A day to celebrate courage. A chance to save lives.
On 4 March, Australia turns red and yellow to honour the volunteers who run toward danger so the rest of us can enjoy our coastline safely.
A wave of support for your lifesavers.
Keep your surf lifesavers on the beach.
Red and Yellow Day
Every summer, volunteer surf lifesavers pull loved ones from rips, reunite families, and give terrified swimmers a second chance at life. Long after the beach towels are packed away, they’re still training, still responding, still preparing for the next moment someone needs them.
Red & Yellow Day is your chance to say thank you, and to make sure they have everything they need to come home safely too.
How you can make an impact
Wear the colours
Pull on red and yellow at school, at work, with your club or community group. Show our volunteers that Australia stands behind them.
Donate or fundraise
Your generosity puts rescue boards on beaches, equips volunteers with advanced training, and ensures lifesavers are ready when someone’s worst moment arrives.
Support every month
Become a Guardian of the Surf. Your ongoing monthly support helps repair and replace equipment that takes a beating from salt, surf and sun.
Share the message
Tell your friends. Get your workplace involved. Spread the day so more lives can be protected.
Why your support matters
Behind every red and yellow flag is a story, a swimmer who was brought safely to shore, a family who gets to walk out of the surf together, a life that didn’t become a statistic.
Our volunteers give their time freely.
But keeping them safe takes resources, training and equipment, things only made possible through community support.
When you stand with lifesavers on Red & Yellow Day, you’re not just celebrating a uniform.
You’re honouring bravery. You’re backing the people who keep us safe. You’re helping save lives.
Could you give regularly?
As well as training new volunteer surf lifesaver, your monthly donation helps repair and replace the equipment that constant exposure to the sun and sea can damage. As a Guardian of the Surf your monthly donation ensures that we are rescue-ready at a moment’s notice. You would be the silent hero behind every life saved.