PARKING at busy Toondah Harbour will be boosted to help ease the Easter crush.
Redland Mayor Karen Williams said council would open up temporary parking behind the old CSIRO building at Toondah Harbour from April 12 to 17.
Access will be through the Wharf Street car park and via the ferry car park.
“We know parking is tight at the Toondah Harbour ferry terminal at the best of times but over Easter space is really at a premium, so the additional parking areas will help ease some of the pressure,” Cr Williams said.
“It won’t only help tourists heading to Straddie but also our island residents who are planning to travel to the mainland over the Easter break.”
Cr Peter Mitchell said the temporary parking was well received during a trial on the Australia Day long weekend.
“Straddie is naturally very popular with holiday makers over Easter, so I am confident these extra parking areas will again be well received and help to reduce stress for those looking for a car park,’’ he said.’
The move follows the free inner-city bus trialled by council over Christmas, organised to ease parking pressure from busy areas such as Toondah and Redland Bay’s Weinam Creek.
Cr Williams said the need for more parking at Toondah showed the importance of the Walker Group’s $1.3 billion upgrade of the popular ferry terminal.
“While we wait for the Federal Government to approve the Toondah Harbour upgrade, we will continue to look for other solutions to the area’s parking constraints such as this temporary parking.”
