According to Westralians, paying to park at a beach is Eastern State nonsense and any attempts to enforce such regulations in WA will be met with hostility.
We spoke to Stan who has been freely using Perth beaches for 40 years of his life. He told The Times that the Port Hedland would need to freeze over before he paid a single cent to park at some of his favourite beaches. Adding,
“It’s simply not in my Western Australian DNA. I would be physically unable to do the transaction. I think I’d freeze in rage and then what comes next I couldn’t rightfully be said to be responsible for”
Whether Perth beaches will switch to paid parking remains to be seen however it is clearly the hot talking point of many councils who are looking for congestion management strategies at popular beaches.
We spoke to another Westralian who said he would dedicate his life to destabilising the parking machine regime with his Triton ute. Adding,
“I feel pretty strongly about not paying to park at Perth beaches and Yes there is a good chance I’d weaponise my Triton against any machine I see pop up. Call it a community service just like that wheel clamp bloke”
No doubt.