New dog park set to be a howling success in Canterbury Bankstown
There will plenty of happy wagging tails and new owners when Canterbury Bankstown’s newest dog park opens next month.
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There will plenty of happy wagging tails and new owners when Canterbury Bankstown’s newest dog park opens next month.
Ruse Park will become the 10th dog friendly park in the city with one local ready to become a dog owner again due to the convenience of the new facility. According to the Office of Local Government, there are 43,000 dogs in Canterbury Bankstown.
“The main reason my family would love to see a new dog park is simply that when we had a dog we couldn’t make it to any of the other ones nearby,” delighted resident Paula Baldock said.
“We don’t drive and our nearest dog park is an hour’s walk away.
“To my family, dogs are beyond important as they provide us with unconditional emotional support.
“Therefore, it’s important to be able to show them the very best of the world, caring for them like they care for us.
“A dog park is fundamental for this because not only does it provide them with the exercise they need, but also social interactions with a range of people and other animals.”
Work on the $110,000 off leash dog park begins soon, after a majority of residents who took part in the council’s consultation process, supported it.
The 7,000 square metre off-leash area will feature an additional picnic shelter and benches, drinking fountains, and more rubbish bins.
Mayor Khal Asfour said they are delivering what the residents wanted.
“This dog park will be in a great central location in Bankstown’s CBD, where there is a high concentration of dog owners,” he said.
The news comes days after a study from Deakin University of two Melbourne parks found dog owners are likely to visit parks more often than those without dogs.
The study, which involved 1187 adults and 755 children, found 72 per cent of adults and 56 per cent of children with dogs, who go to the park, visit at least once a week.
This compares to 49 per cent of those without a dog.
“Visiting the park with a dog is a potentially important source of daily physical activity,” lead author Dr Jenny Veitch said in the Herald Sun.
“Those who visit the park with a dog may be more likely to maintain their park visits across the year and gain longer-term benefits to their physical and mental health.
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The council said Ruse Park was identified as a priority site for an off-leash area, as part of the Bankstown Paws in Park Strategy, due to its land size, natural shade and potential to service a growing population in Bankstown’s CBD.
During the consultation process, residents and businesses were informed through mail drops, posters, two information sessions and an online survey.
The current dog parks are at: Peace Park, Ashbury (Trevenar St); Close Street Reserve, Canterbury (Close St); Band Hall Reserve, Birrong (Ferrier Rd); Cooks River Foreshore, Campsie (Sixth Ave); Hughes Park, Earlwood (Warburton Pde); Richard Podmere Reserve, Roselands (Karne St North); The Vale of Ah, Milperra (Auld Ave); Craig St, Punchbowl (Kylie Pde) and Peter Moore Field, Belmore (Tudor Str).
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