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 Information & NewslettersOrdered by date here are documents pertaining to the Hobart Dog Walking Association Declared Areas (prohibited, on and off lead) in Glenorchy as part of its Dog Management Plan 2009-14 approved by Council at its meeting on 7th December 2009. A full text of the Plan can be accessed via GCC website: follow links via Services > Animal Management > Dogs. HDWA response to the Glenorchy City Council's new draft Dog Management Plan (the draft DMP can be viewed via www.gcc.tas.gov.au) Outline of representations to Glenorchy City Council re Dog Management Plan Review Letter (31 March 2008) to Clarence City Council concerning final decision on Bellerive Beach. Response (18 March 2008) to Hobart City Council proposed Dog Management Plan 2008-13. Bellerive Beach Submission, Jan 2008 Bellerive Beach Submission, Sept 2007 Submission in Response to Dog Control Issues Paper, June 2007 Submission to Hobart City Council Dog Management Plan review, April 2007
Resolved at a general meeting on 15 November 2008The Hobart Dog Walking Association reaffirms its role in working to provide and extend off leash dog exercise areas in the Greater Hobart area. HDWA affirms that responsible dog ownership includes owners ensuring that their dogs do not harm birds or other wildlife. However, we do not accept that dogs under effective control should be denied off-lead access to bush and park land areas outside national parks or other state designated reserves.
History and BackgroundHobart Dog Walking Association Inc (HDWA) was established on 31 May 2006. Our primary goals are to enhance and extend both on and off-lead dog walking areas, and to improve the image of dogs (and owners) in terms of behaviour and training. To these ends we work with local and state authorities, and community groups with which we share common interests.We were motivated initially by Hobart City Council's plan to drastically reduce the permitted dogs off-lead area at Cornelian Bay. A protest movement initiated by individuals, later HDWA members, notably Lynda Newgrain and Penny Wilson, gathered some 1800 signatures plus many submissions in opposition, causing HCC to abandon the proposal. However, long-term engagement with councils and the state government through a formal body, working alongside local informal groups, was considered essential to reverse trends towards ever tighter restrictions on dog-walking. We drew heavily on the successful model of Kingborough Dog Walking Association (KDWA), formed a few years earlier. However, recognising common interest between Glenorchy and Hobart dog-walkers, who both use Cornelian Bay and the Domain, we framed our constitution to cover all municipalities in Greater Hobart yet to form their own association. This approach also took into account the popularity of beaches and other areas in Clarence for both eastern and western shore residents, thereby strengthening resistance to attempts by some Aldermen to close or divide Bellerive Beach. During 2007, we have made submissions to (i) a review by the state government on dog control issues; (ii) both Hobart and Clarence Councils' five yearly reviews of their dog management plans. We are preparing for Glenorchy’s review due in early 2008. In the process, we have developed positive relationships with all three councils, including participation in public dog events such as 'Dogs on the Domain' and 'Dogs Day Out'. We are members of the Tasmanian Animal Companion Welfare Association, run a monthly walks programme and have established a newsletter. Access to a common website with KDWA is further evidence of strengthening cooperation. Both associations stand ready to assist new associations across the state, and welcome the recent formation of the Dodges Ferry Dog Walking Association. |
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