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2011 Club Marine Southern 80

The 2011 Club Marine Southern 80 will be held on the 15th, 16th & 17th April 2011 on the Murray River at Echuca / Moama.

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Parks Victoria Update

Further Parks Victoria release of Day visitor areas in the race areas

Refer to the Park Victoria website regarding Murray River Reserves

Download a brochure here about the Gunbower National Park, which includes the Torrumbarry area

Koondrook - Perricoota Forest Updated

Download the information about the forest closure

16 and 17 April 2011 - 6am to 7pm

Navigation Restriction - ‘SOUTHERN 80’
Water Ski Race Vessel operators are advised that NSW Maritime has declared the above event to be a Special Event and has granted an Exclusive Use Aquatic Licence to the Moama Watersports Club Ltd to conduct the ’Southern 80’ water ski race on the Murray River between Torrumbarry Weir and Echuca.

SPECIAL EVENT DECLARED

As a result a Special Event/Exclusive Use Area (‘the Area’) is declared and the Murray River between Torrumbarry Weir and the Victoria Park Boat Ramp will be closed to all navigation on the days and times indicated below: Saturday 16 April 2011

From 6:00am to 12:00 midday : from Torrumbarry Weir to the 1712 km River Marker at Victoria Park Echuca; then
From 12:00 midday to 7:00pm : from the 1690 km River Marker at Perricoota Marina, Goldsborough Road, Moama, to the 1712km River Marker at Victoria Park Echuca;
Sunday 17 April 2011
From 6:00am to 7:00pm : from the Torrumbarry Weir to the 1712km River Marker at the Victoria Park Boat Ramp at Echuca

Control vessels will be in place at each end of the course to advise vessel operators of the River Closure. Vessels lawfully moored within the Area must remain at their moorings and must not be operated during the event. In the interests of public safety, occupants of moored vessels are strongly urged to vacate their vessels during the event, and if they wish to view the race, to do so from shore. Any interference to the safe navigation of competitors by spectators is an offence - Maximum Penalty $5,500.00. No unauthorised vessels are to operate in the Area on the days and times indicated above except for vessels associated with the Event (such as competitors and official control vessels), and to do so may be an offence contrary to Section 12(6) of the Marine Safety Act 1998 - Maximum penalty $1,100.00. For further information regarding this event, please contact the Albury office of NSW Maritime on 02 6021 7188

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