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'That's on you': Mayor defends council's new caravan parking laws

'That's on you': Mayor defends council's new caravan parking laws

The town of Googong to Canberra's south east may be home to some not-so-happy-campers, with the Queanbeyan-Palerang Council beginning to enforce strict residential parking rules targeting caravans, boats and trailers.

The Queanbeyan-Palerang Council has banned large vehicles from parking on residential streets for more than an hour.

The council says the vehicles are often left parked for months.

Australia's largest caravan and motorhome club warns the restrictions could discourage people from owning a large vehicle in the area.

The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council has begun enforcing strict residential parking rules banning large caravans, boats, and trailers from long-term parking in residential streets.

The push is part of the council's effort to crackdown on large vehicles being left for long periods of time in prime parking spots.

Under the new rules, vehicles longer than 7.5 metres cannot park in residential streets for more than an hour.

Vehicles smaller than 7.5 metres will be allowed to park in residential streets for up to 28 days before being required to move.

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mayor Kenrick Winchester said the issue was prominent in the NSW town of Googong, where he said people were using on-street parking to store large vehicles.

The mayor said people had "bought houses where they can't fit their boat or their trailer in their own backyards, or sheds, or driveways, and so they're parking them randomly throughout the suburb".

The new council rules will also ban any vehicles from parking on the verge — the area between the road and…

In brief

The Queanbeyan-Palerang Council has banned large vehicles from parking on residential streets for more than an hour. The council says the vehicles are often left parked for months. The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council has begun enforcing strict residential parking rules banning large caravans, boats, and trailers from long-term parking in residential streets. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mayor Kenrick Winchester said the issue was prominent in the NSW town of Googong, where he said people were using on-street parking to store large vehicles.

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