What is a dog exercise area?

Dog exercise areas are activity spaces provided to promote social and physical health for dogs and their owners. Dog exercise areas may be fenced or unfenced and may include the following, depending on the selected site:

• 1.2 metre high, black chain wire fence with two self-closing access gates (if fenced)
• Caters for dogs of various sizes
• Dog agility / exercise equipment
• Park shelter and shaded seating
• Water tap with dog bowl
• Concrete access paths
• Dog bag dispensers / rubbish bin
• Signage
• Shade tree planting.

Please refer to the Dog Exercise Area Example Plan for a dog exercise area design example.

What locations are being considered?

Council is investigating the proposed development of a dog exercise area in Glenfields, Mountain Creek. Initial investigations have identified five sites in Glenfields as suitable locations for a dog exercise area. These are:

• Parklea Esplanade Park (unfenced and timed only)
• Prelude Drive Park (unfenced or fenced)
• Glenfields Neighbourhood Park Option 1 (unfenced and timed only)
• Glenfields Neighbourhood Park Option 2 (unfenced or fenced)
• Micrantha Place Park (unfenced, not timed).

To assist with these investigations, Council consulted with residents between Monday, 22 April and 5pm Monday, 20 May 2024.

Consultation helped Council to understand:

• Support for the proposed development of a dog exercise area in Glenfields
• When and how residents would use a new dog exercise area; and
• Of the identified locations, what was the preferred location.

A summary of the stage 1 community engagement findings can be viewed here.

Based on the community engagement findings, Council is considering the inclusion of a dog exercise area in the Glenfields Neighbourhood Park. Council has prepared a draft landscape plan for the park that includes the provision of a fenced dog exercise area. The area identified in the draft landcape plan was the community's preferred choice.

Community members could provide feedback on the draft landscape plan between 20 January and 14 February 2025.

To contact Council’s project team please email LandscapeDesignandPlanning@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Or phone Council’s customer service on (07) 5475 7272.