Public Notices

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for 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 Brighton Life Saving Club, persons and vessels involved in the BLSC Bathing Box Classic Swim 2026 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

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

4. Clause 1.1.7 of Schedule 1 - 5 knot speed restriction within 200 metres of the water’s edge – North East Port Phillip

5. Clause 1.1.9(f) of Schedule 1 – area prohibited to vessels at Brighton Beach

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

• Masters of rescue vessels 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 must adhere to speed and distance rules at all other times, and item 5 for the duration of the event.

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

• The exemptions apply from 6:30am to 12:30pm on Sunday 1 February 2026 to persons and vessels involved in the BLSC Bathing Box Classic Swim 2025 within the Set Aside waters at Brighton Beach (end of Dendy Street, Brighton).

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