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Off-Leash Dog Parks in Country NSW
This list is somewhat sparse at the moment ... more work to do here!
So far I have Albury, Armidale-Dumaresq, Bathurst, Queanbeyan and Wingecarribee
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This is a personal recommendation from Peppa Peterkin (pictured) for the Boyd Family Park in Tweed Heads. |
Awaiting e-mail!
A very easy-to-use website! To check up-to-date information, just go to the virtual front-desk area ... select 'Facilities' then 'Off-leash Areas' and GO! The data below is current as of January 2001 ...
| Southern end of Moran Oval off Taylor St South |
| Adjacent to Dumaresq Creek, off Douglas St |
| Charleston Willows, off Rockvale Rd |
| All areas have doggy-do bins! |
In 1998 Bathurst had no off-leash areas. Now it has ten! Plus you can check the currency ... direct ... at their excellent website! As of January 2001, they are:
| Eglinton Showground at the rear of Cottonwood Drive |
| Land next to the old Dog Pound, bounded by the Vale Creek, Russell Street and Eastment's property in Russell Street |
| The reserve between McMenamin Place, Rivett Place and Bell Place, Kelso |
| The Vale Creek side of the Brian Booth Oval, Perthville |
| Lavis Park and the reserve between Napoleon Street and Adrienne Street, Raglan |
| The fenced area of the drainage reserve on the corner of Bradwardine Road and Evernden Road, Windradyne |
| Hector Park and the Rocket Street Reserve adjacent to the Basketball Stadium, West Bathurst |
| Between Evans Bridge and the George Street Bridge, subject to operating hours before 8 am and after 5 pm |
| Centennial Park, subject to exclusion of playground area and operating hours before 8 am and after 5 pm |
| Jaques Park, South Bathurst |
I am very impressed! What an improvement!
In 1998 Queanbeyan has an off-leash area! Queanbeyan was also pro-actively involved in 'flyball' and dog obedience. I am awaiting a reply to my e-mail regarding the current status!
In 1998, Wingecarribee Council was the only Country Council whom I wrote to and the only Council to send a reply which totally failed to answer the question. They sent me Council's Dog Control Policy detailing all the powers of their Ordinance Inspectors to impound dogs wherein the only mention of parks is that Ordinance Inspectors are to advise anybody who brings a dog within 10m of children's playing apparatus, BBQ facilities, picnic tables or into schools, of the law and the reasons for the law - straight Dog Act stuff. No individual park is so much as mentioned. From their failure to answer my question, and from the regulatory control nature of their attitude to dogs, I must infer that Wingecarribee Council not only has no off-leash areas, it probably doesn't even know such things can function well in more enlightened Local Government Areas.
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information in these pages comes either from personal recommendation or directly from the councils concerned, however, it can
only be considered current on the day it is written. Always, always look for the
signs in every park you visit. If the rules have changed, these signs take
precedence over anything written in this site. If you do discover changes, please e-bark me immediately!
Just a final few words ...
Always remember that even in off-leash areas all dogs must still be under effective control and must not leave any deposits. Please make sure that your dog - especially your puppy - is fully up-to-date with all their vaccinations before going to any parks. Our friend Leelou, the Rottweiler, contracted Parvo Virus as a puppy shortly after a park visit - though, of course, she could have picked it up anywhere. She has recovered brilliantly but not every puppy is so lucky. Ticks are also becoming more common in the Sydney Metropolitan Area. Please ask your vet for advice.