The Regional Car Parks Fund is delivering new free car spaces in the Latrobe Valley, Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh to take pressure off local streets and make it easier to get in and around Victoria’s growing regional cities.
We are delivering the Regional Car Parks Fund through a partnership with councils, government agencies and key local partners.
Statewide, delivery of these car parks supports more than 200 regional supply and construction jobs.
Below are project updates for Latrobe Valley, Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh.
Latrobe Valley
We’re delivering car parks at various sites across the Latrobe Valley – in Traralgon, Morwell and Moe.
Four sites are now open, offering public parking at George Street in Moe, Princes Drive East and Princes Drive West in Morwell, and additional spaces at Seymour Street in Traralgon.
New spaces at Traralgon’s Kay Street car park are on track to open in mid-2026, while the construction of a new car park at Commercial Road in Morwell is set for late-2026.
Parking locations were chosen for their proximity to key activity centres and public transport networks following community engagement and feasibility studies.
Works were also designed to align with current and expected parking demand across the Latrobe Valley.
Ballarat
We’re delivering more than 2,000 Victorian Government-funded car spaces across Ballarat CBD and immediate surrounds, to ease parking pressure caused by growth, development and increased visitor, shopper, and worker activity.
To help meet this demand, the Fund has supported the creation of more than 500 new spaces across Ballarat, at locations including White Flat Oval, Havelock Street, Market Street, and the Ballarat Base Hospital.
These locations primarily support activity areas around the CBD, Health Precinct, and central sporting precincts. They were selected following community engagement, consultation with the City of Ballarat, Grampians Health and Federation University, and feasibility studies.
Ballarat has also had more than 1,000 spaces delivered through the Victorian Government-backed Smarter Parking initiative and more than 400 spaces as part of the redevelopment of the Ballarat Station Precinct.
Bacchus Marsh
We delivered 100 car spaces in Bacchus Marsh to respond to parking pressures created by rapid population growth.
These were constructed around the perimeter of Maddingley Park Reserve sports precinct, and all 100 spaces opened for public use in 2024.