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Set Aside Determination and Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
Beachside Sand Classic Pier to Club
Date/time of event:
6.00am to 9.30am on Sunday 1 March 2026
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip, waters adjacent to the Mordialloc Life Saving Club
Details:
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
I, Sarah Auld 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)
(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 6:00am
until 9:30am on Sunday 1 March 2026.
Signed at Melbourne
…………………………………………………………….
by Sarah Auld
Acting Director Maritime And
Waterways
On
20 February 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
and vessels involved in the Beachside Sand Classic Pier to Club swim event
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Those areas of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent
to the Mordialloc Life Saving Club, extending in a triangle from shore and
towards the pier to buoys at the below approximate locations (WGS84) as indicated
by the attached map, between 6:00am until 9:30am on Sunday 1 March 2026.
1. 38°0.47'S, 145°4.69'E
2. 38°0.71'S,
145°4.84'E
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Mariners are requested to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of
filming marshals and safety personnel.
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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 Parkdale Gift Inc, persons and vessels involved
in the 2026 Beachside Sand Classic Pier to Club event 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 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 - 5 knot speed restriction of East Port
Phillip
5.
Clause 1.2.9(b) of Schedule 1 – Area prohibited to vessels at Mordialloc
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 exemptions apply from 6.00am
to 9.30am on Sunday 1 March 2026 to persons and
vessels participating in the Beachside Sand Classic Pier to Club event within the event Set Aside waters of Port Phillip, adjacent to
Mordialloc 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: 20/02/26