On/Off Lead Areas
Off Lead Dog Exercise Areas
Did you know we have dedicated OFF LEAD Dog Exercise Areas in our Municipality?
They include:
- Monument public reserve (south of Cimitiere Street)
- York Cove and Rivulet parklands (excluding the playground and walking track)
- Designated Dog Park (Sports Complex)
- East Beach, east of Cimitiere Creek.
- Beechford Recreation Ground (south of the tennis court only)
- Hillwood grassed area on the corner of Hillwood Jetty Road and Craigburn Road
Lagoon Beach & Pilots Bay Beach exercise areas are not permitted from December 1st to March 31st each year except before 9.00am and after 6.30pm.
Where my dog is not allowed or prohibited
(does not apply to guide/hearing dogs)
PROHIBITED PUBLIC PLACES, includes:
- On school and crèche grounds
- Into shops and shopping centres (unless to a pet shop, vet, or the like)
- Public pool grounds
- On a playing area of a sports ground
- Within ten metres of a children’s playground
This also includes these George Town municipality locations:
- George Town Cemetery
- Penguin Rookery except within the Low Head Road Reservation
- Wildlife Sanctuary, from North Esplanade George Town to the South end of Lagoon Bay, with exception of the walking track where dogs must remain on lead at all times.
- Weymouth - The triangular section of bush land located North of Major Street and East of Smith Street
- Hillwood Football Oval
- Lefroy Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery, Pipers River
- National Parks, Reserves and Foreshores, unless signposted otherwise.
Where my dog is allowed
I can take my dog to the following ON LEAD DOG EXCERCISE AREAS
- The York Cove Walking Track in George Town
- Regent Square, north of the Memorial Hall
- Sports Complex (excluding playing areas)
- East beach, starting from the western end and extending east to Cimitiere Creek
- Lagoon Beach BBQ area
- Bellingham recreation area
- Hillwood Sports Ground (but not on the playing surface)
