Mansfield Parking Study
Mansfield Shire Council is inviting the wider Mansfield community to provide feedback on the proposed recommendations from the Mansfield Parking Study. The study examines how parking is currently used throughout Mansfield's CBD and identifies opportunities to improve parking availability, accessibility, safety, signage and future planning.
The study was undertaken to better understand parking pressures within the town centre, improve access to local businesses and services, identify signage and wayfinding improvements, address parking overstays and plan for Mansfield's future parking needs as the township continues to grow.
Consultation will close Friday 20 November 2026.
Have Your Say
Council encourages the community to review the information and provide their feedback via the survey.
Council will also be hosting a drop-in session at the Shire office on Wednesday 11 November 2026 from 10am - 12pm. Council encourages community members to attend the session, learn more about the study and ask questions.
Your feedback will help Council understand community priorities and ensure future parking improvements meet the needs of those who live, work and visit Mansfield.
Consultation closes Friday 20 November 2026.
Proposed Priority Actions from the Study
Key actions identified in the study include:
- Improving signage to underused parking areas and designated caravan and trailer parking locations.
- Introducing 12-hour time limits in selected off-street car parks to better manage overnight and long-stay parking.
- Increasing targeted parking enforcement where surveys identified parking overstays.
- Establishing short-term pick-up and drop-off zones around Mansfield Primary School and within selected parking areas.
Additional recommendations include:
- Parking wayfinding improvements.
- Parking time restriction reviews.
- Compliance monitoring and seasonal parking surveys.
- Electric vehicle charging facilities.
- Bicycle parking improvements.
- Long-vehicle parking wayfinding.
- Consideration of impacts associated with the Mt Buller busline car park.
- Hospital car park expansion opportunities.
- School pick-up and drop-off improvements
More about the Study
The study identified a range of opportunities to improve parking management throughout Mansfield, including:
- Better use of existing parking through revised time restrictions.
- Improved parking signage and wayfinding.
- Enhanced parking enforcement in areas where overstaying occurs.
- Support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
- Improved bicycle parking facilities.
- Safety improvements around school pick-up and drop-off areas.
- Identification of future parking upgrades and expansion opportunities.
Importantly, the study does not recommend introducing paid parking within Mansfield.