Petitioners support off-leash beach area

Over 700 Peninsula dog owners have supported off-leash use of the southern end of Umina Beach.

A petition, with 741 signatures, has been presented to Gosford Council stating that the exercise area was popular with both local dog owners and visitors.

The availability of the beach 24 hours a day was appreciated particularly by those residents who commuted to Sydney and had limited time to take their dogs to the beach for a run.

The petitioners asked to be told if council received any complaints about the dog exercise area at Umina so that they could resolve any issues raised.

They urged the approval of the exercise area on completion of the trial period, and asked that dog exercise area signs be erected on the beach end of the walkways as well as the road ends.

This would make it clear to both dog owners and others exactly where the off-leash area began and ended.

Council Agenda P.047, July 27