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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
WTSC Triathlon Series 2025/2026
Date/time of event:
6.30am - 11.00am Sunday 23rd November & 21st December 2025. Sunday 18th January, 15th February, 15th March & 19th April 2026
Location:
Waters adjacent to the Altona Lifesaving Club, Altona
Details:
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks
Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Port Phillip, makes the following
declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For
the purposes of boating activity conducted by Western Suburbs Triathlon Club
Inc, persons and vessels involved in the WTSC Triathlon Series 2025/2026,
Altona Beach are exempt from the following requirements:
State Rules made under the Marine Act 1988
1.
Clause 2(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres
of a person in the water;
2.
Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 meters
of another vessel;
3.
Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200
metres of the water’s edge;
4.
Clause 4(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres
of a fixed or floating structure;
5. Clause 1.5.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction in North West
Port Phillip
6. Clause 1.5.9(a) of Schedule 1 – Vessel prohibited zone east of Altona
Pier Subject to the conditions detailed below:
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
• Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 1 to 5 when
undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for
their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety on
shore.
• Masters of all vessels are only exempt from item 6 for the duration of
the events.
• All participants on vessels involved with the event must wear a
personal floatation device at all times during the event and vessels must have
all prescribed safety equipment.
• The exemptions apply from for the times & dates specified in Table
1 below within the waters adjacent to Altona Life Saving Club.
• The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
Table 1: Western Suburbs Triathlon Series Events 2025-2026
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Sunday 23rd November 2025
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Sunday 21st December 2025
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Sunday 18th January 2026
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Sunday 15th February 2026
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Sunday 15th March 2026
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Sunday 19th April 2026
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6.30am – 11.00am
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Parks
Victoria
Dated: 20/10/2025
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 20/10/25