08/11/2026
🌊 HEADING TO GOLD COAST SCHOOLIES?
21–27 November 2026
To our young people from the Southern Moreton Bay Islands and across the Redlands, congratulations on finishing school! Before you head off to celebrate with your mates, take five minutes to talk about what you’ll do if the night goes sideways.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
📱 Have a plan to get back. Charge your phone, save your accommodation address and pick a meeting spot in case you get separated. If your mate wants to leave because something feels off, go with them.
🥤 Look after yourself around alcohol and drugs. It’s fine to skip both. If you’re 18 or older and choose to drink, eat first, go slow and have water between drinks. Avoid mixing alcohol with other drugs or sedating medicines. Keep your drink with you. If you suddenly feel much more affected than expected or think your drink’s been spiked, tell someone you trust and get medical help straight away.
💬 Look out for each other. If someone is too intoxicated to freely agree to sexual activity, stop. If you feel pressured or unsafe, get to a mate, security or a Schoolies volunteer. You can leave at any point.
🚨 If someone collapses, can’t be woken, has a seizure or isn’t breathing normally, call Triple Zero (000) straight away. Stay with them, follow the operator’s instructions and tell paramedics what they may have taken, if you know. Even if you’re scared of getting in trouble, make the call.
FOR PARENTS AND CARERS
Save the accommodation address and a trusted friend’s number. Agree on a check-in time and a code word they can text if they need help leaving but can’t explain why.
Before they go, tell them “If you’re scared, stuck or worried about a mate, ring me. Even if it’s 3 am. I’ll help you first. We can talk about the rest later.”
📍 Find Red Frogs, Recharge Zones and on-the-ground health support on the official Queensland Government Safer Schoolies page.
https://www.saferschoolies.qld.gov.au/schoolies/support
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