Parking machines trashed
VANDALS have broken the new ticket machines at Cairns Central Shopping Centre, even before their first use.
The attack comes just two weeks before paid parking is scheduled to be introduced at the shopping centre on September 14.
Police say four offenders approached the machines shortly after 5am on Sunday.
They kicked them repeatedly, causing substantial damage to several machines.
The shopping centre's decision to start charging for parking has been controversial, with the issue hotly debated at cairns.com.au over recent weeks.
- Anger at $15 a day charge
- $15 a day parks at Cairns Central
- Pay-for-parking work begins at Cairns Central
- Free ride ends at Cairns Central
- Airport parking fees sky high
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