Ballina Shire Council - Community Connect - Issue 45 - December 2021

Keep your dog on it's Lead

Dogs are allowed on Angels Beach, Sharpes Beach, Flat Rock and the coastal pathway but they must be on a lead.

It’s a good idea to check the signs in public places to see if dogs are allowed in that location as a penalty infringement notice can exceed $330.

Council recognises the importance of exercising your dog and provides seven off-leash areas:

Bicentennial Gardens, BallinaCompton Drive, East Ballina + dog agility equipment

Gap Road, Alstonville

Seven Mile Beach, Lennox Head north of surf club

Ballina Heights Estate, Ballina Heights eastern reserve

Headlands Drive, Skennars Head drainage reserve

The Spit, Ballina

These areas are not for the exclusive use of dogs and their owners. Please be considerate of all other users by bagging your dog poo, then bin it or take it with you, ensure your dog is always under your effective control, responds to your command and remains close to you. Immediately remove your dog if it shows any sign of anti-social behaviour or aggression.

Dog ‘No-Go Areas:

Shelly Beach, East Ballina

Lighthouse Beach, East Ballina

The Serpentine, East BallinaShaws Bay, East Ballina

Chickiba Lake, East Ballina, north/eastern corner surrounding migratory and shorebirds roosting area

Flat Rock reef, Skennars Head

Sharpes Beach, Skennars Head, northern end during surf patrols

Seven Mile Beach, Lennox Head (south of beach access track located just north of Surf Club)

Lake Ainsworth and surrounding foreshore/reserveFire Trail end of Camp Drewe Road, Lennox Head

The ‘no-go’ areas are in place because of the popularity of some beaches and the presence of migratory and shorebirds. Don’t risk a penalty infringement notice of $330 by taking your dog to a ‘no-go’ area.

Further information visit ballina.nsw.gov.au/exercising-your-dog