Skate Park at Kangaroo Bay gets go ahead. Clarence seeks comment on draft dog policy …

The Clarence City Council has accepted a tender of $1.14m for the construction of a Skate Park at Kangaroo Bay.

The Skate Park will deliver a high quality facility in Clarence and complement the Kangaroo Bay precinct as a social and recreational hub.

Clarence Acting Mayor Alderman Jock Campbell said the Skate Park will deliver an important social benefit for the youth of the City.

“The Council is delighted to see the Skate Park come to fruition as it will be a place for our young people to meet and enjoy for many years to come,” Alderman Campbell said.

“This is a high quality facility on a national scale. We have received many positive comments so far about this project, particularly from skateboarding bodies who believe this facility could host future national skateboarding events.

“The Skate Park is also another important step in the revitalisation of Kangaroo Bay. It will add to the vibrancy of the area and become a place for friends and family to gather.”

The idea for a skate park was initially raised in a petition from young people to improve the facilities for skaters in a central location in the City. Consultation was conducted with sporting clubs based at Kangaroo Bay, the Council’s youth group, the Department of Education and Rosny College who helped shape the project.

“I would like to thank everyone who gave suggestions on the development of the Skate Park, as well as the Tasmanian Government who provided $140,000 towards the cost of it.”

Initial preparation of the site will begin next week and it is expected that the Skate Park will be completed in February 2016.

• Council seeks comment on draft dog management policy for the City of Clarence

Clarence City Council has released a draft dog management policy for public comment.

The policy sets out the principles in regards to a Code of Responsible Dog Ownership, fee structure and where dogs can be exercised in the City.

Changes have been proposed on declared areas and for a more simplified process for kennel licences.

Minor changes to the policy include fee incentives for trained dogs and free registration for the year in which a dog is adopted from the Greyhound Adoption Program.

The Acting Mayor of Clarence, Alderman Jock Campbell, said it was important to gain feedback on the proposed changes to deliver a sound dog management policy for the entire community.

“This policy aims to provide a realistic approach to dog management in our City which meets our statutory responsibilities but also balances the needs of both dog and non-dog owners,” Alderman Campbell said.

“Community feedback received in July and August this year has helped shape this policy.

“In particular, we suggested that a section of Roches Beach at Lauderdale from the canal be declared an off-lead area and the Bellerive Boardwalk perimeter changed from a prohibited area to on-lead, which will allow dogs to remain on the multi-user pathway from Victoria Esplanade to Kangaroo Bay Drive. Both suggestions were widely supported and have been included in this policy.”

A further proposed change is that dogs will not be allowed on the western section of Bellerive Beach from the First Bluff up to the beach access track at Beach Street. There will be no change to existing arrangements for the rest of the beach.

The Draft Dog Management Policy and feedback forms can be obtained from the Council’s website at www.ccc.tas.gov.au or the Council offices. Submissions close on Friday 16 October 2015.

Following public consultation, the Draft Dog Management Policy and Schedule of Declared Areas will be reviewed and presented to Council for adoption.
Clarence Acting Mayor Jock Campbell