breath, you've raised them well,
my faith in yourself.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Got a year to prepare.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Yeah, this is the final boss level of parenting. Letting go,
let him go, buddy.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Well that is great advice and like most people who
have just finished year twelve, they will completely ignore it. Yeah,
we are getting deep into dad stuff. Dad chat with
Russell and Barral.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Okay, we have a question for you dads from Cat
and Stratton says, with things like underage drinking and the
X being likely slash maybe inevitable, things like leavers, how
have you approached those subjects?
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Did you see grimace as you said sex grimace?
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I just know my wife actually had the more or
less had the chat with my son about protection and
just just you know, there's no part stay away, no
Party without a Hat or something like that, and I
was going, what is she talking about?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
What are we doing? What are we doing here? I'll
tell you what.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
What was the old saying, if it's not on, it's
not on?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
That was the advertisment that would have been nicer to
use the cat of Stratton. I'll tell you what my
go to wisdom nowadays, AI really.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Just have a crack at AI. It comes.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
You'd be surprised. And social media, this will sound stupid,
but young people do. They do post a lot, and
they post a lot around this stuff, and so you
can learn their thinking and the way to connect with them.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I think it's more out there that I think they're
more educated than previous generations on that on that subject.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
In the No Party without a Hat discussion, don't arch
you now expected to talk about consent.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
And everything as well.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
That's that's a whole other big you know.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
It's a whole new segment that one.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Yet I can remember when I first got drunk and
my dad was horrified, and I came home and he
sat me down and he wanted to and is everything okay?
Speaker 5 (07:01):
Is have you been? Have you got some problems? What's happening, and.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Because my mum had gone get down there and find
out what's going on, and of course there was nothing.
It was just dad, there was you left some scotch around.
I thought, I'll have a go this, see what it's like.
And that's kind of what it is. And experimenting and
you know, not knowing. It's not really that you're it's
human nature at that age. Yeah, I think it's exciting.
And it wasn't exciting being sick, but it was, you know,
(07:26):
I could, we could brag about it. So the daughters
are the big ones too, because my daughter, actually I
hope she doesn't mind making me telling us, but she
had a bit of an incident early on and she
learned a lot from it in terms of drinking.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
Yeah, you know, almost I got called. I had to
go there.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
And bushes somewhere and retrieve her and she really learned
a lot from that. So sometimes having an early drama
can help as well.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
I am taking notes here for what I'm faced with in.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
Twelve months from now. You've got to have those You've
got to have those conversations, don't you. That's it.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
That is the thing that and you know, the birds
and the bees. That's a tough one as well. Have
you done that?
Speaker 5 (08:09):
We left it a bit late. I'll be telling you.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
Can you just run that by me one more time?
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Because you know you've got a girl and a boy.
Do want to you know which gives you a few
more years?
Speaker 5 (08:21):
You don know all about that? What about this? Yeah,
these tough questions.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Because they really want to talk to you too.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
That's right to.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Talk about sex.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
Basically uncomfortable by everybody in the road.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You gotta be done though,
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