Pooch playgrounds a-plenty

Dog owners and their pooches will be able to enjoy a brand-new dog park in Wollert after the City of Whittlesea secured $500,000 in funding.

The Allumba Off-Leash Dog Park will provide a safe and accessible space for residents to exercise their dogs when it opens mid-next year.

Community consultation earlier this year canvassed the needs and wants of dog owners in the growing suburb of Wollert.

The resultant plans will see a fully fenced dog park built featuring a quiet zone, gravel and lawn surfaces, garden beds and landscaping, bench seating, lighting, drinking fountain, shelter and bins.

Fresh from the opening of the Whittlesea Public Gardens’ skate park and urban zone, Council will also be upgrading the Barry Road facility’s off-leash dog park in 2024-25. Following consultation with dog owners, the existing park will be upgraded with new fencing, a quiet dog zone, improved surfaces, upgraded furniture and a new shelter.

The Allumba and Whittlesea Public Gardens dog park projects are made possible through $500,000 and $340,000 grants respectively from the Victorian Government’s New and Upgraded Dog Parks Program.

For more information on dog parks visit the Dog parks webpage.