Council fines entire street for parking on kerb

Key points

• Residents on Meridian Street in Eastlakes, Sydney, say Bayside Council rangers fined nearly every household for parking partly on the kerb. Locals say the narrow street has long required this practice, which they claim has never caused a problem.
• One resident said the fine wiped out half his pay. NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig criticised the fines but said he cannot overturn them, as the decision rests with the council.
• The council has not yet been quoted in response to the criticism in this report.