Greater Bendigo is now a default on-leash municipality with new designated areas where dogs can be exercised off-leash.
Map of dog areas
The dog areas map shows areas you can exercise your dog off-leash and some of the areas you can't take your dog.
Remember to clean up after your dog and retain effective control of your animals for the safety of other park users.
Off-leash area
If you and your dog love an off-leash walk, don’t stress as there are still plenty of spaces designated for dogs to have a romp and play off-leash including four fully fenced dog parks as well as the following new designated off-leash areas.
Dog parks
Off-leash areas
Section of Long Gully Reserve 21 Cunneen St, Long Gully
Section of Quarry Hill Reserve 4-14 Peel St, Quarry Hill
Queen Street Reserve 194 Queen St, Bendigo
Emily Way (between Emily Way and Norelle Crescent) Golden Square
Reserve 2D Glenelg Drive, Maiden Gully
Section of Inverness Drive Reserve Inverness Drive, Junortoun
Designated off-leash (restrictions)
You can exercise your dog off-leash in these areas at any time, except when the spaces have planned bookings for any organised event such as sports or training. Remember to bring your dog’s own water and dog poo waste bags to these locations. Also remember these areas are not fenced.
Finn St Reserve, 64 Finn St, White Hills
Crusoe Heights, 70 Morrison St, Kangaroo Flat
Garden Gully Creek Reserve 2 Bradshaw St, Ironbark, 3550
Rodda Field, 174 Reservoir Rd, Strathdale
Spring Gully Oval, 133-135 Spring Gully Rd, Spring Gully
Junior Oval Strauch Reserve, 14 Gungurru Rd, Huntly
California Gully Oval 1-3 Louden St, California Gully
Allingham St Reserve 19-29 Allingham St, Golden Square
Strathfieldsaye Junior Oval 20 Warne Court, Strathfieldsaye
AFL Field No. 2 only (Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve) 353 Midland Highway, Epsom
No dogs allowed
Residents are also reminded that there are some places where dogs are banned including the following areas unless permission to allow dogs within these areas has been granted by the City.
Playing surface of the Queen Elizabeth Oval
Playing surface of the Tom Flood Sports Centre (including cycling track)
Playing surface of Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve AFL No. 1 and Pitch No. 5
Within the fenced area of the Bendigo Regional Hockey Complex
Within the fenced area of the Bendigo Regional Tennis Complex
Within the fenced area of the Bendigo Regional Athletics Complex
Crusoe Reservoir and No. 7 Park
All play spaces or children’s play equipment areas including splash parks
Playing surface of any synthetic sports grounds
Within the fenced area of any City Aquatic facilities
Within school areas where the City has a current joint use agreement