The purpose of the Sydney International Regatta Centre Venue Regulations is to:
- Prevent damage to the Venue.
- Protect visitors from injury or harassment.
- Inform visitors of risks in recreational activities.
All visitors are asked to cooperate to preserve and protect the Venue for everyone's enjoyment. Visitors who engage in prohibited activities will be asked to leave immediately and may be reported to NSW Police.
Strictly prohibited activities
The following activities are strictly prohibited at Sydney International Regatta Centre:
General conduct
- Use of indecent, obscene, insulting, or threatening language or images.
- Being intoxicated or under the influence of illicit drugs.
- Behaving in an offensive or indecent manner.
- Smoking and e-cigarettes (except in designated smoking areas).
- Failing to comply with reasonable requests or directions from Venue authorised personnel.
Waste management
- Depositing domestic or industrial waste.
- Leaving litter except in provided receptacles.
- Polluting waterways.
Vehicle regulations
- Driving, riding, or parking vehicles (including motor vehicles, bicycles, or rollerblades) on grassed or landscaped areas without direction from Venue authorised personnel.
- Driving or parking on pathways without prior approval.
- Acting contrary to any signs.
- Abandoning vehicles.
Environmental protection
- Damaging, destroying, or removing vegetation, buildings, structures, or equipment.
- Interfering with animals or their habitats.
Noise and protests
- Causing a nuisance with radios, music players, or broadcasting equipment.
- Protesting with offensive banners.
Hazardous behaviour
- Playing or practicing hazardous activities like golf or archery.
- Lighting fires or using barbeque heat beads (portable gas cooking equipment is allowed on the southern side with permission).
- Discharging fireworks without authorisation.
- Carrying, discharging, or possessing firearms or other weapons, including knives.
- Camping or residing within the Venue.
- Throwing rocks into lakes.
- Entering fenced-off, locked, or closed areas.
- Obstructing authorised personnel.
- Riding skateboards or motorised scooters.
- Bringing glass items (except in the restaurant).
Activities requiring permission
- Flying drones.
- Collecting money.
- Selling or hiring goods or services.
- Conducting amusements, entertainment, venue tours, personal training, or performances.
- Organizing protests, marches, demonstrations, or public meetings.
- Displaying or distributing advertising or political material.
- Commercial filming or photography.
- Erecting structures like marquees or awnings.
- Distributing or using balloons or stickers.
- Erecting banners or signage.
- Using public address systems, including hand-held megaphones.
- Bringing animals other than dogs.
- Bathing, wading, or swimming in lakes.
- Sailing, rowing, or paddling watercraft in lakes.
- Fishing in lakes.
- Teaching driving or motorcycle riding.
- Operating motorised model aircraft, boats, or cars.
- Conducting surveys of visitors.
Dog owners
- Dogs must be on a leash and under control.
- Dogs are prohibited from wading or swimming in lakes.
- Owners must collect and dispose of dog faeces.
- Dogs are prohibited in the restaurant.
- Cyclists, rollerbladers, and vehicle drivers must not lead or be towed by dogs.
Speed limits
- Motor vehicles: 20 kph.
- Cyclists: 15 kph.
- Motor boats: 10 knots.
- Vehicles must remain on sealed roads and adhere to all signs.
- Vehicles must be parked in designated areas and not on grassed areas unless directed by authorised personnel.
Cyclists
- Must wear a helmet.
- Follow travel signs (anti-clockwise on the cycle track).
- Keep to the left unless overtaking.
- Do not hang on to motor vehicles.
Rollerbladers and roller skaters
- Must wear a helmet.
- Use the pedestrian track.
- Keep to the left unless overtaking.
- Give way to pedestrians.
- Do not hang on to motor vehicles.
Risk warning
- Visitors may suffer injury or death from participating in recreational activities at the Venue.
- Participation is at visitors' own risk.
- The Venue has unfenced access to lakes and paths used by vehicles. Parents must supervise children at all times.