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The Best Dog Beaches In Melbourne & Victoria For 2025

Dogs love water just as much as we do, from chasing garden hose streams to splashing in shallow pools. Watching your pup frolic in the waves at Melbourne’s best dog-friendly beaches is pure joy. However, not all beaches welcome furry friends. We've curated the top dog beaches in Victoria for 2025 so you and your best mate can enjoy the coast together. Here are Urban List's picks for the best dog-friendly beaches in Victoria.

Pets

A Guide To The Best Dog-Friendly Destinations In Melbourne

Everyone knows how the saying goes, dogs are a girl’s best friend. Another heartbeat in the house, a wagging tail that greets you every time you come home, and someone that will literally never judge you or your poor decisions. But our hearts just break when every day we have to pack up, go to work and we have to shut the door on those big puppy eyes that stare into our souls. 

Pets & Travel

8 Of The Best Dog-Friendly Campsites In Victoria

With warm weathered days increasing in frequency and summer just around the corner we are looking for places to escape the urban concrete jungle and explore Victoria’s scenic outdoors. But the guilt of leaving behind our dogs when planning our getaways is all too real. Regional Victoria has no shortage of stunning campsites to feel grounded in nature and the best part, for a lot of them you can bring along your furry friends.

Fashion

Tom + Captain

Tom Lillecrapp might have the best job in the world. He’s a full-time dog adventurer. All day, every day, he takes peoples’ dogs into the wild and plays with them. That’s basically the whole business.

Cafes

Where To Find The Best Cat Cafe In Melbourne, 2023 Edition

The cat cafe boom has been seen around the world, and finally, we’re starting to see cat cafes in Melbourne pop-up, both in the city, and further afield. 

Local Escapes

Echuca: What To Eat, Drink And Do

Despite being over a 2.5-hour drive, Echuca and the Murray River or 'Tongala' as it's known by the traditional owners the Yorta Yorta people still remains as one of Melbourne's most loved regional escapes.  

5 Hacks To Keep Some Coin In Your Pocket And Your Pets Happy And Out Of Mischief

We’ve teamed up with the animal lovers at Petsure to reveal five super simple tips to keep your four-legged mates happy and healthy that won’t tip your budget out of balance.

Pets

Bring Treats, Chapel Street Is The Pet-Friendly Shopping Precinct In Melbourne’s South

If you wish you could take your furry pal everywhere around Melbs, get ready for some amazing news.