I'll be voting with all 4 feet.
The few times I've had damage to my gear, it's been by feral kids who's parents don't give a damn.
Parking is the other concern ..... In for the dog , but think it's best to keep then on the beach opposite next to the old airport control tower
There is heaps if parking there .
I don't use the area that much any more so I guess it's not a big a concern to me. I do go down there to teach my girlfriend, and it would be cool to take the dog also.
Mind you I have hot sails super freaks so dogs can run over them all they like and they hold up.
Where I sail at Umina Beach NSW it is dogs allowed off the leash (to run free) on selected parts of the beach. Most of the time their owners do the right thing and control the dog, but not all of the time.
Once, I had a large dog (Golden Retriever) run across a very new sail which was laying on the sand while I was connecting rig to board and it left some large scratch marks across the monofilm, much to my dismay. Luckily no serious panel damage.
I said to the owner that the sail had recently cost me lots of money and that her dog almost caused major damage to it. She said "Sorry" and just kept walking. Did not really show any interest. Great....thanks for nothing I thought.
So from then on I am very wary of any dog coming near my sail and discourage them from coming near it or me. I would prefer dogs keep their distance and not cause possible expensive damage to anyone's sail. Good luck in getting an owner to pay for any damage I reckon.
P.S. I am a dog owner who has used that beach as well and I am very aware of my dog behaving well in a public place.
Having a dog day afternoon at kyeemagh next season . It will be a minefield dodging crap the council stuffed up the 3rd carpark pathway.it will be interesting to see the outcome!
Have any of you been to an "off leash dog beach" before? They turned the northern end of The Spit on the Gc into one and what used to be a beautiful beach is now a beautiful beach with about a zillion dogs running around all over the place. It's kinda overwhelming. You'd never go to the beach there to relax.
It won't be a handful of dogs, it will be hundreds and hundreds.
Also parking.
The reality is if this area does become a dog beach yes it will not be great for the guys that regularly sail there. To what extent I'm not sure, even as some one how likes the idea of taking their dog there I would hate to see it jam packed with out of control dogs. I too would be concerned if I had my fragile supa dupa race sail on the beach.
But you must realise there is always going to be people whom the decision favours, judging by the red thumbs they are not on this site.
Truly though which beaches are you allowed a dog near the city... Sorry I forgot the lovely foreshore drive. There was heaps of places that were not official dog beaches but it was kind of accepted that you could take your dog there, unfortunately they are now policed by rangers who dish out big fines.
Oh and yes my dog does turn a kilo of food into three of poo, but it always gets picked up.
Rockdale Councillers will vote on whether the off leash area goes ahead, this Wednesday night at Rockdale Council 2 Bryant St Rockdale. Memebers of the public are welcome to attend ..... no charge :-)
Details are on the Councils website Info listed under Council meetings on their website
If you want to keep that part of the beach free of dog poo and the occasional bite ,,,, then come along to the meeting this Wed Oct 2nd at 6.30pm
You can speak for 5 min in the Public forum .... lodge a form from their web site before 4 pm on the day Council no. is 95621666
Proposed Kyeemagh Dog Exercise Location
It is proposed that up to 120 metres of foreshore with time restricted access is trialled for off leash dog exercise activity at the northern end of Cook Park foreshore at Kyeemagh. Off leash dog activity would be permitted during off peak times only. That is prior to 10am and after 4pm.
The area will commence on the foreshore in line with the northern access trail to the carpark and will run north to the seawall. Fencing which will be extended along the western side of the foreshore to deter access into the sand dune area. Highly visible regulatory and education signage will be placed at the carpark, access points to the foreshore, on the sand dune fencing and on the sand within the foreshore area. The activity is non-exclusive and is therefore accessible by other beach users. The site will be regularly monitored by Rangers, Environmental Representatives and other staff members.
Funding is available to establish the site within the 2013/14 operational budgets.
Community feedback is strong in supporting the location as well as strong in opposing it.
The reasons provided for supporting the location include;
rate payers wanting to enjoy a beach with their dog and families in the area they live in and at a location of which they financially contribute to
want to use the area they live in and don't want to travel to other Council areas that have beach access
the location is less utilised then other sections of the beach
'Commonwealth Beach' located near the old aviation tower is dirty, out of way, not suitable for recreating with my dog as well as family members and used by horses as well
The location is opposed by a 501 signature petition and several individual submissions including two from fishermen and one representing sail boarding from University of NSW. The reason for opposition include;
concern that dogs may interfere with fishing activity
concern that dogs may interfere with sailboarding activity
fear of dogs interfering with people and families walking along the beach
concern that it is too close to the swimming zone (approx 200 metres away)
fear of risk that dogs may attack other dogs or people
environmental impacts particularly on protected bird species
Council Officers provided due consideration all submissions and comments particularly the large petition opposing the location and still believe the site is the most suitable when taking all factors into consideration.
However, Council Officers have taken into consideration both view points and have modified their original recommendation which was unrestricted off leash dog exercise activity. To address both supporters and particularly opponents of this location and to enable equity of access, the revised recommendation is to have timed access for off leash dog exercise activity outside of peak usage times trialled for up to 12months. Access times proposed are before 10am and after 4pm.
Other reasons in support of the recommendation include;
the location was supported and recommended for consideration in the Cook Park Plan of Management which underwent community consultation
it is not located near residential properties
the activity is contained at one end of the beach beginning at an access point from the car park to the rock wall which acts as a natural barrier at one end of the proposed dog exercise activity. This will deter dog activity going beyond these points. There is separate access point from the car park closer to the netted swim zone that is available to beach users who want to be separated from possible dog activity
environmental assessment advised that there are no significant environmental impacts due to the proposed, activity provided a few mitigating actions were implemented. These are discussed in further detail later in the report.
the location is less utilised then other sections of the coastline (eg Brighton Le Sands) with minimal activity observed occurring during the hours of 4pm-10am
the location is a good distance away from the nearest swimming zone approx 200metres
the location has good surveillance for regulation and safety
Yeah it will all be cute & loving until & I had this at Narrabeen some dog comes & pisses over your esky when your trying to have a family day at the water. The 4 Blokes thought it was funny .Had a bit of an argument . If my wife & kids weren't there I would have probably gotten another assault charge. They didn't think it was funny when I offered to crap in there salad bowl. But I will next time I wont say a word ill just run up sniff it & piss over there lunch & we will see how funny that is.
