Prospect Dog and Cat Management Plan

Prospect, SA
City of Prospect
2019-present

Pets and inner-city living

The City of Prospect is an inner-city area which is experiencing the development of higher-density housing along major transport nodes. As the population is likely to increase this may be accompanied by an increase in the number of dogs and demand for off-leash areas.

This dog and cat management plan addresses the planning of off-leash areas and industry practices in animal welfare and management relevant to local councils.

Loxton Waikerie Animal Management Plan

Loxton, SA
District Council of Loxton, Waikerie
2019

Pets in rural communities

Balancing Act Adelaide worked with council staff to prepare an animal management plan tailored to the needs of Waikerie and Loxton. Rural towns along the River Murray region of South Australia also experience a seasonally high number of tourists with pets.

People, Pets and Places Animal Management Plan

Port Adelaide, SA
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
2018

More than a regulatory approach

People, Pets & Places is a strategic animal management plan that guides the planning and management of companion animals within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Although this plan was a statutory requirement under the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995, Council moved beyond the focus of animal management and looked at planning for pets in the wider community.

Pets play an important role in creating healthy cities, supporting ageing communities, facilitating social connections and placemaking.

In preparing this Plan we engaged with a diverse range of people to hear their issues and stories around pets. We used a variety of engagement tools to reach out and engage with the community including an online survey, staff workshops, telephone conversations with adjoining councils, meetings with targeted stakeholders, walk ‘n’ talk with beach users, social media and conversations with new arrivals. We believed it was important to engage with people who traditionally don’t get heard.

We based our community engagement on five principles: inclusive, diversity, on their turf, start early and loopback. These methods enabled us to collect diverse and rich stories from a range of stakeholders. Capturing different people, voices, and ideas within the community laid the foundations for the Plan and this led to a better and more responsive Plan. The way people felt about their pets informed the tone and design of the Plan while addressing the legislative requirements under the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995.

Recognition

• 2018 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence (SA) Commendation, Category for Public Engagement and Community Planning

Related Projects

• Public Engagement & Community Planning

Cat Discussion Paper

Port Adelaide, SA
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
2018

Cat management in South Australia

We prepared a discussion paper that drew on the various cat management controls in Australia. It provided a national overview of cat registration in Australia, and examined cat management in other local councils in South Australia.

This paper was developed to guide Council in their future directions on cat management.