Victoria Carpark
AND as soon as the shortage of parking at the hospital has been sorted out, it might pay Council to take a look a little closer to home – the bitumen surrounding Victoria Park No.1 Oval was getting close to full when our photographer took this photo (above) on Tuesday. It’s on the other side of Church Street from Council’s HQ.
The area closest to the cenotaph doesn’t appear to be officially marked with parking spaces, but drivers keen to find longterm parking appear to have sorted themselves out and parked in an orderly way.
Where do the owners of all these cars work? Is the increase in usage of this area as a weekday carpark a result of the change in parking rules at the RSL Club’s multi-level carpark? If development happens to No.1 Oval, will these drivers lose access to this area?
One thing is for sure: we do need more long-term parking to service Dubbo’s CBD. The big areas for parking between Macquarie and Bligh Streets are great for shoppers wanting to access the main street, however the further east you go from Macquarie Street, the greater the need for allday parking for office-workers, school staff and others in the CBD on weekdays.