Parking
To ensure that there is adequate parking for customers and visitors to Bathurst, the majority of the Central Business District (CBD) has enforced time restrictions.
For a Bathurst CBD Parking Guide Map, click here(PDF, 102KB)
For a guide to the location of Mobility Parking Scheme Spaces in the CBD, click here(PDF, 824KB)
Loading Zones: Vehicles primarily designed to carry goods can stop in a loading zone to drop off or pick up goods. Goods do not include personal items or shopping. For more information click here.
No Stopping Zones: For safety reason stopping in these zones is not permitted at any time. For more information click here.
No Parking Zones: Allow for vehicles to briefly stop and drop off passengers or goods (for no more than 2 minutes). The driver must stay with the vehicle (within 3 m) at all times. For more information click here.
Mobility Parking Scheme (Disabled Permit): Permits must be fixed to the window and displayed at all times when parked in a marked zone. For more information click here.
Timed car parks: There are several timed car parks in the CBD, generally associated with shopping centres. The time restrictions allow a driver to park within the car park for a certain length of time. Moving from one car space to another does not extend or reset the time limit - the vehicle must leave the car park entirely in order to gain additional time.
Parking on nature strips or footpaths: For safety reasons parking on nature strips or footpaths is not allowed. For more information click here.
Fines (Penalty Infringement Notices): All fine amounts or 'PINS' are set by the NSW Government. All PINs issued by Council are sent to Revenue NSW for processing. The revenue Council receives from PINs goes directly back to covering the costs associated with parking patrols, with a small amount paid to Revenue NSW for processing fees.
How to pay fines (PINs): If you have received a Penalty Infringement Notice for a parking or other offence, payment must be made to Revenue NSW. Should you wish to plead leniency on a matter, or feel that the PIN was issued in error, you must make your case by contacting Revenue NSW on 1300 130 112 or by visiting https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/. For more information about PINs please download brochure here.(PDF, 1000KB)
Parking enforcement reports are required under Clause 9 of the Fines Regulation 2025. These reports relate only to penalty notices issued for parking offences, and includes information on:
- the total number of penalty notices issued
- how many were issued without a notice attached to the vehicle
- the reasons a notice was not left
- the number of penalty notices that were later cancelled or deemed invalid
The reports are produced quarterly and are available here .