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Parks Victoria publishes public notices where relevant, including information regarding leases and boating and waterway activity exemptions.

Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption

Event name:

VSA - Winter Sculling Series 2026/27

Date/time of event:

7.30am - 10.30am Saturday 13th June 2026 & Saturday 15th August 2026.

Location:

Yarra River

Details:



Section 208(2)
NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE
 
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Yarra River upstream of the port waters of the Port of Melbourne hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not registered to take part in the following Victorian Sculling Association Winter Sculling Series 2026 events are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.
 
Saturday 13 June 2026 - The ‘John Whiting’ Round the Island race:

Waters of the Yarra River between a diagonal line from the downstream edge of the VRA Landing to the upstream edge of Federation Wharf and Herring Island.
 
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:30am to 10:30am.
 
Saturday 15 August 2026 - Scullers’ Head of the Yarra:

Waters of the Yarra River between a diagonal line from the downstream edge of the VRA Landing to the upstream edge of Federation Wharf and the upstream edge of Hawthorn Bridge.
 
The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7:30am to 10:30am.
 
By Order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 02/06/2026
 

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 04/06/26

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