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Staying Safe HAYDEN: Back here with Holly. We're just talking
about how to stay safe and protect yourselves and your friends while you're here at Schoolies,
and I guess that was really stressed for me when I was in school, to stick with your friends
- there's safety in numbers and don't go off by yourself and don't let your friends go
off by themselves. HOLLY: And that's still very true we want
schoolies to be safe and watch their mates, stick together. There is safety in numbers
and the more of you that there are, then you're more likely to be able to get help when you
need it. HAYDEN: Yeah, sure. And the thing for me when
I was here was that I found if I trusted my instincts I was better off, and if I knew
where I was. HOLLY: Yeah, that's really important, because
if you're aware of your surroundings you can see potential danger and avoid it if need
be. It's also important to know where you're staying. A lot of the kids forget where they're
staying. So it's important to know where you're staying, have some cash, coins on you if you
need to make a phone call to get someone to come pick you up as well.
HAYDEN: Well, that's great so once we've done all that, made ourselves as safe as we possibly
can, what would we do if a fight came towards us?
HOLLY: We would encourage people to walk away, try and get help, go and find someone to help
you, there's lots of police around, lots of volunteers that will be able to help you because
you've probably heard one punch can kill and we don't want that to happen.
HAYDEN: And actually there's a fun little fact here...energy drinks can actually make
you more agro I heard so... HOLLY: Yeah, I've heard that too, actually.
HAYDEN: ...a good thing to avoid probably. HAYDEN: So the important things to remember
are -- staying safe: * Stick together - there is safety in numbers
* Go out with your friends or a group and set up a meeting point in case someone gets
lost * Ask an official volunteer to help get you
home if you're alone, and * Always have a back-up plan.
HAYDEN: Remember, one punch can kill: * Avoid violence - you do have a choice, and
* Always walk away, always avoid fights or you risk physical and emotional and criminal
consequences.