MRNSW celebrates diversity & respect

Rescue Me! It’s what we do and it was our theme song at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade tonight.

Almost 40 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers, staff and family and friends joined the parade in our distinctive blues, rising on the waves of joy and thunderous roar of applause.

The Marine Rescue NSW contingent marched alongside our emergency services colleagues, including members of the NSW Police Force, NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire + Rescue NSW, the NSW State Emergency Service and Surf Life Saving NSW, to celebrate our commitment to respect and inclusion and the diversity of the community we serve.

We may come from all walks of life but service is a bond we all share.

In these COVID times, this year’s parade was on the Sydney Cricket Ground rather than Oxford Street. The year since Mardi Gras 2020 has been tough for many in the community but in keeping with the Parade theme, Rise, we applauded the endurance, resilience and love that got us through.

Thanks to all our crew in blue who took part – and pitched in to build a boat in a park.