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Car parking news from around Australia: prices, council rules, investment and the Find a Car Park community.
3 May 2005
Dearer city parking keeps lid on rate rise - THE AGE
Dearer city parking keeps lid on rate rise By Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar May 3, 2005
26 Apr 2005
Victorian car-park tax stirs foes - The Financial Review
Business groups have hit out at the Victorian government's new parking levy, calling it a cynical move to claw back revenue.
23 Apr 2005
Tax slug to fight city gridlock - The AGE
Tax slug to fight city gridlock By Dan Silkstone, Nassim Khadem April 23, 2005
22 Apr 2005
Tax to encourage short-term parking investment
The Victorian Government believes a new tax on long-term car spaces in central Melbourne will encourage more investment in short-term parking. The $400 levy, ri…
22 Apr 2005
Long-term parking attracts new fee
THE Victorian Government will impose a levy on Melbourne's long-term car parking spaces in a bid to ease city congestion. Owners of the city's commercial and pr…
21 Apr 2005
Patients to pay for parking at ACT hospitals
Patients to pay for parking at ACT hospitals
21 Apr 2005
Smart Thinking
There is an interesting story in The Age about a budding entrepreneur:
21 Apr 2005
Fine Car Parking
There is a growing number of car parking scheme web sites aimed at connecting space owners with car owners. The concept is basically simple; Owner of residentia…
21 Apr 2005
Car park levy could 'discourage' investment
Car park owners in Melbourne's CBD are reviewing long-term investment strategies after Melbourne City Council last week voted to investigate options for a parki…
21 Apr 2005
Parking may face tax grab
Motorists with long-term parking spaces in central Melbourne may soon have to pay a new tax for the privilege. The Bracks Government is open to the idea of a pa…
18 Apr 2005
Park levy to cut congestion step closer
A levy on commercial car parking in central Melbourne moved a step closer to reality after Melbourne City Council voted last week to examine options for such a…
8 Apr 2005
CBD congestion Poll : Is the proposed levy a solution to CBD congestion? - The AGE
CBD congestion Poll : Is the proposed levy a solution to CBD congestion?