By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia
07:52 11 Apr 2024, up to date 08:08 11 Apr 2024
- Dogs banned inside 10m of playgrounds
- Frankston Council will positive homeowners $200
- Many different councils have comparable guidelines
- READ MORE: Federal authorities flags new guidelines for cat homeowners
Dog homeowners have unleashed at a Melbourne council over a controversial rule now in drive stopping them from taking their pet close to a public playground.
Residents will now be fined if their dogs are inside 10m of any public youngsters’s playground within the Frankston native authorities space, within the metropolis’s south-east.
First launched in 2022, the rule not too long ago progressed from the training part to enforcement, the place canine homeowners will cop a $200 positive for breaking the directive.
Additional council patrols will probably be ramped up to make sure ‘better compliance’ whereas the general public have been urged to report incidents of ongoing non-compliance.
New indicators have additionally been put in in parks to remind residents of the foundations.
Frankston impartial councillor Kris Bolam took to social media this week to verify that fines now apply, sparking a divided response from the group.
The canine ban was first launched in 2022 after a collection of harrowing incidents throughout the seaside LGA.
‘One of those residents had the horrible expertise of witnessing her granddaughter being attacked by an off-leash canine,’ Cr Bolam defined.
‘While the little woman fortunately escaped solely with a number of scratches, the expertise had a profound affect on the resident.’
He warned that council officers will enhance patrols of areas with ‘recorded non-compliance’ to make sure the foundations are being obeyed.
‘These new guidelines usually are not about revenue-raising or ‘the nanny state” Mr Bolam wrote.
‘Rather, that is concerning the security and wellbeing of our most vulnerable – youngsters.
‘Of all locations, we anticipate youngsters to be the most secure at our public playgrounds.’
The new guidelines sparked a divided group response.
‘This is a shame that households can not take their dogs for a walk to the park with their children. Too many silly illegal guidelines you and different councillors are making,’ one commented.
Another added: ‘This is simply one other rule for irresponsible homeowners to disregard while punishing households that attempt to do the proper factor.’
A 3rd wrote: ‘I do not get how this solves the canine downside.
‘Dogs had been already not allowed off-leash. This is simply one other rule for irresponsible homeowners to disregard while punishing households that attempt to do the proper factor.’
But many others welcomed the crackdown.
‘A pet doesn’t trump the proper of a kid to be pleased and have enjoyable with out having to fret about somebody’s canine working as much as them or s******g within the play space,’ one wrote.
Another added: ‘This is nice. We had been at Overport final weekend and had a close to miss with an off leash canine we had been walking previous within the automobile park.’
Frankston was additionally one of many first councils in Australia to ban smoking inside 10m of playgrounds.
Many different councils throughout Australia have additionally banned dogs from playgrounds, together with North Sydney, Randwick and City of Sydney.
‘We should defend youngsters from parasites and illnesses that may be transmitted from canine litter,’ City of Sydney council states on its web site.
‘You danger a $330 positive in case your canine is in a playground.
‘Your canine is welcome to greater than 400 of our parks and open areas.’
Melbourne’s Port Phillip Council’s canine ban is inside 5m of playgrounds.
Playgrounds are additionally a no-go zone for dogs on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
