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MORNIN GTON Peninsula Shire’s rangers have been using “conflictin laws for the g” past issuing infringemeight years when ent notices to owners. dog The “discrepan cy” was revealed only after “a diligent search cil records”. of counTo clean up its was last month legal blunder council order gazetted forced to revoke an on 11 February Prosecution 2010. officer a report to council’s Gustav Cook, in 9 October meeting, said that despite the “absolutel irreconcilable” y orders made Domestic Animals under Act and adoptedthe in 2007 and 2010, all infringem notices issued ent under valid and enforceab them “remain le”. “Important to the orders are note, is that both of valid, though ent,” Mr Cook inconsiststated in his report. The problems dog rules were with the conflicting review of the unearthed during a shire’s One of the problemsleash-free areas. (revealed by The News and not the shire’s “Dogs cleared review to was illustrated use beach” 18/9/18) earlier this year it became clear when were warning that shire officers dog owners off at beach at Mt Martha North which was actually part of the leash-free Beach. Hawker The rangers needlessly visited 70 metre long the stretch of sand than 40 times more over the 2017/18 Keith Platt mer. sumkeith@mpnews.co Leash-free signs in Drive and m.au have been reinMarguerita Avenue. stalled at the beach. Classified as anyone injured a temporary Mr Cook’s October MORNIN GTON $200,000 structure fence, the or killed while report to council said dogs ing the Peninsula Shire has visit- that poised to start were is go ahead by VicRoads been given the meetingpopular spot but by last an “increasin a leash in public required to be on fencing off week’s people g number of . was yet to receive Last year the access to The Pillars cliff young risk death or an answer. shire failed to 63 areas where places, except for “We have a jumping site serious get backjury by cliff “this requireme of the Es- ing for the fence planade, Mt public safety,” duty of care to ensure jumping” from spinal invaried, to prohibit from either Martha. nt is government dangerous cliff the state Gill the “highly the dogs completel The 450 metre of Aborigina to allow them site”. said in a news mayor Cr David y or l Victoria. wire mesh fence This year the to be “The consumpt release under run parallel He said council off-leash”. ion of the to the road between will from the state shire sought indemnity headline “Mornington Peninsula Shire Pillars is [also] a major alcohol at The government review and audit officers would Deak- ing after receiv- Council Closing Deadly advice that Cliff Jumping to reported anti-socia factor related Site at Mount prohibited areas off-leash and it could be l and offensive liable for Martha”. behaviour despite for dogs “including engaging The news release ban which cannot [the shire’s] alcohol with went on to address the current the public … to be enforced,” state said. Cr Gill issues to control dogs in public Continued Page places”. 8 Keith Platt
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