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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption and Set Aside
Event name:
Mount Eliza Swim Classic
Date/time of event:
7:45am until 12:45pm on Saturday the 24th January 2026 with the back up date of the 31st January 2026
Location:
Ranelagh Beach
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 Ranelagh Club, persons and vessels involved in
the 2026 Mount Eliza Swim Classic 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
4.
Clause 4(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a wharf,
jetty, slipway, diving platform or boat ramp
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
5.
Clause 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed
restriction of East Port Phillip
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels are exempt from item 1 to 5 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.
·
Occupants of powered
rescue vessels
involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event.
·
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.
·
Masters of mechanically powered Life Saving Victoria vessels up to and
including 4.8 metres in length (other than personal watercraft) are exempt from
the carriage of specified safety equipment whilst outside visual range of a
staffed lifesaving facility or flagged area provided an approved communications
radio is carried on board, as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria
vessels in Exemption Notice 1.
·
Operators and occupants of vessels propelled by paddle or oar are required
to wear a lifejacket at all times.
·
The exemptions apply from 7:45am to 12:45pm on Saturday 24 January 2026
(back up date 31 January 2026) within the Set Aside waters off Ranelagh 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: 6/01/2026
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
I, David Petty Acting Regional Director
Maritime and Waterways 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)
(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 7:45am until 12:45pm on Saturday 24th
January 2026, with the back up date of the 31st January 2026
Signed at Melbourne
…………………………………………………………….
by David Petty
Acting Regional Director
Maritime and Waterways
on 6/1/2026
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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
competing Mount Eliza Swim Classic
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Those areas as shown in the attached map at
the following approximate locations:
· START:
38°10'32"S 145°04'42"E
· TURN
1: 38°10'21"S 145°04'34"E
· TURN
2: 38°10'36"S 145°04'27"E
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Mariners are required 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
As
the Port Manager of the Local Port of Port Phillip, Parks Victoria has set
aside an area of Port Phillip to facilitate the Mount Eliza Swim Classic from 7:45am
until 12:45pm on Saturday the 24th January 2026 with the back up
date of the 31st January 2026 in respect to the waters off Ranelagh Beach.
The set aside prohibits all persons, other than those persons participating in
the Mount Eliza Swim Classic, from 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: 14/1/2026
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 14/01/26