Recently Monash Council released a proposal to make Damper Creek Reserve an ON leash area for dogs. It has always been OFF leash.

Damper Creek has been leash free since its inception, about 50 years ago. The community back then fought to have it retained for community use and not developed; defying council, developers and the government itself to ensure that Mount Waverley and the surrounding communities have a free and beautiful space for people and their animals to enjoy at Damper Creek.

With dogs OFF lead Damper Creek is in such great condition that it was recently classified as a conservation area. That’s right for 50 years with dogs OFF lead Damper Creek is in such a great condition that it has been recognised as a conservation area!! Now the Monash Council are proposing that dogs will have to be ON lead to maintain the conservation of the area!?

Does that make sense to you? Not to me, and not to the thousands of people every year that take their dog to Damper Creek to enjoy their dogs company OFF lead. I have lost count of the amount of people that I have met that have remarked how great it is “to have an area like this in suburbia and where we can walk our dogs OFF lead”.

If you enjoy Damper Creek with your friends, family and dogs then this Monash Council decision affects you and your dog!

MONASH COUNCIL has the power to make sure dogs can stay OFF lead in Damper Creek Reserve. To be clear MONASH COUNCIL has the power to make sure that Damper Creek remains OFF lead.

If this goes ahead, then you will NOT be able to use Damper Creek with your dog leash free!

This is one of the last great areas in the region that you can walk your dog leash free.

Help keep it LEASH FREE for our canine friends.