Dogs in Public Places

Dogs off-leash zones
Dogs on-leash zones
Dogs prohibited zones
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Note before lodging a complaint

If a Council public area/parkland is not indicated in the below lists or does not have dog zone signs in place, then dogs must ALWAYS be on leash and under controlled supervision.

Dogs off-leash zones

There are several locations across the Gladstone Region that cater specifically for dog owners wishing to exercise or walk their dogs off-leash. Dogs are permitted off-leash in the following parks throughout the region:

Webb Park, Palm Drive, Gladstone (a dedicated fenced off-leash dog exercise park)
William Miskin Park, 13 Morgan St, Gladstone
Bunting Park, Bloomfield Street, Calliope (a dedicated fenced off-leash dog exercise park)
Cashin Park, found on The Oaks Road, Tannum Sands.
Canoe Point Foreshore, situated on Canoe Point Rd, Tannum Sands. This area stretches from the Boyne River mouth to the beach aligned with Oaks Road, Tannum Sands.
Sandpiper Park, located on Parkside St, Tannum Sands.
Water SES Grounds, situated on Captain Cook Dr, Seventeen Seventy. Please note that this location is only open for off-leash dogs between August to January each year.
Agnes Water Beach: North of the Atlantis Boulevard beach access and south of the southern boundary of Lot 508 on Plan NPW556 (Joseph Banks Conservation Park).
Beach area adjacent to the township of Bangalee on Wild Cattle Island, Tannum Sands.
Chinaman's Beach, Agnes Water: This area permits off-leash dogs from April to October each year, outside of turtle nesting season.
Boyne River Foreshore: Dogs can be off-leash from Wyndham Park Carpark to Lilleys Beach.
The Bororen Agility Area in Memorial Park.

Please remember that while enjoying these off-leash areas, you must always keep your dogs under controlled supervision.

Dogs on-leash zones

Council recently adopted changes to Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2011. Dogs are now allowed on-leash only in the following locations:

All public parks and spaces, such as footpaths, that are not designated as off-leash or prohibited areas, are on-leash areas for your dogs.
The SES Grounds on Captain Cook Dr, Seventeen Seventy, have specific leash regulations. The open-grassed area is an on-leash area between August and January ONLY. This is due to the Rainbow Bee-Eater Bird Nesting Season. The treed areas, excluding open grassed regions, are also on-leash areas throughout the year.

Dogs prohibited zones

The Gladstone region has multiple dog-free areas where dogs are prohibited. Non-compliant dog owners may receive on-the-spot fines. Dogs are prohibited in the following locations:

Barney Point Beach (bathing reserve), Gladstone
Anzac Park, 44 Tank Street, Gladstone
Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
Tannum Sands Main Beach bathing reserve and foreshore up to the area adjacent to the parcel of land described as Lot 41 on Plan CTN1860, The Oaks Road, Tannum Sands
Millennium Esplanade, The Esplanade, Tannum Sands, including footpaths within the Esplanade
Springs Beach to Northern Boundary of Deepwater National Park, Agnes Water
Chinaman's Beach, Agnes Water - November to March each year (during turtle nesting season)
Agnes Water Main Beach (bathing reserve, known as the area south of Tom Jeffrey Park beach entry)
Wild Cattle Island Beach Tannum Sands seaward side adjacent to the National Park north of the Township of Bangalee (excludes beach area adjacent to the Township of Bangalee)

Additionally, dog-free zones encompass all parks and reserves within 10 meters of the following in a local government-controlled area:

Any playground apparatus provided for the use of minors
A designated playground area
A barbecue or other cooking facility

These restrictions apply to equipment the local government provides for public physical exercise.

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Agnes Water

Tannum Sands

Note before lodging a complaint

Residents wishing to lodge a complaint about potential breaches to the local law due to dogs being present in prohibited public spaces are encouraged to provide photographs in support of their claim. However, Council can only use the photographs for planning dog compliance patrols; photographs cannot be used to issue fines to individuals.

If the “Public Space” (any land that is open to the Public) is not stated within the local law as either on/off leash or prohibited it is an “on-leash area”.

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