Can dogs go on St Kilda West?
St Kilda West, City of Port Phillip.
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The rules are written below.
St Kilda West is a year-round dog beach. Dogs are welcome off leash on the sand at all times. Paths are still on leash.
St Kilda West dog beach sand
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Year-round dog beach. Dogs are welcome off leash on the sand at all times of the year. The September 2025 foreshore map says: “Dogs are welcome off-leash on sand at all times of the year.”
Put the leash back on before you leave 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.
- All year
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
St Kilda West. Year-round dog beach - Dogs are welcome on sand at all times of the year.
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 -37.8546, 144.9716. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Dog parks and beaches — City of Port Phillip