Keep your pets safe this summer

GOING BUSH OR BEACH WITH YOUR PUP? THOUGH MANY CITY BEACHES AND MOST NATIONAL PARKS PROHIBIT DOGS, THERE ARE A TON THAT PERMIT POOCHES...

The essential pre-holiday check list

BEACHES ST KILDA BEACH, MELBOURNE, VIC

Let your pooch off the leash in select areas, and during winter dogs can roam free on the main stretch.

CURRUMBIN CREEK, GOLD COAST, QLD

Starting at Palm Beach Parklands and following Currumbin Creek to the surf, dogs are allowed off-leash at all times.

HYAMS BEACH, JERVIS BAY, NSW

At Hyams Beach, your fur baby can frolic on the whitest sand in Australia, as long as they remain on their leash.

SELLICKS BEACH, ADELAIDE, SA

This 24/7 off-leash beach south of Adelaide provides plenty of open exercise space.

MOSMAN BEACH, PERTH, WA

Known locally as Leighton Dog Beach, dogs can chase each other off-leash in select areas. Just watch out for kitesurfers!

CASUARINA BEACH, NT

One of the most frequented dog-walking spots in Darwin, Casuarina Beach allows dogs between Rapid Creek and the picturesque Dripstone pstone Cliffs.

KINGSTON BEACH, TAS

With hoses and water bowls, the area north of Browns River is a 24/7 off-leash zone.