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Junior Carnival #4 - PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Event name:

Junior Carnival #4

Date/time of event:

8.45am - 4.00pm 31-JAN-2026

Location:

Mordialloc Waters - Port Phillip

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(n) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels at Mordialloc Beach

6. Clause 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 - 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 items 5 - 6 for the duration of the events at those locations.

• Competitors are only exempt from items 1 to 5 when competing in the events.

• Masters of PWCs (Jet Ski) rescue vessels are only 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 personal floatation device at all times during the event.

• 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 8:45am to 4:00pm on the 31 January 2026

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

Port Management Act 1995 (Vic.)

Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025

Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)

Local Port of Port Phillip

As the Port Manager of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port Phillip to facilitate the Junior Carnival #4 organised by Lifesaving Victoria. from 8.45am to 4.00pm on Saturday 31 January 2026 adjacent to the Mordialloc Life Saving Club. The set aside prohibits all persons entering the area between times and dates as outlined. The full declaration including event information is available on Parks Victoria’s website.

By Order Parks Victoria.

Date: 29/10/2025

Regulation	Description	Purpose	Area	Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
11(1)(a)	Determination to set aside an area in a local port in which access to that area is prohibited or restricted for not more than 90 days.	To set aside an area for the safety of participants and vessels involved in the Junior Carnival #4 traditional Surf Life Saving sport disciplines event	Those areas of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent to the Mordialloc Life Saving Club, extending from shore to buoys at the below approximate locations (WGS84) as indicated by the attached map, between 8:45am until 4:00pm on Saturday 31 January 2026. 1. 38 deg 0”, 31’ 145 deg 4’ 54” 2. 38 deg 0”, 27’ 145 deg 4’ 51”	Mariners are requested to avoid the competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of filming marshals and safety personnel.

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 15/12/25