Parking options on Acton campus

Eligible full-time, part-time and casual staff may apply for and purchase a parking permit. Staff must work more than 10 hours a week to be eligible for a permit and the staff member must be employed for 90 days or more. The minimum period a permit may be purchased for is 90 days.

Full-time and part-time staff may pay for their permit by pre or post-tax payroll deduction. Payroll deductions will continue until the vPermit holder logs in to their account and cancels the permit. A vPermit paid for by payroll deduction cannot be cancelled and re-applied for within two weeks of the cancellation unless approved by the Parking Office.

It should be noted the payroll deduction amount may change on 1 January each year.

vPermits paid for by payroll deduction are paid in arrears and no refund will be made.  If you have any questions about your deduction please email parking@anu.edu.au.

Casual staff are not able to have payroll deductions.

Casual and affiliate staff should upload their proof of eligibility letter (PDF or JPEG format) directly to their vPermit application. The letter should be on letterhead from a business manager or department supervisor and should include the number of hours worked per fortnight and the duration of your engagement. Casual and affiliate staff must work more than 10 hours a week to be eligible for a permit and the casual and affiliate staff member must be employed for 90 days or more. The minimum period a permit may be purchased for is 90 days.

After the letter has been uploaded to your application please note the permit number and contact the Parking Office via email or by phone on (02) 6125 0179 to arrange payment. Your permit will be activated as soon as payment is processed.

Permits are for the sole use of the person they have been issued to. They are not to be sold, tranferred or shared between drivers.

To be eligible for a permit students must be enrolled in a full time course load - 18 units or more. Units are not accumulative across the year. If able to provide the Parking Office with a valid Centrelink card students may be exempt from this requirement.

PhD students, who do not appear as eligible when applying for a vPermit on-line, should contact the Parking Office via email for assistance.

Students may pay for their permit on-line, in person at the Parking Office or by noting their permit number and contacting the Parking Office on (02) 6125 0179 to arrange payment. The permit will be activated as soon as payment is processed.

If a vPermit has been cancelled a new vPermit cannot be purchased within two weeks of the cancellation unless approved by the Parking Office.

Permits are for the sole use of the person they have been issued to. They are not to be sold, transferred or shared between drivers.

The release of 2024 resident permits has been finalised, with most residential zones fully subscribed. If your residential zone does not appear please place your name on the waiting list for a parking permit – you need do this only once. Residents are eligible apply for a permit to park in their residential zone only.

Residents living on campus are eligible to purchase a permit for their residence, subject to availability. The zones for each residential venue are:-

If you change your place of residence during the year you will need to cancel your current permit and place your name of the waiting list for your new residence e.g. if you are a B&G resident permit holder and you move to Wamburun you will not be eligible to hold a B&G resident permit.

Permits are only valid for the year in which they are issued. They do not provide the holder with a priority for subsequent years. The waiting list for each year will not be carried over to the following year.

There are a limited number of bays available for each residence.  Resident students who cannot get a parking permit for their residence will have the option to join an electronic waitlist.  This can be done through vPermit.  Please read “How can I be added to a waitlist?

Whilst waiting for a resident space to become available residents are able to purchase a permit (subject to availability) to park in either the Kingsley, Baldessin or Acton Underhill parking station.  This type of permit is only available at the non-resident student rate.

A space in these stations is reserved for the parking station permit holder 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  It should, however, be noted the space is not designated and may vary from day to day.

Students living on campus are not eligible to purchase non-resident student surface permits.

To be eligible to purchase a permit you must be enrolled in 18 units or more and upload a letter (in pdf or jpeg format) from your residential venue confirming you have been accepted as a 2024 resident. If you will be a part time student in 2024 please email parking@anu.edu.au for more information. If you are new to the ANU in 2024 you will need to register, apply and pay for a vPermit, subject to availability.

Please note: Permits are not to be sold, transferred or shared between drivers. Purchasing a permit for someone other than yourself may be subjected to disciplinary action under the Code of Conduct.

How can I be added to a waitlist?

If a specific type of permit is not currently available, applicants will be given the choice, from 15 January 2024, to add their name to the electronic waitlist through vPermit. You need to do this only once.  You do not need to select four different permit types. If a permit becomes available, an email notification will be sent to the applicant's registered email address. Applicants have 72 hours to accept the offered permit and make the necessary payment. Failure to purchase the permit within that timeframe, will result in their name being removed from the waitlist. However, they can add their name back to the waitlist at any time.

2024 parking rates will be posted on the Parking fees and infringement penalties webpage as soon as they are approved.

If you hold a resident permit for a parking zone outside a parking station e.g Graduate House, and when returning to your resident zone are unable to find parking within your designated resident parking zone, please contact the parking office on (02) 6125 0179, during office hours, for advice as to where you may park. If you return to your designated resident zone after 5pm on a weekday or on a weekend, you may park in any Paid Parking zone as long as you move your vehicle back to the correct resident zone prior to 8am on the next weekday.

Residents with a Baldessin or Kingsley Street parking station permit who return to campus after dark and are concerned about walking across campus may park in a surface parking zone closer to their residence after 5:00pm Monday to Friday or on weekends.

Permits are for the sole use of the person they have been issued to. They are not to be sold, transferred or shared between drivers.

Please ensure you have entered your vehicle registration number correctly and selected it as the 'active' vehicle that is parked on campus. If you don’t set the correct active vehicle when parking on campus, the permit is not valid and an infringement notice may be issued.

Drivers parking on campus for extended periods of time (residents) are required to check their vehicle on a weekly basis to ensure an infringement notice has not been placed on the vehicle.

Note: If a vPermit has been cancelled a new vPermit cannot be purchased within two weeks of cancellation unless approved by the Parking Office.

Reserved/Authorised parking is limited and available only to individuals and departments approved by the University Executive.

Approved individuals may, if eligible, pay for their permit by pre or post-tax payroll deduction. Payroll deductions will continue until the vPermit holder logs in to their account and cancels the permit. A vPermit paid for by payroll deduction cannot be cancelled and re-applied for within two weeks of the cancellation unless approved by the Parking Office. It should be noted the payroll deduction amount may change on 1 January each year.

vPermits paid for by payroll deduction are paid in arrears and no refund will be made.

Permits are for the sole use of the person they have been issued to. They are not to be sold, transferred or shared between drivers.

Departments may apply for Official Visitor parking in proximity to their building. If approval of this type of parking is granted, an Official Visitor permit must be purchased and paid for allowing visitors to park in the designated official visitor bay.

The Official Visitor permit must be displayed in the vehicle parked in the designated Official Visitor bay.

Departmental Official Visitor permits are not for use by ANU staff or students.

The University Executive has advised the criteria surrounding eligibility for honorary parking permits is as follows:

1. Provide a letter of proof of Honorary or Emeritus status, or confirmation of your status in writing from the Human Resources area of your department or the Human Resources Division and
2. Have published at least one research paper with an ANU affiliation in the last 12 months and/or
3. Be supervising a current ANU student and/or
4. Be a recipient of a current research grant.

Honorary/Emeritus staff should upload their proof of eligibility documents (PDF or JPEG format) directly to their vPermit application. The letter regarding proof of status must be on letterhead from a business manager or department supervisor, preferably scanned as one document with the follow-up documentation, and uploaded to your vPermit application. After this documentation has been uploaded to your application please note the permit number and contact the Parking Office via email or by phone on (02)61250179 and your permit will be activated.

Permits are for the sole use of the person they have been issued to. They are not to be sold, transferred or shared between drivers.

Conference attendees should contact their conference organiser for advice regarding their parking arrangements. It should be noted, there is a high demand for parking on campus and it is suggested you either car pool, use public transport or a taxi to come to campus.

Visitor and contractor/trade vehicle parking map

Parking for visitors to the University is available across the Acton campus in Pay As You Go, Pay & Display and time limited zones.

Contractor parking

Construction and trades people are not eligible for ANU staff parking permits.  The parking options are:

• Loading zones - in accordance with the Australian Road Rules where a time limit is not displayed on a loading zone sign the maximum perod for parking is 30 minutes and parking in a Loading Zone is only permitted while loading and unloading goods
• Time limited zones - until the expiration of the time limit
• Designated construction compounds approved by the Parking Office and appropriate Associate Director.

Consultant parking

Consultants contracted directly by an ANU department are eligible for an ANU "staff - other" surface parkign permit if they meet the following criteria:

• Work more than 20 hours per week from a continuous 90 days period
• Work on campus i.e. not remotely
• Provide a letter from an ANU department confirming the above eligible criteria has been met.  This letter must be provided at the time the permit is applied and paid for.  Payment cannot be made by payroll deduction.

Pay As You Go (PAYG) parking is charged on a minute by minute basis with no minimum time limit. Drivers using PAYG parking must register with CellOPark before parking. You can find more details about how to use CellOPark and how to park on campus in the Reference Documents to the right on this page.  Alternatively, CellOPark Prepaid Cards are available to be purchased from the Parking Office, Level 1 Anthony Low Building (#124), Garran Road, ACTON, ACT 2601.

It is the driver's responsibility to ensure an active parking session commences when parking on campus - the counter will change from Start(green) to Stop(red) - and that the correct registration number of the vehicle parking on campus is set as active.

Pay & Display parking is charged at an hourly rate with the minimum period able to be purchased being one (1) hour and the maximum up to three (3) hours. Payment may be made using coins or EFTPOS. A ticket must be purchased and displayed on the vehicle dashboard when parking in these parking zones.

Parking available in the Kambri precinct. Access to this underground car park is via Kingsley Street, off Barry Drive. The car park is managed by Care Park on behalf of ANU. For further information please visit Kambri website. 

Time Limited parking - there are a small number of free time limited parking zones on campus. The time limit ranges from 5 minutes to two hours, depending on the location.  If unable to find visitor parking on campus, you may wish to consider parking in nearby ACT Government paid car parking or in either of the privately operated car parks at City West and 121 Marcus Clarke Street.

For information regarding the location of pay & display, Pay As You Go/CellOPark and time limited zones please refer to the visitor parking map.

Official Visitor parking - Some ANU departments have official visitor parking in proximity to their building. Please contact the department you are visiting to determine if this type of parking is available. If available, visitors are required to obtain a permit from the department and display it on the dashboard of their vehicle.

Departmental Official Visitor permits are not for use by ANU staff or students.