Public Notices

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Albert Park Lake hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not registered to take part in the Rowing Victoria Albert Park Sprint Regatta's are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.

Waters of Albert Park Lake – South of Gunn Island

The exclusion zone will be in effect from 6:00am – 6:00pm on Saturday 6^th December 2025.

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Albert Park Lake, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).

For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Rowing Victoria, persons and vessels involved in the 2025 Albert Park Sprint Regatta are exempt from the following requirements:

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

5.    Clause 151.1 of Schedule 151 – 5 knot speed restriction for vessels with engines

6.    Clause 151.2 of Schedule 151 – Vessels with engines prohibited on Albert Park Lake

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

·      Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from items 1 to 5 provided they do not exceed the speed of a competing rowing vessel unless 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 course and rescue vessels are exempt from item 6 for the duration of the event days and *during event bump in and out of on-water infrastructure on dates and times listed in Table 1 below, if approved by Parks Victoria and are listed on an approved vessels list maintained by Parks Victoria, as per Clause 151.2(a) of Schedule 151.

·      Masters of competing vessels are only exempt from items 2 to 4 when competing in the events.

·      Occupants of mechanically powered vessels involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.

·      The event is operating under the auspices of Rowing Victoria, including the Rowing Victoria Safety Management Plan, which meets the criteria of Clause 3 of Exemption Notice 1 made under the Marine Regulations 1999 in respect of the exemption for rowing vessels to not carry or wear a lifejacket.

·      The exemptions apply for dates and times as listed in Table 1 below, within the exclusion zone waters – Albert Park Lake, South of Gunn Island.

·      The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.