Parking signage is in place across Noosa to inform drivers of the restrictions (if any) that apply to each parking zone. All parking signs in Noosa conform to the (Queensland) Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This makes sure that they are consistent across the state.
Signs should be clear and unobstructed. Please contact Council if any are missing, faded, damaged or overgrown.
Drivers must comply with Queensland’s Road Rules. Under Queensland legislation it is an offence to park a vehicle completely or partially on the nature strip (verge) in a built up area.
The Queensland Law governing roadside parking states that:
A driver must not stop on a bicycle path, footpath, shared path or dividing strip, or a nature strip adjacent to a length of road in a built-up area.
This includes parking by placing one or more wheels on the nature strip, parking on a painted island or traffic island or parking across a driveway.
It is impossible to install signage across every relevant nature strip in Queensland and driver are expected to know the road rules and comply with them.
Many essential services such as electricity, communication cables, water mains and irrigation systems are located under the nature strips. Parking restrictions protect them from damage.
See our Fact Sheets for further information.
If parking at one of Noosa’s boat ramps you must obey the signage and park only in designated trailer spaces. Equally if you are not towing a trailer you must only parked in the single vehicle bays as shown on the facility signage.
Whilst parking a registered boat trailer on local streets is lawful, long-term parking on busy roads is discouraged. Long-term parking of boat trailers in high traffic areas limits parking for residents and visitors, reduces access to business and can create a hazard for pedestrians and cyclists.
If you are a visitor to Noosa we recommend checking with your accommodation provider for boat storage options.
If you require long-term storage for your boat trailer there are a number of alternatives to on-street parking. The Noosa Sea Scouts offer boat trailer parking at their campground, conveniently located near the Noosa River.
In addition, a number of local Noosa storage facilities also provide boat trailer parking for short and long-term stays.
See our Heavy or Long Vehicle Parking fact sheet.
Drivers of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not park on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless it is permitted by signage or dropping off or picking up goods.
A built up area is an area where either buildings are not more than 100m apart, on land next to the road and the street lights are not over 100m apart.
A long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer.
A heavy vehicle is considered to be vehicles or trailers over 4.5 tonne gross vehicle mass (GVM) or aggregate trailer mass (ATM).
See our Heavy and Long Vehicle Fact sheet for further information
It is the responsibility of the property owner or tenant to park a caravan in a lawful and considerate way which appropriately caters for parking of all vehicles using the road.
If you require long-term storage for your caravan or other private vehicles, there are storage providers available within the region to cater for your storage needs.
Remember that long vehicles (>7.5m overall) are not permitted to park in built up areas.
See our Long or Heavy Vehicles Fact Sheet.
