Petition against parking meters tabled

THE Hamilton Regional Business Association submitted a petition with 2227 signatures against the parking meters at Southern Grampians Shire Council’s ordinary June council meeting on Wednesday night. Nine more parking meters are to be installed to reduce the distance between meters in coming weeks along with further signage. Photo: GLENN GUY.

By Lizzie Hallam

June 14, 2024 | 4:00 PM

AS parking officers began prowling the CBD for unpaid parking this week, contention around the parking meters appears to be abating, with Council committing to the installation of nine more parking meters in late July.

The topic was the first item at the monthly Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) meeting on Wednesday night.