THEY take their dogwalking seriously down at Woodville Reserve in North Perth, with word that a mafiosa-esque group is telling others to shove off from its patch of the park.
Voice reader “Anne” says she was walking her dog when assaulted by a member of the group, who was out walking their own pooch.
She says a woman told her to leave, then a man grabbed both her arms and frog-marched her off the reserve, causing her to fall.
Someone from the group later reported Anne’s dog to Vincent council for attacking one of their dogs, and claiming that had been the reason they wanted her gone.
Anne has posted flyers around North Perth, warning there is a group “who have taken it upon themselves to tell other dog users when and where they can use the park”. She describes the physical features of the woman she believes to be the ringleader.
She states in the poster she’d been told, ”you can come, but after 6.30pm and use Namur Street side”.
Anne has reported the incident to police, and tells the Voice she’s since learned of others who’ve been told to scram.
When she got onto Vincent council a ranger told her to remove her flyers from council property or face a $5000 fine. However, council CEO Len Kosova says she wouldn’t be fined.
The rangers later emailed her to say, “we spoke to different people on the reserve including the large group that seem to be causing the problem”.
“We have made it clear that they cannot be telling people when or how they can be utilising this park.
“They didn’t admit to doing this which we suspected would be the case.”
The rangers confirmed others had been made to feel unwelcome: “We did speak to independent parties who said although they had never been told to leave the park, they claim they had been made to feel uncomfortable.
“It is a council park and open to everyone. Dogs do need to be controlled at all times however.”
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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