Parking and Traffic

Council controls regulated parking areas within the Surf Coast Shire and Authorised Officers regularly patrol time restricted parking areas. Penalties are incurred for overstaying the sign posted time limit in parking bays and in loading zones.

Parking Infringement Notices may be paid at the Shire Offices in Grossmans Road Torquay and should be paid within 28 days of the issued date to prevent additional charges. For details phone (03) 5261 0600.

Parking - Commercial Loading Zones 

Council's policy in relation to the legal use of commercial loading zones allows three categories of vehicles to use such zones for the legal maximum timed period. These categories are:

1. Any truck or utility built for the carrying of goods, or
2. Any vehicle that is permanently sign-written (painted) or displays a magnetic or other sticker so as to clearly indicate to Council that the vehicle is being used in connection with a commercial business, or
3. Any vehicle that has attached to it a commercial vehicle identification label.

Parking - Disabled Permits 

Disabled Permits and applications are available from the Shire Offices at Grossmans Road Torquay.

To be eligible for a permit, the application form must be completed by your local medical practitioner and you must be a permanent resident of the shire.

To download a disabled parking application form please click here.

Unauthorised parking within a disabled zone will incur a $100 on the spot fine.

Parking - Sleeping in Vehicles 

It is an offence for any person to sleep in any vehicle in any public place within the Surf Coast Shire.

This offence carries a $125 on the spot fine.