Community & Business
7 November, 2025
Day for Daniel spotlights child safety
Last Friday, students across Queensland recognised the importance of child safety by dressing in red for Day for Daniel.
This year, the Queensland Government partnered with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to launch Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson.
This was a vital initiative to empower children and help protect them from harm, through age-appropriate, livestreamed video lessons.
The 2025 theme Safe Spaces, focused on creating safer environments for children in online and offline spaces.
More than 50,000 children joined Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson on Friday.
In 2024, more than two million people across the nation participated in Day for Daniel, including 8,167 schools and early learning centres.
Additionally, the Government has signed a three-year funding agreement with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to provide $1.5 million for the charity to deliver Day for Daniel and Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson.
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation was established in 2005 by Bruce and Denise Morcombe following the tragic abduction and murder of their 13-years-old son, Daniel.
Premier David Crisafulli praised the Morcombes for their unwavering commitment to child safety education.
“The Daniel Morcombe Foundation has been a beacon of hope and education for families across Australia for the past 20 years, and we are proud to stand alongside Bruce and Denise Morcombe in this important work,” Premier Crisafulli said.
“Every child deserves to be safe, whether they’re at home, at school, at childcare or online.”
It was also World Teachers’ Day, and State Education Week.
