Pay parking in Brunswick Heads

We are implementing pay parking in parts of Brunswick Heads as a way of improving the turn-over of parking.

Brunswick Heads pay parking started on 30 September 2024.

Pay parking will apply to the:

  • majority of the Brunswick Heads central business area
  • popular beachfront car park along South Beach Road and Torakina precinct.

A map of the zone is provided below.

In June, Councillors resolved to make two Shire Resident Parking Permits available for free per household (rateable property). Eligible Byron Shire residents can now apply!

Residents with an existing $55 Shire Resident Parking Permit can continue to use these until expiry.

Traffic Area Permits

Residents who live within the Pay Parking Zone can apply for a Traffic Area Permit.

Traffic Area Permits allow you to park in the street where you live with no time restriction.

If you wish to park outside of your Traffic Area Zone, and in a Pay Parking Area in Brunswick Heads or Byron Bay, we recommend applying for the Free Shire resident Parking Permit in addition to your Traffic Area Permit. 

Map of Brunswick Heads pay parking zone and time limits

From September 2024

Map showing parking tie limnits and zones for Brunswick Heads pay parking zone

Brunswick Heads Pay Parking Zone map(PDF, 128KB)

Is there any free parking?

Free parking options will be available within walking distance to the centre.

 

How will money from pay parking be spent?

Staff will be reporting a proposal to Council to seek approval for how the Brunswick Heads Parking Scheme money will be spent. 

The report will look at what percentage of revenue from the scheme can go back into infrastructure in the Brunswick Heads area and to the wider Byron Shire.

Find out more about how the Byron Bay pay parking scheme is spent.

Why is pay parking being implemented in Brunswick Heads?

The growing population and tourist demands of the region highlights the need to think about how parking will be managed in the future.

On street pay parking in Brunswick Heads will improve:

  • Availability of parking
  • Turnover 
  • Patronage for businesses and our popular recreational areas.
  • Traffic movement and congestion as the precinct develops.

Council has been debating this matter for many years now and we have changed time limits and extended parking zones, but the reality is that Brunswick Heads is going to keep getting busier.

Reducing time limits further (without pay parking) was not seen as favourable as it would be too restrictive and not suit the nature of visitations to local businesses and the beach.