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Tweed Shire is about to get their first two fully-fenced off leash dog parks thanks to a recent $3.75 million in Federal Government grants being awarded.
A Tweed Shire Council spokesman said the funding would create two fenced off-leash dog parks in the Tweed at Bray Park and Banora Point.
“The parks will be functional, safe and enjoyable for dogs and their owners,” the spokesman said.
“The projects were identified by the community as a key priority in council’s adopted Open Space Strategy 2019-29.”
One park will be built at the John Baker Reserve on Darlington Drive Banora Point with separated areas for large and small dogs while a second large fenced area will be built at the Bray Park Reserve on Kyogle Road, Murwillumbah.
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Urban sprawl is not on the menu as part of Mayor Glen Hartwig s vision for Gympie s residential development as the debate over the crowded nature of the region s new subdivisions continues. The question, raised by a letter to The Gympie Times on Monday, divided readers over whether affordable density or larger residential blocks were the future of the region s housing estates. Of particular concern was the amount of parks and green space within these developments. As it turns out, the region s planning scheme does not mandate a solution. There are no requirements for developments to have green space but the council s Open Space Strategy does identify parkland for different areas, and new applications are referred to the council s parks section for consideration.
Greater Dandenong will soon get a new green space thanks to funding from the State Government.
The so-called ‘pocked park’ will be located at 77 Herbert Street in Dandenong, and will include shade, seating and plants for visitors to enjoy.
It’s one of several new pocket parks set to be created across Melbourne.
The State Government provided $15 million in funding for 13 new pocket parks and five off-leash dog parks across Melbourne’s suburbs.
According to the government, each new pocket park is funded up to $1.3 million.
Local councils were invited to nominate sites for the new parks, which were assessed by an independent panel.