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Murgon will get a dog park but residents may have to wait several years until the Council can find the necessary funds
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December 11, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murgon dog owners will get a dog park … but they’ll need to wait until the South Burnett Regional Council can find the necessary funds to pay for it.<\/p>\n

At the SBRC’s November general meeting, Councillors were told a recent community consultation session and an online survey run on the Council’s website had both approved the development of\u00a0 a dog park in the town.<\/p>\n

Cr Kathy Duff said support was \u201coverwhelming\u201d, with 90 per cent of respondents agreeing the proposed location for a dog park on a Council-owned block of land at 19 Douglas Street was a suitable location.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A dog park, Councillors were told, would provide an off-leash area where dogs and owners could safely let their dogs interact with other dogs.<\/p>\n

Cr Jane Erkens agreed it was a “great thing that we go ahead with this,” noting that the benefits a dog park brought to a community extended beyond simply exercising pets.<\/p>\n

“As our towns get bigger you do tend to lose that community bonding and people staying in touch with one another,” Cr Erkens said<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Dog parks are a great opportunity for dog owners to meet and a great way for communities to keep in touch.”<\/p>\n

Cr Duff moved a motion that Council reserve 19 Douglas Street for the future development of a dog park, and include the project’s funding in the SBRC’s 10-year Building Capital Works program unless alternative funding opportunities such as grants can help find the money for it.<\/p>\n

Cr Duff’s motion was seconded by Cr Danita Potter and carried unanimously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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