Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback?
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Consultation has concluded
The City of Cockburn is reviewing the rollout of our dog off-lead areas in the Animal Management Exercise Management Plan and wants to hear your thoughts.
About this review
The City consistently seeks to find and evolve solutions, supported by community consultation, to ensure that all our residents (including the furry ones) can share our beautiful open spaces in the best way possible.
The City of Cockburn is reviewing the rollout of our dog off-lead areas in the Animal Management Exercise Management Plan and wants to hear your thoughts.
About this review
The City consistently seeks to find and evolve solutions, supported by community consultation, to ensure that all our residents (including the furry ones) can share our beautiful open spaces in the best way possible.
In 2020, the City released its Animal Management and Exercise Plan 2020-2025 (AMEP), which introduced a ‘traffic light indicator’ trial to provide a way to share our parks/reserves and maximise potential dog exercise areas available. The traffic light indicator approach proposed to trial 27 parks/reserves as dog off-lead exercise areas when not in use by schools and clubs. The trial was scheduled to be a three-phase roll-out.
The City is proactively reviewing the roll-out of the AMEP’s ‘traffic light indicator’ trial to ensure its success.
As part of this review, we are seeking community feedback on AMEP listed parks/reserves that:
Have already been trialled as off-lead areas
Are soon to be zoned as off-lead areas
Were scheduled to be trialled as off-lead areas but may remain as on-lead areas.
Community feedback will help inform the next steps.
Traffic light indicator parks and trial phases
*The City initially trialled Len Packham Park in phase two, but it will now be reviewed as a potential on-leash area.
Next steps
City officers will review feedback to inform a report to Council on how we plan the remainder of the AMEP traffic light indicator rollout.
Council will consider this report and rule on an outcome at a future Ordinary Council Meeting.
How to participate
Closes 4pm, Monday 29 April 2024
Feedback form Complete the questions in the feedback form below Hard copies are available at Cockburn Libraries and on request
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? has finished this stage
Council endorsed the Animal Management and Exercise Plan 2020-2025 (AMEP) and a trial traffic light indicator roll-out to determine a park’s dog off or on-lead status.
Oct 2020 - Phase one trial
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? has finished this stage
Phase one parks/reserves were trialled as off-lead areas when not in use by schools or reserves.
The community were invited to comment during the trial period.
July 2022 - Phase two trial
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? has finished this stage
Phase two parks/reserves were trialled as off-lead areas when not in use by schools or reserves.
The community were invited to comment during the trial period.
May 2023 - Council requests AMEP review
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? has finished this stage
Considering community feedback, at its Ordinary Council Meeting, Council requested a review of the AMEP traffic light indicator system, including a proposed amendment to the park's reserves listed for trial in phase three.
March 2024 - AMEP review - feedback open
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? has finished this stage
The City seeks community feedback on phase one and two roll-out and the proposed amendments to phase three.
Feedback assessed
Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback? is currently at this stage
The City is reviewing the community's feedback.
Council review
this is an upcoming stage for Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback?
The City will report back on the key findings. All feedback will be compiled into a report and a recommendation will be made for Council review and to decide on the next steps.
We will keep you informed on the outcomes and next steps.
TBC - Phase three trial
this is an upcoming stage for Reviewing our trial dog off-lead areas - what's your feedback?
The City will plan for the phase three roll-out Phase three rollout considering Council decision,