Exciting News!

Construction on the small dog park is completed and Council is holding an official opening ceremony on
Friday 21 April 2023 at 10am by the entrance of the small dog park. There will be free sausage sizzle provided by the Terrain Group and we will also have a coffee van on site that will serve free coffee.

Project Background

We're planning a designated small dog park at Minkarra Park.

Since the Minkarra Park dog park at Aberfoyle park was established, it has been a single park for all-size dogs. Erin Thompson MP for Davenport is funding $150,000 towards the construction of a designated small dog park, in response to community feedback.

The small dog park will allow space for smaller timid dogs. The existing park will remain as is, for use by all-sized dogs who are comfortable interacting.

View the Location and Concept plan for the designated small dog park please click here.

Your Say

Local residents were advised by letter in August 2022 and invited to provide feedback on the plans to construct a small dog park.

Consultation was held between 29 August - 19 September and residents were invited to provide feedback online and/or attend a drop-in session on 14 September 2022.

During consultation 227 people visited the Your Say Onkaparinga project page, 11 people submitted comments and 14 people attended the drop-in session.

Feedback received on-line was mixed, with some people supportive of the addition of a small dog park and others not. Feedback from residents who attended the drop-in session were supportive of the plans. Some suggestions and requests were outside of the scope of the project.