About Parking Regulation
Deep dive into these pages to learn about parking signs, parking rules, and parking fine amounts.
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Parking Signs
Information on commercial vehicle permits, loading zones and more. -
Parking Rules
Information on commercial vehicle permits, loading zones and more. -
Parking Fine Amounts
The penalty units associated with an offence are often reflective of the safety and consequence of risk if the law is breached.
Residential Parking: On-Street Parking and Stopping
Council is regularly asked to help residents when parked or stopped vehicles are restricting local access and traffic flow.
Council is the only authority permitted to erect signs or paint marked bays to control street parking. This is mainly carried out in commercial areas.
In the few instances where parking signs exist in residential streets, Council officers can enforce restrictions. However, we do not actively enforce parking in residential areas.
The Police are also able to enforce parking and will act on complaints received, but they will usually only act where the situation is considered potentially dangerous.
Motorists can park on both sides of the road but must leave at least three metres of clear roadway between their vehicle and other parked vehicles, dividing strips, traffic islands or unbroken dividing lines.
Where no signs are erected in a two-way street, vehicles must park parallel to the left side of the street. Parking is illegal on nature strips, footpaths and across kerb ramps.
Frequently Asked Questions
More Information
Factsheets:
- Residential Parking: On-Street Parking and Stopping (PDF, 352.3 KB)
For more information around fines, laws, and parking fees, visit:
Making Changes to Parking Areas
It is illegal to paint parking bays or install signs on a public road without the permission of Council or the road authority.
We are the only authority permitted to erect signs or paint marked bays to control street parking; this is mainly carried out in commercial areas. We have the authority to determine where vehicles are permitted to park and what restrictions are to apply on Council-controlled roads. We can also make available disabled parking areas and provide for loading, bus, and taxi parking areas.
Changes to these parking areas are made in consultation with the Department of Transport and Main Roads, surrounding businesses and other service providers.
We are only able to restrict parking to:
- particular vehicles (such as an emergency vehicle)
- types of vehicles (such as motorcycles, buses, or disabled parking)
- time limits.
