Meeting papers

Information about the values of naturally vegetated foreshores and the EBFRs may help the
general community further appreciate the importance of natural foreshores for recreation,
conserving urban biodiversity and for helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change.


Dogs
Improving communication and community understanding about where unleashed or leashed dogs
can go on the beach, the important of keeping limited areas dog and off leash dog free, and how
dog owners can help protect turtles and the environment is an important priority. Clearer, more
prominent, and more attractive signage about dogs is important, including more information
available for short term accommodation visitors and residents online and elsewhere.

Dogs and cats in dunes
Dogs in dunes can cause erosion on steep slopes and fragile front dunes and scare or attack
wildlife. Their droppings can discourage wildlife, spread disease and make working in the dunes
very unpleasant for our bush regenerators and Bushcare volunteers. Cats can scare and attack
wildlife and their droppings introduce and spread deadly diseases like toxoplasmosis to wildlife.




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