Can dogs go on Middle Park?
Middle Park, City of Port Phillip.
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The rules are written below.
This status is only for Kerferd Road Pier to Langridge Street. Each stretch below has its own status.
Can dogs go on Middle Park Beach? From 1 November to 31 March, off leash only 7:30pm to 10am between Kerferd Road Pier and Langridge Street.
This beach is published as more than one stretch. Read the one that matches the signs in front of you.
Kerferd Road Pier to Langridge Street
The status at the top of the page uses this stretch.
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs are allowed off leash on the sand from 7:30pm to 10am between Kerferd Road Pier and Langridge Street. Outside that time, and anywhere else on Middle Park sand, dogs cannot go on the sand.
From 1 April to 31 October, Council says dogs are allowed on the sand. Those rules are published on the dog off-leash map, and a dog must be put back on a leash before it leaves the sand. This tool shows that winter period as off leash. Greyhounds must stay on a leash everywhere, including off-leash sand. Paths and boardwalks are on leash. Keep dogs 5 metres from playgrounds, barbecues and exercise equipment.
- 1 November to 31 March
- 7:30pm–10:00am: off leash. Outside those times: no dogs.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
1 November to 31 March - Dogs allowed on sand from 7.30 pm to 10 am between Kerferd Road Pier and Langridge Street. Dogs cannot go on sand outside this time or this location (on or off leash).
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Anywhere else on Middle Park Beach sand
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs cannot go on Middle Park sand outside Kerferd Road Pier to Langridge Street.
From 1 April to 31 October, Council says dogs are allowed on the sand. Those rules are published on the dog off-leash map, and a dog must be put back on a leash before it leaves the sand. This tool shows that winter period as off leash. Greyhounds must stay on a leash everywhere, including off-leash sand. Paths and boardwalks are on leash. Keep dogs 5 metres from playgrounds, barbecues and exercise equipment.
- 1 November to 31 March
- All day: no dogs.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
Dogs cannot go on sand outside this time or this location (on or off leash).
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Also on the council page
- Greyhounds must stay on a leash, including on off-leash sand.
- The map pin is the beach, not the groyne-to-groyne boundary. Read the zone that matches the signs where you are standing.
The map pin is a guide at -37.8518, 144.9602. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Dog parks and beaches — City of Port Phillip