Dog exercise area legend
| Under effective control |
| On lead |
| Prohibited |
| Seasonal restrictions |
| Training area |
Dog owners are reminded that when a dog is not on a lead, it must be kept under effective control.
Effective control means having your dog:
- In close proximity,
- Within line of sight, and
- Immediately responsive to an owner’s command.
For public land not specifically declared under the provisions of the Dog Control Act 2000, and where land is not already defined under Section 28 of the Act as a prohibited public area, a dog is required to be under ‘effective control’.
Dog waste bins
Dog waste bins are located in many locations around our city in popular dog walking areas. Please use these bins to access waste bags and to deposit any dog litter. It is an offence not to clean up after your dog, and on the spot fines will be issued to anyone not cleaning up after their dog, or leaving a filled dog poo bag behind.
Under effective control exercise areas
- Seven Mile Beach, Day Use Area 2 to Day Use Area 3 (area managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Regional parks and bushland areas, which have not declared to be on-lead, or restricted to dogs, such as the Waverley Flora Park and many suburban parks. Please check local signage.
On lead exercise areas
- Multi-user pathways (including areas immediately adjacent to the track to a distance of 2 metres)
- Clarence Coastal Trail (Lauderdale to Seven Mile Beach)
- Roches Beach (from Bambra Street, North to 11 Kirra Road)
- Seven Mile Beach, Day Use Area 4 to 1 km from Sandy Point (area managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Nature recreation areas (managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
- All dune access tracks
Restricted areas
Dogs are not permitted on the following council managed beaches between 10.00am and 6.00pm, from 1 December to 1 March each year. At all other times, dogs may be exercised off lead, but must remain under effective control.
- Roches Beach (from Bambra Street South to Mays Point Road)
- Seven Mile Beach, west of Day Use Area 2
On lead exercise areas with dogs not permitted 10.00am-6.00pm, from 1 December to 1 March each year
- Seven Mile Beach – Day Use Area 3 to Day Use Area 4 (area managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
Restricted between 1 October to 31 March each year – managed by Parks & Wildlife Service
- Five Mile Beach (from 1 km from Sandy Point west for 4 km where signposted)
Prohibited areas
- Five Mile Beach (from Pittwater Bluff south for 3km where signposted – area managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Seven Mile Beach, 1 km either side of Sandy Point (area managed by Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Dune areas of exercise beaches and any dune track that runs parallel to the foreshore
- Sporting recreation grounds and perimeters.
- Any grounds of a school, preschool, kindergarten, crèche or other place for the reception of children without the permission of a person in charge of the area
- Any shopping centre or any shop
- Any area within 10 metres of a children’s playground