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From City of Ballarat Director Infrastructure and Environment Terry Demeo:

The complete system for Smarter Parking has now been in full operation since 17 February.

The community has had an extremely strong take up of the free hour and utilisation of the meters.

While the sample size is small, a number of observations are possible.

The app has also been downloaded by over 11,000 motorists and is being used on a daily basis.

We're seeing that Fridays have the highest number of parking transactions, with people parking for shorter periods.

Last Friday saw the highest number of transactions since the system was introduced with more than 7000 transactions recorded, of which more than 5200 were free.

The City of Ballarat continues to have education officers on the street to ensure all users are able to familiarise themselves with the new technology and take advantage of the system City of Ballarat has implemented.

Parking users can also call our customer service line on 5320 5500 or visit parkingballarat.com