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St Aside Determination and Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
Mornington Life Saving Club Twilight Swim
Date/time of event:
16 January 2026 5.30pm - 8.30pm
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip - Mornington Waters
Details:
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip Bay
I, David Petty, Regional Director Southern
and Maritime of Parks Victoria (as delegate of the Port Manager), determine
under Regulation 11(1) of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025 that the areas defined in the following table are set aside
for the purposes and conditions specified.
This determination has been made in
accordance with Regulation 11(2)
(a) in the
event of, or in anticipation of, any fire, flood, natural disaster or other
emergency; or
(b) if the
port manager reasonably believes that there is imminent risk of—
(i) harm or
damage to—
(A) the health
or safety of any person; or
(B) local port
facilities or other property; or
(C) the
natural environment; or
(ii) significant
interference with the safe, efficient and effective management of the local
port.
In accordance with Regulation 11(4), this
determination replaces any previous set aside determination made by the port
manager in respect of that area or any part there of that area for the period
specified in this temporary determination.
This determination applies from 5:30pm
until 8:30pm on Friday 16 January 2026 (back-up date Sunday 25
January 2026)
Signed at Melbourne
…………………………………………………………….
by David Petty
Regional Director Southern and
Maritime
on 23/12/2035
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Regulation
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Description
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Purpose
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Area
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Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
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11(1)(a)
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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.
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To set aside an area for the safety of participants
and vessels competing in the Mornington LSC Twilight Swim
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Those areas of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent
to Mornington Life Saving Club, as marked by buoys at the below approximate
locations (WGS84) and indicated by the attached map, between 5.30pm to 8.30pm
on Friday 16 January 2026
(back-up date Sunday 25 January 2026)
1. 38°
12.77'S 145° 2.60'E
2. 38°
12.72'S 145° 2.45'E
3. 38°
12.63'S 145° 2.65'E
4. 38°
12.65'S 145° 2.67'E
5. 38°
12.72'S 145° 2.55'E
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Mariners are requested to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of
event marshals and safety personnel.
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Declaration:
Port Management Act 1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port
Phillip Bay
As the Port Manager of Port
Phillip, Parks Victoria has set aside an area of Port Phillip to facilitate the
Mornington LSC Twilight Swim organised by Mornington Life Saving Club from 5.30pm
to 8.30pm on Friday 16 January 2026 (back-up date Sunday 25 January 2026), in
the waters adjacent to Mornington 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.
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 Mornington Life Saving
Club, persons and vessels involved in the Mornington LSC Twilight Swim 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 1.2.9(l) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels at
Mornington
Subject to the
conditions detailed below:
·
All
participants on rescue and official vessels used in conjunction with the event
must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all
prescribed safety equipment.
·
The above exemptions apply from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on Friday 16 January
2026 (back-up Saturday 25 January 2026) to persons and vessels participating in the Mornington LSC Twilight Swim within the Set Aside waters adjacent to Mornington Life Saving Club,
Port Phillip Bay.
·
The above 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: 24/12/2025
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 24/12/25