DOGS are now banned from being off-leash along most beaches on the Kingston foreshore after 10am.
The new guidelines for off-leash dogs came into effect on 1 November. At Carrum, Bonbeach, Chelsea, Edithvale, Aspendale, Mentone, Parkdale, and Mordialloc, dogs can only be off-lead between sunrise and 10am. No dogs are allowed on the sand at all between 10am and 7.30pm. Between 7.30pm and sunrise they are permitted on-leash.
Dogs are entirely banned on the foreshore between Bay Street and Mordialloc Creek. Between Charman Road and Plummer Road dogs are allowed off-leash on the foreshore 24 hours a day. The new guidelines will remain in place until 31 March.
Between 1 April and 31 October at most foreshore beaches, dogs are allowed on-leash between 11am and 3pm and off-leash at all other times.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 6 November 2024