September 2024 Message from the CEO – Jeremy Irvine
Parking Industry Awards nominations – close 5.00pm Tuesday 17 September
A final reminder of the Parking Industry Awards, nominations for which close tomorrow at 5.00pm AEST. We thank all the many colleagues who have spent much effort and time in putting their submissions in.
Parking Industry Awards sponsorships – thank you
We thank our fantastic category sponsors CAVU, Designa, First Parking, TNS, Orikan, and UbiPark for their support of this year’s Parking Industry Awards and look forward to seeing their many representatives at the Awards dinner on 3 October.
Awards and Dinner sponsorships going fast
Don’t miss out! Limited sponsorships are still available for the Parking Industry Awards and Dinner. Contact us ASAP to discuss a bespoke sponsorship package that will be tailored to suit your needs. These sponsorships offer a unique platform to elevate your firm’s visibility and leadership presence within the industry and are being finalised on a first-come, first-served basis.
National Roads & Traffic Expo
Parking Australia is excited to be partnering with the National Roads & Traffic Expo. This event (in place of PACE or OUTLOOK) is the major annual event for the parking industry, offering invaluable networking and thought leadership discussions – do join us!
Entry to the National Roads & Traffic Expo (including the Parking Australia conference stream) is FREE.
- Enhancing the parking experience for all visitors with automatic camera parking (LPR)
- Local government’s role in improving EV uptake through parking solutions
- Debunking EV fires – what does the data say?
- How to better utilise parking in high density residential areas
- … and many more
And a reminder – the Awards Dinner and the National Roads & Traffic Expo are separate events – please book your tickets via the respective websites.
WA State Advisory Sub-Committee to be formed – expressions of interest open
Following the success of the June Parking Australia networking event, and the strong local interest from Western Australian-based members, a Parking Australia WA state advisory sub-committee will be established. Expressions of interest from WA-based members are invited by Wednesday 16 October with the first meeting to be scheduled shortly after.
Full details and how to be involved are here.
Upcoming events (sponsorship opportunities available)
Sydney 27 November: Topic: The big picture – where does parking fit in the broader policy and planning landscape?
2025 dates – pop in your calendar now
We’re excited to announce the schedule for our quarterly industry networking events for 2025, which will be held on a Wednesday from 3.00pm – 6.00pm local time, on the following dates and in the following cities:
26 February: Perth
28 May: Sydney
27 August: Brisbane
26 November: Melbourne (with AGM)
If you’re interested in being either a sponsor (Venue, Major Event, or Networking Session) at Parking Australia events, sponsorship packages are bespoke and developed in collaboration with the firms and are based on a range of factors including for example links to the topic, relevance to the audience/market, and ongoing engagement with members. Sponsor interest is open and can be provided to CEO Jeremy Irvine at any time within the principle of first come, first served.
Welcome and thanks
A welcome to our ever-growing list of new members; and thank you to those many renewing members – your support of the Association is appreciated, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon! If you’re not a member, and would like to join us, please join online here.
A reminder too of all the great benefits to Parking Australia members including the unlimited number of staff we invite from each member firm to join us at our networking events, for example. You can also pop your news, events, and jobs across and we will add to the Parking Australia website.
2024 AGM
The 2024 Parking Australia AGM will be held on 27 November in person in Sydney and online. Nominations are now open, closing at 5.00pm 26 September. If elections are required, voting will open on 8 October, closing on 29 October.
Members considering standing are invited (positively recommended….!) to contact me well prior to nominations opening for an overview of eligibility (including two years as the owner or employee of a member/s), the nomination processes and commitment required.
A briefing on the timelines and process is as per the outline on the AGM page.
Engagement
Our member briefing this month includes an advocacy briefing, and more news.
Members can read more on these matters and other Parking Australia member news by logging into the member portal.
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