Parramatta. Parking by phone

Parramatta City Council has introduced a free mobile application to display nearby car parks including up-to-the-minute occupancy rates. Frank Dorrian, MD of SGS Australia and program manager for Parramatta’s Digital Concierge program, said that the application would help to improve future traffic management. He said it would also reduce Parramatta’s carbon footprint by minimising the amount of traffic congestion. The application is available for download, for free, on all android phones and would be made available on the iPhone and Blackberry and other popular devices in the coming weeks. The app can be downloaded from the ParraConnect website at www.parraconnect.net.au.