After concentrating on tourist zones in December and January, MidCoast Council's rangers are now out and about in our town centres and school zones.
In response to community feedback, monitoring and enforcement of car parking will progressively increase across 2025.
Around schools and in CBDs, enforcement will significantly ramp up by mid-February.
"It's not always convenient to follow road signage, but it's essential for pedestrian and vehicle safety," said Director of Liveable Communities, Paul De Szell.
"In our CBDs it also helps us share street parking opportunities and allows businesses to attract a greater variety of customers.
"We hope the increased presence of our rangers will be a sufficient deterrent for most drivers. A key focus will be educating drivers."
Later this year, vehicle licence plate technology will be introduced. This will increase Council's capacity to monitor parking, vehicles on beaches and unlawful camping. Fines will still be physically placed on vehicles in line with current practices. This technology is already being used by a number of councils across NSW.
Revenue from fines will be used to offset the cost of the ranger service. A portion of the revenue will be absorbed by Revenue NSW in its capacity as the administrator of the fine system across NSW.
