NAIDOC week 2025 – Family fun day at Murray Bridge
National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week celebrations began on Sunday, 6 July 2025.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate, recognise and learn about the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Marine Safety SA officers Alicia and Nash celebrated NAIDOC Week by attending the Family Fun Day at the Murray Bridge Showgrounds.
Cold and windy weather was not enough to prevent a healthy crowd gathering and enjoying all that was on offer.
The team provided lifejacket maintenance tips to boaters who brought their lifejackets along and engaged with hundreds more at the event.
The team also gave away plenty of the Marine Safety SA branded tote bags, sports drink bottles and children’s activity books.
Riverland and Yorke Peninsula Field Days
The Marine Safety SA team will be attending the Riverland Field Days on 12 and 13 September and the Yorke Peninsula Field Days between 30 September and 2 October.
These events provide a valuable opportunity for the team to help raise awareness of boating safety and share helpful tips with boaters.
The team will once again be part of the local children’s trails, providing participants with their very own Marine Safety SA sports drink bottle.
The team will also be conducting Stay Afloat lifejacket maintenance clinics. Bring your lifejacket along and make sure it is up to standard with replacement parts provided free of charge. You can also learn how to fit and size lifejackets.
Everyone visiting us at the upcoming Field Days can collect free boating safety educational materials including the popular Marine Safety SA stickers. There will also be the chance to go into the draw to win a lifejacket.
So come along to the Field Days and say hello to the team! Marine Safety SA are always ready to answer your boating safety questions.
Free Resources
The Marine Safety SA online store is still available year round for boating stickers and educational material.
These stickers provide quick and easy access to safety equipment checklists and Marine Safety SA online tools, so you can access essential information on the water.
The following stickers are available free of charge:
- Safety equipment checklist – recreational vessels under 8 metres
- Safety equipment checklist – recreational vessels over 8 metres
- QR code to the online safety equipment checking tool
- QR code to the online which lifejacket do you need tool
- QR code to the online report an incident or hazard tool
- QR code to the Marine Safety SA Facebook page
- Buoys, marks and beacons
- VHF marine radio channel
- 27 MHz marine radio channels
- Phonetic alphabet for marine radio
Also available:
- Which lifejacket do you need? Brochure
Boat retailers and other boating organisations can also now order the Marine Safety SA ‘Stay safe on the water’ posters. These posters provide QR code links to the ‘safety equipment’ and ‘which lifejacket do you need?’ checker tools. Use these posters to engage with your customers, club members and the boating public when discussing and choosing the right safety equipment for their needs. Order free stickers here.
