Can dogs go on Ocean Grove Beach (8W to 13W)?
Ocean Grove, City of Greater Geelong.
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The rules are written below.
Barwon Coast access 8W to 13W at Ocean Grove is off leash under effective control all year.
Access 8W to 13W
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Dogs are permitted off leash under effective control all year between access 8W and 13W. Shared trails, access paths, car parks and the area within 10 metres of playgrounds, picnics and barbecues are on leash.
- All year
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
8W to 13W. Dogs permitted off leash under effective control all year.
Source: City of Greater Geelong page, checked 27 October 2026.
Also on the council page
- Barwon Coast manages this coastal Crown land. The City of Greater Geelong enforces the December 2023 dog control orders. Access numbers (7W, 15W and so on) are the zone boundaries on the Barwon Coast map.
The map pin is a guide at -38.2668, 144.5342. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Greater Geelong: (03) 5272 5272.
Dogs in public places — City of Greater Geelong