Five reasons to join us in Melbourne at the Parking Industry Awards and National Roads & Traffic Expo Last week I visited the EduTECH conference in Melbourne to meet the new Australian CEO of Terrapinn, the firm which runs the National Roads & Traffic Expo (thanks Matt for your time!). EduTech, as the National Roads & ..read more

We’re excited to bring you a range of great opportunities to be seen, be heard, and be recognised as we look forward to our events for the rest of the year. Parking Industry Awards – nominations open / webinar 31 July The Parking Industry Awards  dinner on Wednesday 30 October in Melbourne. Nominations for the Awards, and, new this year – recognition of long-standing service – both close 3 September. Join us for a free lunchtime (and recorded) Q&A session on Wednesday 31 July from 1.00pm – 1.30pm (AEST) to learn about all things awards and long-standing service recognition; please register ..read more

Welcome and thanks A welcome to our ever-growing list of members and thank you to those many renewing members – your support of the Association is appreciated, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon! If you’re not a member, and would like to join us, please join online here. A reminder too of all the great benefits to Parking Australia members including the unlimited number of staff we invite from each member firm to join us at our networking events, for example. You can also pop your news, events, and jobs across and we will add to the Parking Australia web ..read more

I trust this finds you well and that you had a relaxing Easter break.  Park, Lunch and Learn  First up, we’re pleased to announce a new Parking Australia event, to be held in Sydney on Wednesday 1 May from 12.00pm – 2.00pm at The Michael Crouch Innovation Centre, Hilmer building UNSW Kensington Campus – Park, Lunch and Learn: EV Charging – Council Case Studies.  Thank you to the University of NSW for hosting us. As part of our ongoing commitment to the wider Parking Australia network, we’ve had significant interest in councils learning from other councils about their d ..read more

If 2023 went quickly, so too did the break – and January! I trust that you’re well, and ready for a great year. A highlight for my family was multiple planes, buses, trains, light rail, ferries, and riverboat postie cruise in Sydney (the less I say about my ‘fun’ on the rollercoaster at Luna Park having been talked into by our two tweenagers, the better!). Lots has been happening, and lots is happening in Parking Australia and across the wider parking and transport community. Just before Christmas, we saw changes to the government in Queensland, and wrote on the day he was sworn in to new Mini ..read more

“Where did the year go?!” is a refrain that I’ve been hearing much lately – and using myself as I step back and reflect on my first few months with Parking Australia and also the association’s year itself. We concluded our events schedule recently with a great panel on AI and data analytics. It’s a topic that many industries are looking at, and the insights from our panellists Jessica Christiansen-Franks from Neighbourlytics, Orikan’s Babu Krishnamoorthy, and international guest Mexx Uljee from SpecifAI were timely and well-received. The discussion as always was positive, thought-provoking, a ..read more

Congratulations to all our finalists and award winners at our awards which were announced at the Parking Industry Awards in Sydney last month. Hosted by the energetic and witty Libbi Gorr, the awards celebrate the people, projects, and organisations who have made an impact throughout the parking industry.   Our winners this year were: Outstanding Sustainable Car Park – PARKD Outstanding Customer Service – Park on King Excellence in Technology and Innovation – On Street – Sunshine Coast Regional Council/SenSen Excellent in Technology and Innovation – Off Street – Ace Parking Group Outsta ..read more

Expert panels on Alternate Energy, Landlords, Future of Industry and International parking trends, an engaging case study from the City of Yarra on implementing Cashless Paid Parking, and keynote speaker Steve Simpson, headline the exceptional run-down at OUTLOOK on 11 October at ICC Sydney.  It will be a fantastic day of innovation, insights, and industry leaders coming together to look to the future positively. If you’ve not done already, don’t forget to register – see you there!   Later that evening, our much-anticipated gala awards dinner will celebrate the many achievement ..read more

Thank you to everyone who has made me so welcome as I’ve settled into the role as Parking Australia’s new CEO. It’s been a busy, interesting, and productive few weeks, and I’ve particularly appreciated meeting, listening to and learning from members (whose support we greatly value) and key stakeholders. I’m very much looking to meeting colleagues in Brisbane next week at our networking event. The panel’s thoughts on ‘finding a balance’ is an apt analogy for an industry which is focused on people, their needs, and the many associated challenges and opportunities that come with this. What ..read more

We’re hopping back into your inbox this month with our news over the last little while – and there is a LOT of news to catch up on! Welcome to our new CEO First and foremost, we are super excited to announce the appointment of our new CEO, Jeremy Irvine. Jeremy is an experienced, qualified association CEO, who has led associations nationally in Australia and New Zealand as well as state associations in Australia. Jeremy served as a political adviser in federal Parliament in the late 1990s/ early 2000s before transitioning to association executive roles. He has led associations for over 15 year ..read more