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Mentone Open Challenge
Event name:
Mentone Open Challenge
Date/time of event:
7.30am - 3.30pm 19 0ctober 2025
Location:
Mentone Waters - Port of 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 Paddle Victoria, persons and vessels involved in
the Mentone Open Challenge 2025 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 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 within 200m of the
water’s edge in East Port Phillip
6.
Clause 1.2.9(a) of Schedule 1 – area prohibited to vessels – Mentone
Life Saving Club between Mundy Street and Naples Street Mentone
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· Masters of rescue
vessels are only exempt from items 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 and item 6 for the
duration of the event.
· Competitors are only
exempt from items 2 to 5 when competing in the events, and item 2 applies only
when within 50 metres of another competitor or competing vessel.
· All participants
involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times during the event
and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment.
· The exemptions apply
from 8.30am until 3.30pm on Sunday 19 October 2025 (back-up date Monday 20
October) to persons and vessels involved in the Mentone Open Challenge 2025 within the event
area – within the Set Aside waters adjacent to the Mentone Life Saving Club.
· 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: 03/09/2025
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 07/10/25