Dog Management Policy Review

Every five (5) years Council is required to review its Dog Management Policy under the Dog Control Act 2000. This Policy affects most of our residents in some form or another and ours is now due to be reviewed. The review will specifically focus on:

• A code relating to responsible ownership of dogs
• The provision of declared areas – on / off leash, prohibited and restricted areas.
• A fee structure – for registration and licensing.
• And any other relevant matter.

To make sure we get this right Council is creating a working group to assist us. The working group will guide Council with its consultation process, advise on declared dog areas and restrictions and guide the working group on structure of the reviewed policy position.  The Expression of Interest for the working group has now closed.

Once the working group and Council have a Draft Dog Management Policy we will be going out for community-wide feedback. Watch this page for updates.