Head of the River Race only open to men's eights and is considered to be the peak of the head race season — attracting the top UK crews as well as foreign clubs. Composite crews, drawn from more than one club or institution, are not permitted. The Championship Course is that of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race but, unlike the Boat Race, the Head of the River Race is raced on an ebb tide from Mortlake to Putney. The starting time for the race is different every year and depends on the tide — the first crew (winner from the previous year) starts the
Shire of Mortlake of Moyne. The Shire of Mortlake was divided into four ridings on 7 June 1978, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Mortlake The Shire of Mortlake was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. Mortlake was incorporated as a road district on 20 July 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mortlake was abolished, and, along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Tower Hill Reserve, the Shires of