Places to Exercise your Dog

The dog beach at Hillarys is a designated beach reserve with plenty of space for you and your dog to run and enjoy the surf. The beach is located off Whitfords Avenue, Hillarys and has fantastic facilities for you and your dog, and you can even treat them to a dog wash on weekends.

Dogs are welcome in most of the City’s parks and most have dog waste facilities. Check the signage at your local park for any specific restrictions.

The only parks where dogs are not permitted are:

• Percy Doyle Reserve, Duncraig
• Heathridge Park, Heathridge
• Mawson Park, Hillarys
• Whitford Nodes, Hillarys
• Blue Lake Park, Joondalup
• Central Park, Joondalup
• Neil Hawkins Park, Joondalup
• Mullaloo Foreshore, Mullaloo
• Tom Simpson Park, Mullaloo
• Macdonald Reserve, Padbury

Dogs must be under effective control by their owner when in public places. It is important that reserves can be used by all members of the community.

• Your dog is not considered under control if they:
• chase or disturb wildlife, other dogs or people
• act in a threatening or aggressive manner
• attack or injure another animal or person
• is a considerable distance from their owner(s) preventing response to verbal commands