Lewis Holland hoping to deliver Sevens heaven to Braidwood

But not before the Australian Sevens vice-captain helps his hometown of Braidwood bounce back from the bushfires.

Holland and a heap of his teammates will be at the Braidwood Bushfire Rugby Sevens on Saturday trying to help twofold - bringing the town together and also bringing the region to town.

While Holland won't be playing, he'll be running water and helping out wherever he can.

He's in training as the Aussie men's sevens continue their push to be ready for Tokyo.

They finished sixth at the Sydney Sevens last weekend and third in Hamilton the week before.

Holland said they had plenty to work on to achieve their goal - an Olympic medal.

"We're getting there. We've still got a lot of improvements to make as a team and get on the same page and understanding to make sure we do finish on a podium in Tokyo," he said.

"We take each of the world series as we can and prepare for them, and try and get that consistency and that camaraderie together that will stand up and hold us in good stead come Tokyo."

Braidwood was hit by the bushfires, not only getting evacuated, but also feeling the economic impact as well.

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The fires and the closure of the road to Batemans Bay stopped the tourists from going to the NSW south coast through the town.

Holland's hoping the sevens tournament can help replace that to some extent.

He's also hoping it's a fun weekend for all the locals who haven't had much to smile about this summer.

"The horse races are meant to be on this weekend and they got canned due to the current conditions out there - the drought and the ground's been too hard," Holland said.

"Wanted to get some people into town. With the fires there around Christmas and the Kings Highway being closed, just to have an event for one the locals in town to kind of get away from what they've been facing and going through, and just have an enjoyable weekend.

"But to also get people back through the town, get people out there, supporting the local businesses, seeing what Braidwood has to offer and just kind of hitting two birds with one stone."

Having faced fire and smoke, Braidwood now faces the prospect of heavy rain this weekend.

Forecasts say they could have up to 40 millimetres of rain on Saturday and then up to 80mm on Sunday.

Holland said it would be welcome relief for the farmers. That's provided there isn't flooding.

"They're talking they might get a bit of rain, but I think it will be welcoming [given] the fact the fires and the drought have been through there," Holland said.

"I think it will be fitting if they get a bit of rain over the weekend everyone still gets out there and supports it regardless.

"It's going to help a lot of the farmers ... they've been waiting for rain for awhile."

Braidwood Bushfire Sevens: At the Braidwood Recreation Ground, Saturday 8am.