International Guide Dog Day 2025

Join Guide Dogs NSW/ACT for International Guide Dog Day on 30 April for a day of celebration, community, conversation and life-changing dogs!
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Become a Guide Dogs Inclusion Ally.

According to reports received from our Guide Dog Handlers in 2024, cafés and restaurants are the most common industry illegally refusing people access to their services across NSW and the ACT. This needs to change. Let’s work together to create a hospitality industry that upholds the rights of people with low vision or blindness, fosters an inclusive and welcoming space for dining and gathering and ensures businesses can benefit from a broader and more diverse customer base. Access means business.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT staff member Dan Searle sits at a table in a cafe with another person. He holds a cup of coffee on the table in front of him.

Celebrate International Guide Dog Day 2025 with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT at Martin Place!

Date: Wednesday 30 April 2025

Location: Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000

Time:
Drop by and visit us any time between 7.30 am and 2 pm.

Abbey and Duke sitting together outside.

Come along to:

  • Chat with Guide Dog Handlers and Guide Dogs NSW/ACT staff.
  • Meet and pat our friendly Ambassador Dogs.
  • Take a photo in front of Gulliver,our 4.3-metre-tall Guide Dog.
  • Learn about our latest campaign, ‘Is inclusion on your menu?’, advocating for greater accessibility and inclusion in the hospitality industry.
  • Learn how to get involved by donating, becoming an Inclusion Ally or volunteering with us.
  • Enjoy plenty more International Guide Dog Day goodness.
A person seated at a cafe table with a yellow labrador Guide Dog in harness seated next to their table. The person is reaching down touching the dogs face and the dog is looking up to the person.

Make a tax-deductible donation before June 30!

Help change a life for a person with low vision or blindness.