Marine Safety SA October 2025 Newsletter
- Happy Safe Boating Week!
- Welcome aboard our first quarterly edition
- Get Ship-Shape this boating season
- Marine Safety SA upcoming events
- Event wrap up: Field Days 2025
- South Australia's Recreational Boating Safety Strategy - update
You can subscribe to receive the Marine Safety SA eNewsletter here.
Happy Safe Boating Week!
Safe Boating Week is all about sharing safe boating messages and getting this year’s boating season off to a good start.
In South Australia, the week kicks off today (Friday, 3 October) and will run until Wear Your Lifejacket to Work Day on Friday, 10 October.
We’ll be sharing daily tips during the week for how to stay safe on the water via our Marine Safety SA Facebook page.
But with many of you ready to launch this weekend, our top tips are on our website for a sneak peak.
Read our top tips for Safe Boating Week.
Welcome aboard our first quarterly edition
This is the first edition of the new Marine Safety SA quarterly newsletter, launched in line with the official boating season.
We love sharing tips and tales with you and will continue to use these newsletters to keep you updated.
We’ll never leave you high and dry though! If you haven’t already, hop aboard our Marine Safety SA Facebook page, which continues to share regular updates all year round.
Keep an eye out for special edition newsletters outside our regular quarterly schedule too.
For the latest stories follow us on Facebook.
Get Ship-Shape this boating season
With the boating season kicking off, now is the time to make absolutely sure you are ready and prepared to stay safe on the water.
We will be spreading boating safety messages all season, but we need your help.
Before you head out, make sure:
- your boating safety knowledge is Ship-Shape. Plan ahead. Gear up.
- your lifejacket is Ship-Shape. Wear it. Maintain it.
And if you’re keen to jump on a jet ski, make sure your speed is Ship-Shape near others. Cool your jets. Know the rules.
Get Ship-Shape and we’ll see you on the water!
Read more about getting Ship-Shape.
Marine Safety SA upcoming events
Come and see us at the Club Marine SA Boat and Fishing show
The next chance to catch our team at a local event will be at the Club Marine SA Boat and Fishing Show between Friday, 24 October and Sunday, 26 October.
We’ll be in the Goyder Pavillion, site number G24, from 9am to 5pm every day.
Visit us to:
- ask your boating safety questions
- pick up FREE boating safety stickers and resources
- attend a Stay Afloat lifejacket maintenance clinic (11am and 2pm daily)
- PLUS enter our “Win a Lifejacket” competition!
Make sure you bring your lifejacket along to check that it’s ship-shape before heading out on the water. We will even have some free replacement parts on hand if your lifejacket isn’t quite up to standard.
Terms and conditions for the lifejacket competition apply.
Event wrap up: Field Days 2025
Congratulations to Aidan who was the lucky winner of the lifejacket giveaway
We had a fantastic time at the recent Riverland and Yorke Peninsula Field Days, meeting close to 600 people across the two events.
Our highlights included:
- the popular children’s trail, where kids collected stamps for their passport and a Marine Safety SA drink bottle
- interactive lifejacket maintenance demonstrations throughout the day
- answering plenty of great questions about safe boating on the River Murray.
We also ran “Win a lifejacket” competitions at both events. Congratulations to Aidan (winner at the Riverland Field Days) and Shana (winner at the Yorke Peninsula Field Days).
South Australia's Recreational Boating Safety Strategy - update
South Australia’s Recreational Boating Safety Strategy 2025-2030 (released earlier this year) sets out 25 actions to be delivered by 2030.
We’ve recently updated the Strategy webpage to keep you across:
- what we’re currently working on
- what has been achieved
The page will be kept updated regularly, so check back to track our progress.
Read more about the strategy.