Rangers
Rangers are employed by Council to enforce laws and local policies. This is important in order to protect and enhance our natural environment and protect our way of life.
What do Council Rangers do?
Cowra Council Rangers monitor and provide assistance in a variety of areas across our Local Government Area.
Some of their daily duties include:
- Animal control, including regulation of companion animals and off leash areas.
- Barking dog complaints
- Regulation of activities on Council reserves contrary to signage
- Parking regulation, including school zones
- Abandoned vehicles and other unattended items.
- Investigation of illegal dumping incidents
- Issuing infringement notices.
- Investigation of properties with overgrown vegetation
To speak with a Council Ranger, please call (02) 6340 2052, during business hours.
Council does not provide a general weekend Ranger Service for animal management.
How can I get in touch with a Council Ranger?
To speak with a Council Ranger, please call (02) 6340 2052, during business hours.
Please note that Council does not provide a general weekend Ranger Service for animal management.
Please contact Police in the first instance. Rangers will respond to emergency situations in relation to serious dog attacks and straying stock if assistance is sought from the police.
After Hours Animal Services
Council does not provide a general weekend Ranger Service for animal management.
Please contact Police in the first instance. Rangers will respond to emergency situations in relation to serious dog attacks and straying stock if assistance is sought from the police.
Rangers will no longer respond to calls after hours in relation to animal services. Customers are advised:
- In the event of a dog attack, please contact Police
- For stray dogs, please call back during usual business hours
- For straying stock where there is an immediate danger to the public, contact police or otherwise call Council during business hours.
If you have concerns about stray dogs out of usual business hours, members of the public are not obligated to take in stray dogs. If you choose to take in a stray dog, you may:
- House it at your own property with a view to returning the animal to its owner
- Ask a local vet to take the animal - which is then taken to Council’s Animal Management Facility during usual business hours. Note it is at the vet’s discretion to accept stray dogs.
- Contact Council during usual business hours (Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4.30pm)
A dog’s behaviour can be unpredictable. If you do not know the dog, it is advisable to allow the dog to continue on without trying to catch it in the interests of your own safety.