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Lifesaving Victoria Junior Carnival #4 Boating Activity

Event name:

Lifesaving Victoria Junior Carnival #4

Date/time of event:

8.45am - 4.00pm Saturday 31 January 2026

Location:

East Port Phillip - Mordialloc waters adjacent to Mordialloc Lifesaving Club

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE

DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Local port of 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 Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the Junior Carnival #4 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 metres of another vessel

3. Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the water’s edge

Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988

4. Clause 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction of East Port Phillip

5. Clause 1.2.9 (b) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels at Mordialloc Beach

6. 1.2.12 (b) of Schedule 1 – The master of a personal watercraft for any purpose other than transiting in the safety most direct course to, or from the shore and/or a boat ramp or berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot speed restriction zones

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

Masters of rescue vessels (and PWCs) are only exempt from items 1 to 4 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 and item 5 for the duration of the events.
Competitors are only exempt from items 1 to 5 when competing in the events.
Masters of PWCs (Jet Ski) rescue vessels are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the events.
All competitors and occupants of IRB and PWC rescue vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times for the duration of the events.
Should vessels or persons not involved in the event come within 50 metres of the Set Aside waters, the event will be suspended until the vessel or person has moved outside of the area.
Mechanically powered LSV vessels are exempt from the carriage of specified safety equipment as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in Exemption Notice 1, whilst operating within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility.
The above exemptions apply between 6:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday 31 January 2026 within the Set Aside waters of Mordialloc Beach.
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.

By order of Parks Victoria

Dated: 29/10/2025

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 05/11/25