Parking penalties of up to $464 remain on hold as Toowoomba review is deferred again

Proposed increases for disabled-space, loading-zone and other parking offences will not be finalised after the committee sent the law back to a future Council meeting.

Council: Toowoomba Regional Council

Meeting: 13 October 2026, 9:00 AM


BRIEF

Toowoomba’s proposed parking-law changes have been deferred again, leaving a proposed increase in the disabled-space penalty from $309 to $464, other penalty rises and map updates unresolved. No date was specified for the next Council consideration.


KEY FACTS

- The Environment and Community Committee deferred the proposed Parking (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2024 to a future Council meeting.

- The proposal included increasing the penalty for parking in a disabled space from $309 to $464.

- The proposed penalty for failing to pay would have risen from $61 to $100.

- The proposed penalty for overstaying in a parking space would have risen from $77 to $100.

- Two properly made submissions were received during the 2024 consultation, and both supported increased penalties.

- The proposal included updated maps for off-street regulated parking areas, including Mothercraft Lane and Chalk Drive carparks.


SOURCES

https://toowoomba.civicclerk.com.au/web/UserControls/DocPreview.aspx?m=1&aoid=1654&token=ebd1c264-0df2-4fc8-bc25-090e38c86828

https://minutesradar.com/news/toowoomba-civicclerk-environment-and-community-committee-13-october-2026-13-10-2026-9-00-am-minutes-parking-penalties-of-up-to-464-remain-o-b4845cb12f/


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