Dear members,

Parks Victoria have recently released their preferred course for the replacement and development of Fishermans Jetty.

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Following a community consultation process Park’s are supportive of “Concept Two” which involves replacing Fishermans Jetty on exactly the same alignment as previously and then adding a further parallel arm to the north. 
 
While this is considered a good outcome unfortunately the State Government has withdrawn the previously announced funding of $6.7m and is requiring Parks to stage the project and at this time just replace the previous jetty. 
 
The MYC Future  Development sub committee recently met with Parks to discuss the specifications for a tender expected to be released shortly. We have raised a number of concerns with their preliminary plans and trust they will take on board our concerns namely the provision of 12m berths on the northern side of the arm and the provision of mooring piles on both sides of the jetty. 
 
Parks expectation is to award and commence the works late this year or in January. An exclusion zone similar to the zone set aside for the removal of the previous jetty will be put in place during construction. 
 
At this stage Parks planned fairways impacting particularly on mooring rows A and B will not be instituted. 
 
The Fisherman Jetty berths created from this Stage 1 of the project will be allocated by Parks with indications that previous users will be offered first preference. It is highly likely that berthing fees will increase from previous charges. These berths will be renewed annually. 
 
The General Committee is not happy with this outcome although hardly surprised. Further discussions with government ministers have been initiated together with Port Phillip Ferries.   Standby please. 

Regards,
Andrew Young
Commodore

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Melbourne Comic Festival favourites are back in town.  
With a FREE sample of The Comic Festival shows from this year and last year.   
 
This will be a night where you are guaranteed the best medicine – plenty of LAUGHTER!!!!  
You’ll get to enjoy over 2 Hours of great stand-up comedy.   
  
When: Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th, Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th , Thursday 27th June OR Tuesday 2nd July.
Doors Open: 6:30pm (if you want to come & buy some dinner)  
Show Starts: 8pm (runs for 2+ hours)  
Cost: FREE (for the show, normally $35pp) 
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To book: email [email protected] with your name, number of tickets & which show you would like, your confirmation email and tickets will be sent back from the booking’s office.
 
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We appreciate everyone who attended Wayne's emotive talk last Thursday.  For those of you who missed it, Wayne courageously opened up about his very personal and challenging situation, leaving us all deeply moved.  It was honest and heartbreaking.
He then shared these alarming statistics:

• More than 3,200 Australians took their own lives in 2023 
• That's more than 60 a week
• An average of 8 lives lost per day
• 801 people died of suicide in Victoria compared to 299 road deaths

• Sextortion cases have increased by 400% in the past 18 months.

He then spoke about ways to become a better listener and to recognise the signs of distress that kids and adults show - before it is too late.  He suggested storing LifeLine's number, 13 11 14, on your phone to have on hand in case of an emergency.  If you find yourself in a situation with someone who needs immediate help, Wayne says to call LifeLine for them, introduce them to the person on the phone, and then hand the phone over and stay with the person until help arrives.

Since SmackTalk was launched in April 2024, Wayne has presented to 26 organisations – with another 50 talks already lined up.  He’s spoken to more than 1500 people and of those, 12 people have come to him either afterward or sent a message or emailed to say that either they need help, or they’ve got a family member that does. Wayne has been able to support them to get the help they need. 

If you would like to donate to his charity which is aimed to help stamp out cyberbullying and sexual extortion please go to https://smacktalk.com.au/ 

Your support can make a significant difference, Thank you

MYC Member, Peter Spokes has received completed volumes of his latest book and is donating $5 for every copy sold by the Yacht Club to the Foundation.  Contact the office to purchase....

From ORCV.......
Over the weekend we held the first of our Safety and Sea Survival courses, with a sell-out participation of around 50 people. In addition to the full course, we also went through the Australian Sailing re-accreditation component, which is always a good chance to brush up and set a high benchmark for on-water safety. Just a reminder, there are only two more courses this year which will book out given the growth and interest in ocean racing plus the refresher course is now only open for those who’ve complete the full course less than two years prior.
 
The ORCV DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series is fast approaching, with Race 1 kicking-off on Saturday 22 June including the on-water distress drill.

The ORCV’s Weather for Sailors online course starts on Thursday 13 June. The Weather for Sailors course is designed to inform all types and levels of sailors about how to observe weather conditions and how to find the right forecasting advice from the vast array of modern resources available. 

And finally, registrations are filling quickly for the Marine Safety Expo which will be held on Sunday 21 July. A full program has been announced and we’ve again attached a larger A4 poster if you wish to put this on your notice boards around the club. * Please note that promotional material we initially supplied for this event contains a photograph that has since been updated. Please update your imagery to the attached version.
 
As always, our full calendar of events can be found here: www.orcv.org.au/calendar.

Unfortunately I’m letting you know of some extremely sad news that last October, our previous CEO, Wayne Holdsworth’s, son Mac committed suicide.

Wayne has told his story with a recent article in the Daily Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Since October, he has used Mac's death as a catalyst to do more and wants to educate every person that he can reach to simply be a better listener, and to reduce the epidemic and silent killer that is suicide.  The statistics are shocking - 801 people died of suicide in Victoria in 2023 compared to 299 road deaths in the same period in Victoria.

Wayne has started a non-for-profit called Smacktalk where he shares his story with groups and teaches them how to spot the signs that someone is struggling.

We wish to express our sincere condolance's to Wayne, Maggie and their family, and are here to help in any way.

Please support Wayne by listening to his story, if you can please donate to his non-for-profit and share with everyone and anyone.  

Also, please tune in to the Project 6.30pm channel 10 tonight for an interview that Wayne did with Sarah Harris.