Roads & transport · City of Vincent
EasyPark averaged 76% of Vincent parking transactions as machine tender recommendation was recorded
The City of Vincent briefing notes recommend accepting EasyPark ANZ’s tender to supply and maintain parking ticket machines, while leaving any contract completion and kerbside machine reductions unresolved.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
EasyPark’s average share of both kerbside and off-street parking transactions in the City of Vincent was 76 per cent in 2025/26, according to briefing notes that recommend accepting the company’s tender to supply and maintain parking ticket machines.
The recommendation concerns Request for Tender IE571/2026. Under the recommendation, administration would finalise any proposed departures from the City’s standard contract terms without materially reducing the City’s contractual protections before finalising the contract.
The average payment-method breakdown at kerbside machines was 21 per cent by card and 3 per cent by coin. In off-street car parks, card payments averaged 22 per cent and coin payments 2 per cent. EasyPark’s average share was 76 per cent in both settings.
The figures were discussed in the context of a possible phased reduction of kerbside ticket machines. Administration said it could provide a report to a council workshop on a proposed timeline, but the notes do not record an adopted machine-removal programme. They also say there is no immediate plan or requirement to replace existing car-park machines with a newer touchscreen model.
The record supports reporting the tender as a recommendation, rather than as a completed contract award. For parking users who continue to pay at machines, the timing of any changes remains unclear.
What deserves a closer look
Item 6.2 is a recommendation in Council Briefing notes; no resolution or vote on the tender is recorded.
Administration said it could provide a workshop report on a proposed machine-reduction timeline; the notes do not record an adopted reduction programme.
The 2025/26 payment-method percentages total 100 per cent in each setting: 21 + 3 + 76 for kerbside machines and 22 + 2 + 76 for off-street car parks. The source labels these figures as averages, not transaction counts.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Has the EasyPark contract since been finalised after the recorded recommendation?
What timeline, if any, will administration propose for reducing kerbside ticket machines?
If kerbside machines are reduced, what arrangements would remain available for people who do not use the EasyPark app?
What happens next
Under the recommendation, administration would finalise any proposed departures from the City's standard contractual terms without materially reducing the City's contractual protections before finalising the contract.
Administration said it could provide a report to a council workshop on the proposed project timeline for a phased reduction of kerbside ticket machines.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The briefing notes recommend accepting EasyPark ANZ Pty Ltd's tender for RFT IE571/2026 Parking Ticket Machine Supply and Maintenance and propose that Council note that administration would finalise any proposed departures from standard contractual terms without materially reducing the City's contractual protections before finalising the contract.
6.2 RFT IE571/2026 PARKING TICKET MACHINE SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE Attachments: 1. IE571-2026 Parking Ticket Machine Evaluation Worksheet - Confidential RECOMMENDATION: That Council: 1. NOTES the outcome of the evaluation process for Request for Tender IE571/2026 Parking Ticket Machine Supply and Maintenance; and 2. ACCEPTS the tender submission of EasyPark ANZ Pty Ltd for Request for Tender IE571/2026 Parking Ticket Machine Supply and Maintenance. 3. NOTES that Administration will finalise any proposed departures from the City's standard contractual terms without materially reducing the City's contractual protections before finalising the contract.
Item 6.2, RFT IE571/2026 Parking Ticket Machine Supply and Maintenance, recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The 2025/26 average payment-method breakdown was 21 per cent card, 3 per cent coin and 76 per cent EasyPark for kerbside machines, and 22 per cent card, 2 per cent coin and 76 per cent EasyPark for off-street car parks.
RANGERS: Transactions average for the breakdown of payment methods can be seen in the table below: Kerbside machines FY CARD COIN EASYPARK 2025/26 21% 3% 76% 2024/25 27% 5% 68% Off Street (Car parks) FY CARD COIN EASYPARK 2025/26 22% 2% 76% 2024/25 29% 3% 68% Administration can provide a report to Council workshop to note the proposed project timeline of the phased reduction of ticket machines in kerbside locations CR GREER: The proposed upgrades to the touch screen platform, do we have any information on how the touch screen upgrades would interact with people with vision impairment and their ability to use the touch screen rather than physical
Item 6.2, Rangers' payment-method table
Open original minutes ↗Administration said it could provide a workshop report on a proposed timeline for phased reduction of kerbside ticket machines, and the notes say there was no immediate plan or requirement to replace existing car-park machines with the newer touchscreen model.
RANGERS: Transactions average for the breakdown of payment methods can be seen in the table below: Kerbside machines FY CARD COIN EASYPARK 2025/26 21% 3% 76% 2024/25 27% 5% 68% Off Street (Car parks) FY CARD COIN EASYPARK 2025/26 22% 2% 76% 2024/25 29% 3% 68% Administration can provide a report to Council workshop to note the proposed project timeline of the phased reduction of ticket machines in kerbside locations CR GREER: The proposed upgrades to the touch screen platform, do we have any information on how the touch screen upgrades would interact with people with vision impairment and their ability to use the touch screen rather than physical buttons. RANGERS: Administration has had the opportunity to view the proposed Strads s5 touch screen machine, and can note that the screen itself is twice the size of the current models, is well lit up with easy to access touch screen and instructions. The machine also comes with the option to choose different languages. It should be noted though, that there is no immediate plans or requirement to replace existing ticket machines in the car parks with the latest model, this has been provided as an option only should we look to replace machines at a later time.
Item 6.2 discussion of future machine reductions and touchscreen machines
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the City of Vincent Council Briefing notes for 8 September 2026, a public record of the briefing.
Key facts from the minutes
- The briefing notes recommend accepting EasyPark ANZ Pty Ltd’s tender for RFT IE571/2026, covering parking ticket machine supply and maintenance.
- The EasyPark app’s average share of both kerbside and off-street parking transactions was 76 per cent in 2025/26.
- Kerbside payments averaged 21 per cent by card and 3 per cent by coin; off-street payments averaged 22 per cent by card and 2 per cent by coin.
- Under the recommendation, administration would finalise any proposed departures from standard contract terms without materially reducing the City’s contractual protections before finalising the contract.
- A phased reduction of kerbside ticket machines was discussed as a future proposal, not recorded as an adopted decision.
Why it matters
- The tender could affect the supply and maintenance of parking ticket machines used by Vincent parking users, while the payment data is being considered alongside a possible future reduction in kerbside machines. The briefing notes do not establish when a contract would be finalised or whether and when kerbside machines would be reduced.