Request to Temporarily Suspend Parking Infringement Notices at the Redland Bay Marina

Principal Petitioner: Les Barkla

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026, 4.30pm

At 10 signatures, this petition will be considered properly made.

Petition Request:

Council immediately cease issuing parking infringement notices at the Redland Bay Marina parking precinct until the proposed Multi-Level Car Park is constructed and overflow parking issues are resolved for SMBI residents, based on:

1. Council has not kept pace with required parking infrastructure at the Marina area to meet current and foreseeable demand, due to:

a. a 17.48% increase in SMBI population since 2021 - 7,718 in 2021 to 9,067 estimate in 2024 (Source:  RCC Population highlights | Redland City Council | Community profile);

b. new SMBI dwelling approvals granted by Council in recent years - 400 in 2023 and 800 in 2025 (Source: Advice to a community meeting on Macleay Island on 17 December 2025); and 

c. Marina parking overflow is having a significant impact on surrounding Redland Bay residential streets and residents (Source: Residents’ meeting on Sunday 30 November 2025).

2. There appears to be a conflict of interest in Council with a serious lack of coordination between Council departments. It is unreasonable and inconsistent for one arm of Council to provide approvals for hundreds of new dwellings annually on SMBI, thereby increasing mainland parking demand, whilst another arm of Council undertakes parking infringement enforcement practices by issuing parking fines without the necessary infrastructure provided to support that growth.

This disconnect in planning and enforcement places SMBI residents at a disadvantage and raises legitimate concerns about unfair and potentially discriminatory treatment of island residents with no adequate parking alternatives for essential transport needs.

Council will respond to Principal Petitioner regarding the outcome of the petition within 10 business days of the meeting at which the petition is presented.