Public Notices

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the Patterson River, upstream of the Nepean Highway Bridge to Eumemmering Creek (including the National Water Sports Centre), makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).

For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Southern Waters Ski Show Team, persons and vessels involved in the NWSC 2025/2026 Community events 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 3(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of the water’s edge

4.Clause 3(b) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a fixed or floating structure

5.Clause 19(b) – master of a vessel must not tow more than 3 persons

6.Regulation 61(6) – Master requirement to carry lifejacket on vessel on inland waters for eachperson onboard (or being towed)

7.Regulation 66(3) – Persons on vessels must wear a lifejacket of type specified at all timeswhen underway on inland waters

8.Regulation 69 – A person being towed must wear a lifejacket

9.Regulation 70 – Master of vessel must ensure occupants wear a lifejacket and must not allow the vessel to be operated unless persons onboard when underway or being towed wear a lifejacket

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

•Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from items 1-4 when undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for the initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety, provided they operate at a speed not exceeding 5 knots within 10 metres of the waters’ edge.

•Masters of participating vessels are only exempt from items 3-4 for the duration of the events, and item 3 provided they operate at a speed not exceeding 5 knots within 10 metres of the waters’ edge.

•Masters of participating vessels are only exempt from items 5, 6, 9 when towing water skiers who are participating in trick events and when retrieving water skiers who are participating in trick events and exempt from wearing a personal flotation device.

•Persons being towed are only exempt from items 7 & 8 when participating in the followingtrick skiing activities:

oThree tier pyramid on the second or third tier;

oRope held by toe manoeuvres;

oSwivel acts; and

oDoubles couples acts.

•The exemptions apply to the times, dates and events as specified in Table 1 below, to thepersons and vessels listed within the event application who are participating in the SouthernWaters Ski Show Team events on the waters of the Patterson River – National Water SportsCentre.

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

Event	Day	Date
Training & Community Shows	Sunday	21 September 2025		9:00am – 5:00pm
	Friday	17 October 2025		4:00pm – 8:00pm
	Sunday	26 October 2025		9:00am – 5:00pm
	Friday	7 November 2025		4:00pm – 8:00pm
	Sunday	16 November 2025		9:00am – 5:00pm
	Friday	5 December 2025		4:00pm – 8:00pm
	Sunday	14 December 2025		9:00am – 5:00pm
	Friday	16 January 2026		4:00pm – 8:00pm
	Sunday	18 January 2026		9:00am – 5:00pm
	Friday	6 February 2026		4:00pm – 8:00pm
	Sunday	8 February 2026		9:00am – 5:00pm

By Order of Parks Victoria Dated: 17/09/2025