Dolphin Day 2014

Dolphin Day 2014

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Posted 2014-02-06 by Dave Walshfollow

Sun 16 Mar 2014



Dolphin Day is a free annual event organised jointly by the Department of Environment,Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) and the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Action Group (ADSAG), assisted by several other agencies and community groups.

Held at historic Port Adelaide, Dolphin Day aims to increase public interest and awareness in Adelaide's dolphin sanctuary, where dolphins are monitored and cared for by volunteers from the ADSAG. It's a family event with lots of free things and fun activities for kids.



There will be 200 free tickets available for a cruise on the Dolphin Explorer, and 100 free tickets for Port Princess Cruises on the day. Each cruise will be scheduled for both morning and afternoon, but you will need to be early to pick up these freebies as tickets will fly away faster than a frightened flock of seagulls.

Please note that there is a maximum of 2 free tickets per family.



Other fun things to do include a dolphin trail, face painting and activities for kids. Explore the free Life in the Sanctuary photographic exhibition at the Black Diamond Gallery, and watch an interactive theatre play by the Adelaide University Theatre Guild.

On a more serious side, educational talks about dolphins will be held at the Port Adelaide Town Hall throughout the day including the following topics:
  • Coastal and marine conservation in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
  • The Bottlenose dolphin in Adelaide metropolitan waters
  • The dolphin mortality event in South Australia 2013
  • Little Island Big Ocean
  • Feral or in peril?



  • To see the event programme wander over to the Department of Environment,Water and Natural Resources page for Dolphin Day .

    If you'd like to become involved with the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, see the Action Group's Facebook page here for more information and some fantastic photos.



    After you have enjoyed your dolphin encounter, there are plenty of other things to do in historic Port Adelaide - take a heritage pub walk , explore historic shipwrecks at Mutton Cove and Jervois Basin , or enjoy fun activities for kids at Semaphore amusement park .

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    !date 16/03/2014 -- 16/03/2014
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