Dogs will be prohibited from being taken into several conservation areas under a new Ipswich City Council local law.

Council recently overhauled a raft of local laws, with some significant changes and minor amendments. They come into force from 1 November.

One involves stopping dogs going into some of the city’s conservation estates and nature reserves to protect the wildlife in those areas.

In particular, popular nature recreation sites Flinders-Goolman and White Rock – Spring Mountain conservation estates, Purga Nature Reserve and Kholo Gardens will no longer be places people can take their dogs.

Infrastructure and Environment General Manager Charlie Dill said there were a number of reasons for the change to the local law.

“These areas are sanctuaries for the protection of native plants and animals,” he said.

“They are vitally important for the survival of many threatened species, including Ipswich’s faunal emblem the Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby.