Casual parking at St Lucia
Look for signs to see which zone you are in and which conditions apply.
Paid parking applies Monday to Friday, 7am to 9pm. Parking is free outside these hours.
There are 6 casual CellOPark parking zones at St Lucia campus. You can see the location of all parking zones, including spaces for Persons With Disability, on the St Lucia campus parking map (PDF, 1 MB).
View the live feed of parking availability at St Lucia Paying for casual parking
Blue zone (14P daily)
You can park in the blue zone for up to 14 hours and will be charged at a flat daily rate.
Who can use it: everyone, excluding motorcycles
Cost: $5 per day
Grey zone (14P hourly capped)
You can park in the grey zone for up to 14 hours and will be charged at an hourly rate capped at the maximum.
Who can use it: everyone, excluding motorcycles
Cost: $2.50 per hour, for a maximum of $7 per day
Red zone (14P hourly)
You can park in the red zone for up to 14 hours and will be charged at an hourly rate.
Who can use it: everyone, excluding motorcycles
Cost: $2.50 per hour
Yellow zone (1 1⁄2P)
You can park in the yellow zone for 1.5 hours and will be charged at an hourly rate.
Who can use it: everyone, excluding motorcycles
Conditions:
- Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm. 1.5 hours maximum
- Monday to Friday, 6pm to 9pm, no time limit
- Your valid parking session ends if you stay over the 1.5 hour maximum and you may be fined.
Cost: $5 per hour
Pink zone (14P daily restricted)
You can park in the pink zone for up to 14 hours and will be charged at a daily rate.
Who can use it: UQ staff and students, excluding motorcycles
Cost: $5 per day
Orange zone (motorcycles)
Who can use it: everyone parking a motorcycle
Cost: $1 per day
Green Zone (Daily – Staff EV Charging)
You can park in the Green Zone all day and will be charged at a flat daily rate.
Who can use it: UQ staff only
Conditions:
- Electric Vehicle Charging Only
- UQ Staff (Daily Casual):
Monday to Friday, All Day - Cost: $8
Saturday & Sunday, All Day - Cost: $1
Payment Method: CellOPark App only (add your UQ Username to your CellOPark profile)
- UQ Staff Permit Holders:
All conditions attached to staff permit apply
Monday to Sunday, All Day - Cost: $1 (in addition to Staff Permit fees)
Payment Method: CellOPark App only (add your UQ Username to your CellOPark profile)
Part of UQ Recharge program. For terms and conditions of this program click here.
Persons With Disability (PWD)
Who can use it: Anyone displaying an Australian or Red Disability Parking Permit
Cost: Free
You must clearly display the permit so the permit number and expiry date are visible from outside the vehicle.
Find out more about accessible parking.
Electric cars
Who can use it: Anyone needing to charge an electric vehicle
Where:
Conditions:
- A 30-minute parking time limit applies
- The Veefil charging stations are suitable for Tesla vehicles and a range of fully electric and compatible plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Cost: Free
You can report faults with these electric vehicle charging stations to sustainability@uq.edu.au.
Construction contractors and sub-contractors
Who can use it: Construction contractors and sub-contractors
Where: Casual zones (Blue, Grey, Red or Yellow Zone) but on-site parking is generally very limited. You can liaise with your UQ project manager to get approval for on-site parking if it is available.
Cost: Casual zone rates
Service and commercial vehicles
Find out where to park on the St Lucia service, commercial and loading zones map (PDF, 888.8 KB).
Who can use it:
- Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm: any service and commercially registered vehicles
- Monday to Friday after 6pm: anyone with a valid UQ permit
Conditions:
- Maximum 2 hours
- Service and commercially registered vehicles can also use loading zones (maximum 30 minutes, unless otherwise signed)
- Construction contractors and sub-contractors cannot use these spaces
Cost: Free
Short-term loading vehicles
Find UQ's loading zones on the St Lucia service, commercial and loading zones map (PDF, 888.8 KB).
Who can use it: everyone
Conditions:
- Maximum 30 minutes, including after 6pm and weekends
- Do not use for collecting or delivering assignments or letters
Cost: Free
Visitor parking
Who can use it: Authorised visitors to schools, faculties and centres
Where:
- P3 carpark
- P4 carpark
- P11 carpark
- Blue zones (14P daily)
- Red zones (14P hourly)
- Grey zones (14P capped)
- Yellow zones (1 1/2P)
Conditions:
- Visitor parking is only available to authorised visitors of a UQ school, faculty or centre
- Fees apply
- The host school, faculty or centre is responsible for pre-booking their visitor's parking through the vPermit guest parking system
- Parking bay availability is not guaranteed
To access the parking system, send the following forms to Transport Systems at transportsystems@uq.edu.au:
- PF630 parking system access form (PDF, 577.7 KB) (select the visitor parking checkbox)
- RISQ form (DOCX, 30.8 KB) estimating the total amount of permits that will be used in a year. Your area will be charged on a monthly basis for the actual amount used.
Cost: see the vPermit guest parking system for up to date costs.
Clinic and reserved parking
Who can use it:
- Guests of senior executive staff
- clients at UQ clinics
Where: Authorised Vehicles Only zones
Conditions:
- UQ host must pre-book their guests' and clinic clients parking though UQ Book It.
To access the parking system, send the PF630 UQ parking system access form (PDF, 577.7 KB) to Transport Systems at transportsystems@uq.edu.au (select the clinic and reserved parking checkbox).
Event visitors
Who can use it: Visitors attending an approved UQ event
Where:
- Approved event parking location
Conditions:
- Zone will be as per approved zone for the event.
- Event parking is approved by Manager, Transport Systems.
For information on arranging event parking, contact PF Assist on pfassist@pf.uq.edu.au.