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‘RIPPED OFF’: Tourist’s outrage over fine from full car park

A family has vowed to spend money elsewhere after being slapped with a fine at a Whitsunday marina.

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02nd Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

A family holidaying in the Whitsundays was left with a sour taste in their mouth after receiving a parking fine. Pictured is Taylah, Josie, Jordyn Ray, Stewart, Sam, Matt, Coby and Kath. Picture: Supplied

Council officers call for bodycam back-up

Noosa’s Council’s law enforcers are wearing body cameras to help when dealing with potentially high tension situations such...

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12th Nov. 2020 6:11 AM

The Noosa Council local laws officers are under a lot of pressure from local disputes that can drag on for two years.

Parents ‘disgusted’ as dad arrested over school parking

Coolum parents have expressed outrage after a father was arrested during a police parking blitz outside a primary school on...

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03rd Nov. 2020 11:11 AM

A parent was arrested for public nuisance outside Coolum State School on Monday during a police parking fine blitz. Photo: ABC Sunshine Coast

What Mackay residents want to fall back in love with CBD

Mackay residents are ready to fall back in love with the city heart, but they have a few conditions

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20th Oct. 2020 6:10 AM

51 Sydney St was one of the many empty retail and commercial spaces in Mackay's CBD in September 2020. Picture: Zizi Averill

LOOK OUT: Full-time parking inspector coming soon

The fines are unpopular, but it’s good for business says council

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14th Oct. 2020 1:10 PM

Clarence Valley Council are about to employ a full time parking inspector

Drivers beware: Parking fees and fines return

Parking fees put $168,074 into Mackay council coffers last financial year, despite parking fee freeze

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29th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

A Community and Client Services annual review revealed a tidy profit from paid parking, despite a three-month freeze from April to June because of the pandemic.

'Parking fines should go back into CBD': Chamber CEO

THE council should reinvest the $760,000 it made in parking fines last year into improving parking options for CBD...

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30th July 2020 5:07 AM

Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Rohl.

How much council collected in parking fines revealed

THE Toowoomba Regional Council collected hundreds of thousands in parking fines in the CBD over the past 12 months, new...

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29th July 2020 9:07 AM

The council collected $760,000 in parking fines during 2019-20. Picture: iStock

REVEALED: Which North Burnett towns owe SPER the most money

Millions of dollars is owed to the state government by debtors within our region.

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16th July 2020 1:07 PM

WORST DEBTS REVEALED: The North Burnett has close to $3 million owed in SPER debts as of June 30, 2020. Picture: File

School’s parents threatened with fines, battle congestion

Local laws officers are threatening to slap fines on parents picking their kids up from school suffering from traffic...

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15th June 2020 3:06 PM

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