PARKING GUIDEAdelaide CBD

Adelaide Park ‘n’ Ride: Which Car Parks Are Free, and What Tea Tree Plaza and the Entertainment Centre Charge (Adelaide, SA)

Tram at the Entertainment Centre tram stop

Most Adelaide Park ‘n’ Ride car parks are free and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as of 23 October 2026. Adelaide Metro lists two exceptions, Tea Tree Plaza and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, where parking is charged but, in its words, heavily discounted for Adelaide Metro users.

PARKING GUIDESunshine Coast Airport

Sunshine Coast Airport Parking: Short Term $19 for 24 Hours Online, Long Term First Hour Free, Covered and Park Value Drive-Up Rates (Sunshine Coast, QLD)

Sunshine Coast Airport terminal

Sunshine Coast Airport lists four car parks. The Short Term car park costs $19 for up to 24 hours when booked online, the airport says, and the same car park charges $13 for 10 to 60 minutes and $36 for 4 to 24 hours to drive-up customers, as of October 2026.

PARKING GUIDEPerth CBD

Transperth Station Parking: $2 on Weekdays, Free on Saturdays, and How to Avoid the $50 Fine (Perth, WA)

High Wycombe Station multi-storey car park

Parking at a Transperth train station costs $2 on weekdays and is free on weekends and public holidays, with one exception: a car left overnight on a Sunday or public holiday needs a $2 payment, because it will still be there on a weekday. The fee applies per 24 hours or part of that period, and the car parks are for Transperth customers only.

PARKING GUIDESydney CBD

Transport Park&Ride in Sydney: How Free Parking Works, Transport Connect Setup and Refunds (Sydney, NSW)

Kellyville Station commuter car park

Transport Park&Ride gives up to 18 hours of free parking each day in dedicated car parks when you complete a public transport trip, according to Transport for NSW. To qualify you tap on and tap off with the same accepted card, and you exit the car park within 18 hours of entering. If you link your number plate and card in a Transport Connect account, you do not need to tap out when you leave the car park.

ENDEDWollongong CBD

Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets, Saturday 24 October 2026: Trains, Parking and Getting to WIN Entertainment Centre (Wollongong, NSW)

Illawarra Hawks pre-game at WIN Entertainment Centre, December 2025

If you are taking the train to the Illawarra Hawks v Brisbane Bullets game at WIN Entertainment Centre on Saturday 24 October 2026, check your trip first: Transport for NSW lists planned trackwork that day, and South Coast Line trains run to a changed timetable between South Coast Line stations and Sydenham only. Doors open at 4:30pm and tip-off is at 5:30pm.

PARKING GUIDEGeelong CBD

University Hospital Geelong Parking: 2, 3 and 4 Hour City Meter Zones, Accessible Bays and Drop-Off Points (Geelong, VIC)

State Government Offices building in central Geelong (not the hospital)

Parking around University Hospital Geelong is mainly City of Greater Geelong metered street parking, with 2, 3 and 4 hour zones on Swanston, Bellerine and Myers Streets, according to Barwon Health’s page updated 24 August 2026. Barwon Health does not list a hospital-run car park or a fee table on that page, so this guide sticks to what it and the City publish: the time limits, how to extend your stay, accessible bays and drop-off points. Details are as of 23 October 2026.

ENDEDNewcastle CBD · Broadmeadow

Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC on Saturday 24 October: Train, Bus and Parking at McDonald Jones Stadium (Newcastle, NSW)

McDonald Jones Stadium in 2017

For the Newcastle Jets match against Macarthur FC on Saturday 24 October, gates open at 2pm for a 3pm kick-off at McDonald Jones Stadium. The closest station is Broadmeadow, a 15 to 20-minute walk away, and Transport for NSW says to pre-book stadium parking through Ticketmaster or use nearby local parking.

EVENTMelbourne CBD

Getting to ACMI at Fed Square: Free Entry, Opening Hours, Trams and Trains, and Fed Square Car Park Rates (Melbourne, VIC)

ACMI at Fed Square from above

ACMI, the museum of screen culture at Fed Square, has free entry and is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with some ticketed events. It sits opposite Flinders Street Station within Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone, so most trains and trams reach it, and a car park at Fed Square charges $18 for the first hour on weekdays at the drive-up rate.

PARKING GUIDEAdelaide CBD

Royal Adelaide Hospital Parking: Fees From $6, Drop-Off Zones, Disability Parking and Getting There by Tram (Adelaide, SA)

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Parking at the Royal Adelaide Hospital costs $6 for the first hour, $10 for 1 to 2 hours and $35 for 5 to 24 hours, as of 22 October 2026. The main car park is underground on Levels 1 and 2 and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and a tram stop on North Terrace is next to the main entrance.

EVENTMelbourne CBD

Getting to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: Anzac Station, Tram Stop 19, Street Parking, Opening Hours and Free Entry (Melbourne, VIC)

The ornamental lake at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is open every day of the year with free entry, and you can reach it by train to Anzac Station or by the tram to Stop 19 Shrine of Remembrance / St Kilda Road, which is a 650-metre walk from Observatory Gate. The gardens are about two kilometres from the city centre, according to Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.