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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:
- Saratoga (Pier Avenue reserve plus designated off leash dog exercise area adjacent to Saratoga Oval)
- Kincumber (Broadwater Park and Broadwater Drive Reserve plus designated off leash areas in the reserve)
- 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
| 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
- Creekside Reserve, Mooramba & Stachon St , North Gosford (PDF file, 149kB)
- Wingello Creek Reserve, Roselands Ave & Dalton St, Wyoming (PDF file, 149kB)
- Karina Drive, Niagara Park (PDF file, 156kB)
- Yeo Street, Narara (PDF file, 146kB)
- Narara Valley Drive and Willari Ave, Narara (PDF file, 156kB)
- Mitchell Park, Yanderra Crs & Coolawin Cct, Narara (PDF file, 140kB)
- Gavenlock Oval, Adam St & Rowena Rd, Narara (PDF file, 237kB)
Gosford Central Precinct
- Adcock Park, Racecourse Rd, West Gosford (PDF file, 193kB)
- George St, East Gosford (PDF file, 189kB)
- Hylton Moore Park, Newcastle & Coburg Street, Springfield (PDF file, 148kB)
- Lynette Crs & Emma James St, East Gosford (PDF file, 162kB)
Peninsula Precinct
- Long Arm Pde, St Huberts Island (PDF file, 180kB)
- Foreshore Reserve, Araluen Dr, Pretty Beach (PDF file, 146kB)
- Ettalong Oval, Maitland Bay Dr, Ettalong (PDF file, 131kB)
- Kahibah Creek, Osborne & Australia Ave, Umina (PDF file, 139kB)
- Brick Wharf Rd & North Burge Rd, Woy Woy (PDF file, 186kB)
- Dulkara Rd, Woy Woy (PDF file, 142kB)
Coastal Valleys Precinct
- Thames Drive, Erina (PDF file, 139kB)
- Sun Valley Park, Sun Valley Rd & Dalgety Cres, Green Point (PDF file, 146kB)
- Greenvale Rd, Green Point (PDF file, 145kB)
- Bayside Drive, Green Point (PDF file, 138kB)
- Blessington Reserve, Kanangra Street, Green Point (PDF file, 141kB)
East Brisbane Water Precinct
- View Pde, Saratoga (PDF file, 141kB)
- Illoura Reserve, Mirreen Street and Malinya Road, Davistown (PDF File 136 kB)
- Cnr Tuross Cl & Corunna Cl, Kincumber (PDF 151kB)
- Carlo Cl, Kincumber (PDF 143kB)
- Oberton St, Kincumber (PDF 168kB)
- Wards Rd & Yarram Rd, Bensville (PDF 122kB)
- Sorrento Road Reserve, Empire Bay (PDF file, 135kB)
West Brisbane Water Precinct
- Hempstalk Cres, Oakes St & Olive Kari Cl, Kariong (PDF file, 154kB)
- Kariong Recreation Reserve, Curringa Rd, Kariong (PDF file, 157kB)
- Fagans Park, Brisbane Water Dr, Point Clare (PDF file, 152kB)
- Melaleuca Park, Melaleuca Crs, Tascott (PDF file, 139kB)
Coastal Precinct
- Reserve west of Fire Brigade, Tumbi Rd & Longview Cl, Wamberal (PDF file, 115kB)
- Winston Rd, Wamberal (PDF file, 133kB)
- Ogilvie St, Terrigal (PDF file, 146kB)
- The Haven, Terrigal (PDF file, 119kB)
- Owen Cl, Terrigal (PDF file, 169kB)
- The Arena, North Avoca (PDF file, 152kB)
- Fitzgibbon Cl, Avoca (PDF file, 155kB)