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Dog Off Leash Exercise Areas

Gosford City Council Dog Exercise Area Maps

Under the Companion Animals Act 1998, all Local Councils have a responsibility to productively manage dog exercise in their area.

The full Dog Exercise Areas (PDF file, 7.3mb) policy document is also available from this site.

Suspension of Off Leash Areas

As per Council Resolution of 2 November 2010, dog off leash exercise areas at the following locations have been suspended:

  1. Saratoga (Pier Avenue reserve plus designated off leash dog exercise area adjacent to Saratoga Oval)
  2. Kincumber (Broadwater Park and Broadwater Drive Reserve plus designated off leash areas in the reserve)
  3. St Hubert's Island (Beachfront Parade Reserve)

Dogs are permitted at the above locations on leash only.

Appropriate signage has been installed to reflect these changes and rangers will patrol the areas and can enforce them in accordance Section 632 of the Local Government Act.

Review of Environmental Factors

The Review of Environmental Factors documents that were undertaken as a component of the 2010 off leash areas review may be viewed below:

Review of Environmental Factors - Beachfront and Long Arm Parades St Huberts Island

Review of Environmental Factors - Broadwater Park Kincumber 

Review of Environmental Factors - Illoura Reserve Davistown

Review of Environmental Factors - Saratoga Oval Saratoga

Review of Environmental Factors - Sorrento Road Reserve Empire Bay

Beaches in Gosford City

Dog Off-Leash Exercise Areas on Gosford City Beaches
Location Location
Forresters Beach (PDF File, 278kB) Putty Beach (PDF File, 194kB)
Wamberal Beach (PDF File, 308kB) Ocean & Umina Beach (PDF File, 256kB)
Terrigal Beach (PDF File, 234kB) Pearl Beach (PDF File, 182kB)
Avoca & North Avoca Beach (PDF File, 283kB) Patonga Beach (PDF File, 140kB)
Copacabana & MacMasters Beach (PDF File, 259kB) -

For detailed description of areas refer to the policy above.

Parks in Gosford City

Maps describing specific off-leash areas within local parklands are provided below:

Narara Valley Precinct

Gosford Central Precinct

Peninsula Precinct

Coastal Valleys Precinct

East Brisbane Water Precinct

West Brisbane Water Precinct

Coastal Precinct