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The Foreshore Dog Off-Leash Area project will provide Brisbane dog off-leash areas on the foreshore, creating an opportunity to:
- protect environmental values, including migratory shorebirds and their habitat
- engage the community about the importance of conserving migratory shorebirds and their habitat
- provide opportunities for the community to walk their dogs off-leash on the foreshore in established areas
- educate and enforce dogs remaining on-leash outside of these new established areas
- educate the community about the importance of responsible pet ownership.
Established dog off-leash areas along the foreshore may improve shorebird conservation by encouraging people to only walk dogs off-leash in selected areas and remain on-leash outside these areas, helping reduce shorebird disturbance along large extents of the foreshore.
Dog Off-Leash Areas in Brisbane
Across the city there are over 135 dog off-leash areas, providing many health benefits for both dogs and their owners.
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Shorebirds
Shorebirds, also known as waders, gather in large numbers on Australian coastal and inland wetlands, including the beautiful Moreton Bay.
- Migratory shorebirds visiting Australia from Siberia, Korea, China or Japan travel along the East Asian-Australasian flyway, travelling 13,000 kilometres to reach Brisbane.
- Approximately, 40,000 migratory shorebirds arrive in Moreton bay during spring and summer every year.
- The Moreton Bay region provides vitally important feeding and resting grounds to both residential and migratory shorebirds. This means shorebirds need the space, food and protection found at critical sites along the foreshore of Moreton Bay to rest and recover before making the long return journey home.
- In 1998, Brisbane City Council and the City of Narashino, Japan signed the Narashino agreement to protect migratory shorebirds. Please visit Council’s shorebird web page to find out more https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/clean-and-green/natural-environment-and-water/bushland-reserves/boondall-wetlands/shorebirds-of-brisbane
Meandering mudflats
Drop in and discover the importance of tidal zones within Moreton Bay. Join us for a guided walk exploring the migratory shorebirds’ habitat. Learn about the marathon flights these amazing birds undertake, and the international importance of the wetlands.
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Council encourages residents to take responsibility for their pets to ensure natural areas are protected.
When using dog parks, it’s your obligation to make sure your dog:
- is under control (e.g. your dog will return to you when called)
- is not a nuisance to other dogs and their owners
- droppings are disposed of in the bins provided
- is registered with Council, wormed regularly and its vaccinations are up to date.
Please click here to find out more about for breaches and fines with regards to Brisbane City Council’s animal law https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/laws-and-permits/laws-and-permits-for-residents/animals-and-pets/cats-and-dogs/breaches-and-fines)
You can help protect shorebirds
Just one disturbance puts shorebirds to flight, burning their vital energy.
- Observe shorebirds quietly from a distance.
- Dogs can frighten shorebirds. Please keep dogs under control, including while on a leash. Fines apply.
- Ensure your dogs are only off-leash in the established areas, and on-leash in all other areas.
- Reduce vehicle and boat speed near shorebirds and keep well away from flocks.
