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Project update: May 2025

6 May 2025

The City has now concluded phase three of the Animal Management and Exercise Plan (AMEP) 2020-2025 - Dog Exercise Areas Trial and Council endorsed the following parks to remain as dog-off leash areas, during the Ordinary Council Meeting on 8 April 2025:

  • Atwell Reserve
  • Davilak Park
  • Watson Oval
  • Albion Park
  • Poole Reserve
  • Visko Park
  • Len McTaggart Park.

Advertising will now commence, outlining the designated reserves as a dog exercise area or notifying of the change to a dog leashing area for the times specified by the City.

The City undertook extensive consultation in March and April of 2024 to understand community views on the Animal Management and Exercise Plan 2020-2025 (AMEP) roll-out, before commencing its third and final stage. This involved trialling various parks in the City as Dog Exercise Areas, when not in use by recognised sporting groups and/or schools. During the trial, the City’s Ranger service took an initial education approach prior to enforcement. This allowed dog owners to adjust to the new status of the parks The reserves forming part of the recommendation for Phase Three were trialled for six months.

The phased roll-out within the AMEP and status is detailed below:

Phase 1 (Completed)

  • Beeliar Reserve
  • Aubin Grove Reserve
  • Santich Park
  • Goodchild Reserve
  • Colorado Park
  • Allendale Park
  • All previously approved dog exercise areas.

Phase 2 (Completed)

  • Enright Reserve
  • Len Packham Reserve
  • Success Reserve

Phase 3 (Recently completed)

  • Atwell Reserve
  • Davilak Park
  • Watson Oval
  • Albion Park
  • Poole Reserve
  • Visko Park
  • Len McTaggart Park.

To view the OCM minutes, visit the City’s website.

A community feedback summary, illustrating feedback received per park, is available in the Document Library on the Comment on Cockburn project page.