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Calls for pregnant women to be allocated dedicated parking spaces in Brisbane
A Brisbane mum has asked Brisbane City Council to consider installing dedicated parking spaces for pregnant women at all shopping centres, hospitals and public parking lots.
Key points:
- Brisbane mum Sophie Pasinski wants parking bays allocated for pregnant women
- Council says it cannot enforce parking bay regulations in private parking lots such as hospitals
- Pregnant women can use pram-allocated bays but may not feel comfortable doing so
Wellington Point woman Sophie Pasinski lodged a petition with the council, after struggling to find parking over Christmas time while heavily pregnant.
“I was that silly person who left Christmas shopping to the very last week, and I was at Carindale and it took me about 35 minutes to find a park,” Ms Pasinski…
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