Niche B Last checked: 2026-10-27

Randwick City — off-leash dog parks

Randwick City Council designates 17 parks where you may exercise a dog off-leash at any time of day (within the signed off-leash zone). Outside those zones, dogs must stay on a leash and under effective control.

Official: Off-leash dog areas Dogs & cats

Beaches and rock pools — dogs prohibited. Council states dogs are not permitted on Council beaches or rock pools even on a leash. Taking a dog onto a beach or rock pool is illegal and can attract fines. The same “not permitted” list covers schools and pre-schools, children’s playgrounds, shopping centres, and the playing surfaces of sports fields.

Playgrounds inside parks. Council’s off-leash map notes there may be sub-areas where dogs cannot go — for example within 10 m of a playground. Check signs at each park.

The 17 named off-leash parks

Names and suburbs as published on Council’s off-leash list (page last updated 10 January 2025 on the council site when checked 2026-10-27):

Baker Park — Coogee
Bangor Park — Coogee
Bardon Park — Coogee
Blenheim Reserve — Coogee
Broadarrow Reserve — Maroubra Beach
Burrows Park — Clovelly
Coral Sea Park — Maroubra
Ella Reserve — South Malabar
Emily McCarthy Park — South Coogee
Kensington Rotary Reserve — Kingsford
Muraborah Reserve — Maroubra
Nagle Park — Maroubra
Paine Reserve — Randwick
Pioneers Park — Malabar
Snape Park — Maroubra
Trenerry Reserve — Coogee
Woomera Reserve — Little Bay

Trenerry Reserve (near Coogee Beach)

Trenerry Reserve (1R Wolseley Road, Coogee) is a dedicated off-leash exercise area on the southern headland of Coogee Bay. Council describes it as about a one-kilometre walk south of Coogee Beach, with street parking nearby and Coastal Walkway access. Dogs may be exercised off-leash here — but still not on Coogee Beach itself.

Official Trenerry Reserve page

Penalties (re-verified on Randwick’s animal fines page)

On-the-spot penalty amounts published on Council’s Animal fines & penalties page (Companion Animals-related table; confirm current figures before relying on them):

Dog not on lead — $330 minimum on-the-spot
Dog in a prohibited place — $330 minimum on-the-spot
Fail to remove dog faeces — $275 minimum on-the-spot
Dog without a collar and name tag — $180 minimum on-the-spot

Higher Local Court ranges also appear on that page. Multiple offences can stack.

Pick up. Council provides dog litter bins in many places; you must still remove and bin waste immediately. Off-leash does not mean unsupervised — keep effective control at all times.

Sources (fetched 2026-10-27, Australia/Sydney): Off-leash dog areas; Dogs & cats; Animal fines & penalties; Trenerry Reserve. Last checked 2026-10-27.