| Date | Event |
| 26-Jun-18 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Notice of Motion No 39/2018 – Station Beach Unleashed Dog Trial |
| Council resolved to undertake consultation for a potential trial dog off leash area at Station Beach, Palm Beach | |
| 18-Nov-18 | Community engagement relating to Motion No 39/2018 opens |
| 28-Feb-19 | Community engagement relating to Motion No 39/2018 closes |
| 26-Mar-19 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 12.3 Notice of Motion No 11/2019 – Dog water parks |
| Council to report within 5 months with options on providing a park with water features for dogs | |
| 24-May-19 | Review of Environmental Factors (2019) for Station Beach Proposed Trial released |
| Council releases Updated Review of Environmental Factors (REF) regarding environmental impacts associated with the trial | |
| 12-Jul-19 | Community engagement relating to the REF (2019) closes |
| 27-Aug-19 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 13.2 – Station Beach Dog Off Leash Area Proposed trial resolved |
| 1-Sep-19 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: submits licence application to conduct a dog off-leash area trial to NSW Crown Lands |
| 8-Oct-19 | Proceedings filed by the Palm Beach Protection Group in the NSW Land and Environment Court against Northern Beaches Council |
| 17-Dec-19 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 13.5 – Station Beach Dog On Leash proposed trial resolved |
| Despite no licence granted for the off-leash trial, Northern Beaches Council resolves to commence on-leash dog trial at Station Beach commencing 1 January 2020 | |
| 1-Jan-20 | Dog On Leash activity commences at Station Beach, Palm Beach |
| 23-Jun-20 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 15.6 Notice of Motion No 29/2020 – Station Beach |
| Northern Beaches Council resolved, without prejudice in relation to the LEC proceedings, to prepare DA application to authorise the off-leash trial at Station Beach, Palm Beach | |
| 28-Jul-20 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 14.3 Notice of Motion No 33/2020 – Activation of Beach space for Dog Exercise |
| Northern Beaches Council resolved that the Council prepare a report on the feasibility of the establishment of unleashed dog areas in a set area of North Palm Beach and Southern Mona Vale Beach | |
| 25-Aug-20 | Northern Beaches Council meeting: Item 17.4 Response to Question Notice No 13/2020 |
| Council provides details relation to the Question on Notice – Response to Question Notice No 13/2020 Dog Attacks on the Northern Beaches and Council’s Response | |
| 20-Oct-20 | NSW Land & Environment Court Hearing commences – Dogs on Station Beach |
| 20-Nov-20 | NSW Land & Environment Court Hearing Ruling handed down |
| The Court declares that Council’s decisions of 27 August 2019 and 17 December 2019, which purported to authorise an off-leash dog trial for 12 months on Station Beach and, by the December decision, purported to permit dogs on-leash on Station Beach, invalid and quashes those decisions. Dog are prohibited on Station Beach. | |
| 21-Dec-20 | No Dogs on Station Beach: Northern Beaches Council resolves no take no further action |
| Northern Beaches Council confirms during a closed session of its December meeting that no further action will be pursued in respect to the on-leash and off-leash dog resolutions for Station Beach. |