Annual Report 2008-2009 Summary - City of Greater Geelong

New Dog and Cat Control Orders specify areas where dogs can be walked
off-lead and those areas where they must be controlled by a leash.
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Community Safety and Security
Objective:
To create a sense of security throughout the community.
Highlights:
The City of Greater Geelong received the
2008 National Award for Local Government
for Excellence in Alcohol Management.
The award recognised the success of the
City’s Integrated Alcohol Management Project
and belongs to the many stakeholders and
the community who made this project such
a success. The project has become a model
for other cities, and this award is a further
endorsement of our safety initiatives.
The Police, licensees, the Nightlife Association,
Liquor Licensing and the many others involved
are to be commended for their outstanding
work and support.
In October 2008, Council declared several
Dog and Cat Control Orders relating to
the Domestic Animal (Dogs and Cats)
Management Plan. The orders specified those
areas of the municipality where dogs can be
off a leash and where they must be controlled
by a leash. There is also an order requiring
cats to be confined between sunset and
sunrise to come into effect in late 2009.
The City worked closely with the general
community and special interest groups to
provide areas where dog owners have the option
to run their animal off a leash while ensuring
that popular public paths were kept safe.
Achievements:
> The City activated its Municipal
Emergency Management structure to
assist communities affected by the
Victorian bushfires.
> Council’s Learn to Swim program grew
by 30 per cent to 14,380 participants.
> The Barwon Regional Drug Action Plan
was launched in March 2009.
Future Directions:
> Streets Ahead VicHealth project.
> Barwon Safe Party Project.
> Fourth year of the Safestart Program.
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