New Years Eve Fireworks Display

When

• Tuesday, 31 December 2024 – 7:00pm to 9:45pm

Special event

Vessel operators are advised that a Special Event pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Marine Safety Act 1998 is to be held on Wallis Lake at Charlotte Bay in the vicinity of the Pacific Palms Recreation Club at Elizabeth Beach between 7:00pm and 9:45pm on Tuesday, 31 December 2024.

Exclusion zone

Due to the potential to affect the safety of navigation, Transport for NSW has granted an Exclusive Use Aquatic Licence to Milton Skinner to conduct the event and an Exclusion Zone (‘the Zone’) will be established on the navigable waters of Wallis Lake at Charlotte Bay, between the above times. The Zone will extend for a 200 metre radius from the deployment barge and will be marked by the presence of control vessels. 

Directions

Transport for NSW advises that in relation to the exclusion zone:

• Persons within the vicinity of the zone must comply with any directions given by any Boating Safety Officer or Police Officer in relation to the Special Event or to marine safety. Failure to comply with any such direction is an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.15A - Maximum Penalty $3,300.00).
• No unauthorised vessels or persons are permitted to enter the zone and to do so may be an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.12(5) — Maximum Penalty $1,100.00).

Maps and charts affected

To see the area affected, refer to:

• Transport for NSW Boating Map – 6B