Time-limited parking to give National Park visitors a fair go

A time-regulated parking proposal to ensure car spaces in Noosa National Park are better shared requires your feedback, Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie said.

“It’s one of Australia’s most visited national parks and has a huge demand for car spaces,” Cr Wilkie said.

“The point breaks, now a World Surfing Reserve, attract hundreds when the swell is up. Time limited parking will allow more people to enjoy the place.”

The busy carpark and three others are about to come under Council control following an agreement with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).

Time-limited parking will also give Council officers the power to respond to complaints about campervans staying overnight and parking all day.

“Council staff receive many complaints about this issue. Sometimes it’s about mess left behind, but mostly it’s about vehicles camping overnight and staying in the carpark all day.”

The agreement with QPWS will also see parking at the Laguna Lookout, Mt Tinbeerwah and Wooroi Day Use Area carparks become a Council responsibility.

“However, before the changes can become a local law we have to ensure the community has a say,” the Deputy Mayor said.

"So we are asking residents to comment by going to our website.”

Council will call for comment on the proposed car parking changes and other amendments to Noosa’s local laws online at Council's Your Say Noosa website from Friday, April 27.

24 April 2018