Can dogs go on Sandridge?
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The rules are written below.
This status is only for Rock groyne opposite Barak Road to the rock groyne opposite Cumberland Road. Each stretch below has its own status.
Sandridge Beach in summer: dogs only between the Barak Road and Cumberland Road groynes. No clock limit on that stretch. The rest of the sand is closed from 1 November to 31 March. West of Todd Road is no dogs at all times.
This beach is published as more than one stretch. Read the one that matches the signs in front of you.
Rock groyne opposite Barak Road to the rock groyne opposite Cumberland Road
The status at the top of the page uses this stretch.
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs are allowed on the sand between these two groynes. Council does not add a clock time for this stretch. The off-leash map treats signed summer sand as off leash. Dogs cannot go on the sand anywhere else on Sandridge Beach in that season.
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: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
- 1 April to 31 October
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
1 November to 31 March - Dogs allowed on sand between the rock groyne opposite Barak Road and the rock groyne opposite Cumberland Road. Dogs cannot go on sand anywhere else on Sandridge Beach.
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Anywhere else on Sandridge Beach sand
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From 1 November to 31 March, dogs cannot go on the sand anywhere else on Sandridge Beach.
Except Sandridge west of Todd Road: no dogs at any time.
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 anywhere else on Sandridge Beach.
Source: City of Port Phillip page, checked 27 October 2026.
Sandridge Beach west of Todd Road
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Order No. 5, Schedule 2, Beach H prohibits dogs at all times on Sandridge Beach west of the Todd Road line, to the municipal boundary beyond Perce White Reserve. The winter off-leash rule does not apply on this stretch.
- All year
- All day: no dogs.
Beach H. Sandridge Beach west of the Todd Road line to the municipal boundary beyond Perce White Reserve. Dogs prohibited Always.
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 -37.8408, 144.9226. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Dog parks and beaches — City of Port Phillip