Welcome to the hub for all things fun and informative for National Secure Your Home Day!
This is the place to find out about upcoming events, hosting your own event and fun activities to get the kids involved.
When it comes to community safety and security, assessing your own home's security, connecting with your neighbours, and getting involved with your local Neighbourhood Watch group, are all simple ways to help build and maintain safer neighbourhoods. We are stronger together!
We're encouraging all Neighbourhood Watch Groups and members of the community alike, to come together to connect and promote home security this National Secure Your Home Day!
You could host a coffee morning or BBQ, a stall at the markets or gathering at your local library, or how about a community day at the park!
If you'd like to host an event, get in touch with the National Secure your Home Day Team for a range of resources we can provide to help support your event from online resources (great for sharing on your Facebook page, emails and newsletters), to printed flyers, kids activity books and more!
Check out the resources available HERE to share on social media! Let’s work together to make our homes and neighbourhoods safer and help create a Safer Australia For Everyone!
Connecting with your local Neighbourhood Watch group is a great way to stay up to date with local safety news, access crime prevention information, meet fellow community members, reduce crime opportunities, and help keep your home secure.
See our events list below and check back here regularly for new events being announced.
The Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit will be talking about National Secure Your Home Day and the launch of its Home and Vehicle Security social media ad and campaign. As well as information and advice, the team will be giving out promotional coffee cups – promoting “have a coffee break, not a house break”.
The Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit will be talking about National Secure Your Home Day and the launch of its Home and Vehicle Security social media ad and campaign. As well as information and advice, the team will be giving out promotional coffee cups – promoting “have a coffee break, not a house break”.
As above—meet the team, get tips, and grab a coffee cup.
Riverview NHW and the Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit will share NSYHD tips and launch details, with free promotional coffee cups.
Join the Minyama NHW Committee at Antiquated Cafe—say g’day, pick up flyers, and enjoy a special $15 offer (coffee & breakfast brioche or gluten-free frittata). Invite your neighbours!
Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy face painting, kids’ activities, free popcorn & fairy floss, community stalls, food trucks, and NSYHD safety tips. Outdoor movie: Despicable Me 4 at 6:00pm.
Info, advice and promo coffee cups while you learn simple ways to secure your home and vehicle.
andNeighbourhood Watch ACT will be at the COTA Seniors’ Expo sharing practical NSYHD tips. With 150+ exhibitors, interactive displays, entertainment and a buzzing food court, it’s a great way to discover simple ways to make your home safer.
Paid parking is available at the Eastlake Pde carpark; consider car-pooling.
Teaching your kids about home security - and neighbourhood safety - is a great way to promote awareness and good habits early on!
Check out our range of kid's activities below, designed to be both fun and educational, providing a great opportunity for kids to understand the importance of home security.
There’s also a Kids Colouring Competition – 6 lucky winners will receive a $50 Gift Card!
Teach your kids about home security through art! Make a poster together that shows all the ways you keep your home safe. Ask your kids to identify areas that may pose security risks. Encourage them to point out potential entry points for burglars or places where valuables should be kept hidden. Discuss ways to reinforce these areas and make them more secure.
Work together as a family to create an emergency plan in case of a break-in. Discuss what you will do if you come home to a break-in or see suspicious activity in your neighbourhood. This is particularly important for teenagers and young adults who are new to being home alone.
Booklet: Reporting Suspicious Behaviour
Teach kids how to arm and disarm your home's security system and properly lock doors and windows. Role-play scenarios to practice what to do if the alarm goes off or if they hear unusual noises.
Educate your kids about the importance of not opening the door to strangers (whether at home with the family, or teens/young adults who may be home alone), use your intercom, or keep the security screen door closed and locked, or don't open the door at all.
Teach kids about online safety and the risks associated with sharing personal information online, including images, bank details, phone numbers and addresses.
If you suspect or have seen inappropriate behaviour towards children online, visit:
Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE): https://www.accce.gov.au/report
Download and print our Kids Activity Book and have some fun, whilst talking and learning about staying secure at home!
Download Activity BookRemember, while these activities can help children learn about home security, it's important to tailor them to the age and maturity level of your children. Always supervise them during the learning process and continue to reinforce these lessons over time without creating fear.
National Secure Your Home Day is a great opportunity to involve your kids! Talk to them about home security and how they can help keep your home safe. We invite all kids (up to 13 years of age) to enter our Kids Colouring Competition! Six lucky winners will receive a $50 gift card!
DOWNLOAD COLOURING SHEETComplete the entry form or use postal or email entry details below
Download and complete the "Printable entry form", and post this with your original colouring competition sheet to:
National Secure Your Home Day Colouring CompetitionPostal entries must be received by mail no later than 5:00 PM, 4 November 2025. Postage is at entrant’s expense. Please refer to the Terms & Conditions for full details.
The entry form must be completed by a Parent or Guardian who has registered for National Secure Your Home Day (Please use the same email address below as used for registration).