Bree Logie co-founded the ‘Save Stumers Creek Off Leash Dog Beach Committee’, which was created to oppose the Sunshine Coast council’s Draft Dog Exercise Area Regional Plan.
Speaking with NewsWire, Logie spoke of the community’s devastation at the potential ban.
“At one of the events we hosted … two men and at least three women that day were in tears at the thought of changes being made to Stumers Creek of leash beach,” Logie said.
“I have to tell you this broke my heart as it’s not often you see a grown man cry.”
“Stumers Creek, Coolum Beach has been a popular off-leash dog beach for over thirty years,” she continued.
“Most locals take great pride in having our dogs off leash, while respecting the environment, the turtles during breeding season and also each other.”
The committee believes that dogs are not causing substantial damage to the environment of the beach, however, the council has argued that they need to consider the “environmental toll” animals have on beaches in the area.
