Griffith City Council is cracking down on all-day parkers on Banna Avenue.
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The compliance focus follows concerns raised by councillors, Griffith Business Chamber and community members in relation to parking congestion in the central business district (CBD).
Mayor John Dal Broi explained the matter was raised at a recent meeting of council’s Business Development and Major Projects Committee by committee members who also represented the chamber.
“Whilst not a popular topic, enforcement of timed parking restrictions throughout the Griffith CBD is necessary to ensure the long term viability of local businesses,” Councillor Dal Broi said.
“Businesses rely on the turnover of spaces to allow short-term visitors to do their banking, visit the post office or do their shopping.
“Business owners also have a part to play by reminding their staff that there are numerous all-day free parking lots located in Yambil and Railway Streets thus making more parking in front of their shops available to shoppers.”
The committee had also recommended council explore alternative options for the increased monitoring of restricted parking spaces in Banna Avenue and Yambil Street.
In a move to modernise operations, council compliance officers will shortly discard their old infringement books and implement electronic handheld devices to issue penalty infringement notices.
The docket-like notices, which are waterproof, tear-proof and fade resistant, will include clearly printed information of the time, date and location of the infringement and the rear of the notice will explain the options available to pay or request a review of the penalty notice with the State Debt Recovery Office.
Cr Dal Broi said the notices would be automatically synchronised into a central database from the handheld devices and then sent directly to the State Debt Recovery Office.
“This represents a considerable improvement in efficiency as there will be no more duplication and manual handling of paperwork,” he said.
“Council is committed to ensuring local roads and parking areas remain safe and accessible for all members of our community, and this is one key objective of our compliance team.”
