Driving and parking
Driving to Cumberland Campus
The Cumberland Campus at Lidcombe is located at 75 East Street Lidcombe. Use the Googlemaps directory to get step-by-step driving instructions from your address.
Parking at Cumberland Campus
Parking for the Cumberland campus is administered by the Property Services Division, located on level 1 of the Jeffery Miller Administration Building (A Block). For the location of gates and carparks, see campus maps.
Parking Areas on Campus
Casual parking fees are $4.00 per entry for gates 1 and 2 and $3.00 per entry for gate 3.
Gate 1 - Entry via East Street, Lidcombe. Limited to permit holders only. The gate closes at 10 pm Monday to Thursday, 7 pm Friday during semester. At all other times the gate closes 8 pm Monday to Thursday and 7 pm Fridays.
Gate 2 - Entry via East Street, Lidcombe. Available for swipe card holders and casual parking via coin-operated boomgate (change is not available). When the "full" sign is illuminated, coin entry will not be accepted. Gate 2 is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Gate 3 - Entry via Weeroona Road, Lidcombe. Pay and Display machines dispense a printed ticket which must be clearly displayed on the vehicle dashboard, in accordance with the instructions printed upon it. Any vehicle not displaying a current University parking permit, an approved visitor's pass, or a valid Pay and Display ticket is liable to be infringed. The registered owner of the vehicle is responsible for any penalty imposed. Gate 3 is open Monday to Friday 7.00am to 9.00pm during semester only.
Gate 3 is open Monday to Friday 7.00am to 9.00pm during semester only.
Traffic and Parking Infringements
Cumberland Campus, as part of the University of Sydney, operates as a Restricted Parking Area under the Road Traffic Act. Drivers must observe traffic and parking rules as they would on any public street. Vehicles must display authorisation to park in a Restricted Area and may only be parked within marked bays as appropriate to the authorisation and signage displayed. Traffic and parking is managed under the Self Enforcing Infringement Notice Scheme (SEINS) with breach notices being issued by University Security Patrol Officers and fines being collected by the NSW Police Infringement Processing Bureau. SEINS is enforceable 24 hours per day.
For more information about University parking policies, including fines, see the University Security Services traffic and parking page.
Student Parking
Undergraduate Students
On-campus parking for students during semester is very limited and travelling to campus by train/bus is recommended.
Some parking is available on East Street and via gate 2 or 3. Please refer to conditions for each gate as listed above.
Postgraduate students
In addition to the above, a small number of parking spaces are allocated by ballot each year to postgraduate students. Information is forwarded by email to postgraduate students in December each year.
New and Continuing postgraduate students need to reapply for parking in January each year. Please refer to the documents below for more information.
Parking information for postgraduate students (PDF)
Parking Application for postgraduate students (PDF)
Parking in disabled parking bays
Students and staff wishing to park in marked disabled parking bays require a current valid RTA Mobility Parking Permit. Students with a mobility disability without an RTA permit should in the first instance make an appointment with the University Health Service at the Camperdown Campus for assessment. Please phone (02) 9351 3484.
All drivers must comply with signage at access points to car parks and signs that appear beside or on a marked bay indicating that a particular bay is subject to some special restriction, eg "15 Minute Parking", "Disabled", "Loading Zone" and "University Owned Vehicles Only".
Motorcycles / Bicycles
Motorcycles are permitted to park in the designated motorcycle parking area within car park 2 only. Motorcycles are not permitted to park in any other areas. Bicycle shelters (undercover) have been provided at Gate 1, opposite B Block and outside H Block. It is recommended that you secure your bicycle with a locking device.
Staff Parking
Staff parking permits are renewed annually. Eligibility for the type of parking access is determined by your employment status. Accordingly, payment options vary between payroll deduction and lump sum payment. Refer to Staff Central for more information.
Visitor parking
Visitors to the campus must report to security staff at Gate 2. Visitors may park in the Gate 2 car park by paying the appropriate fee at the coin-operated boomgate or via Gate 1 if prior arrangements have been made with the department they are visiting. A parking code or voucher must be presented to security staff located at gate 2 if access is required through gate 1.
Free parking is available on East Street outside the campus.
Clinic parking
Clients for clinics on Campus enter the University grounds via Gate 1 and obtain a parking voucher from the clinic they are attending. This authorisation is to be visibly displayed on the dashboard and is valid only for day of appointment.
Ngallia Child Care Centre drop off/pick up parking
Authorisation for parking must be gained from the Director of Ngallia. The pass issued is valid for 15 minutes allowing time to drop off/pick up from the Child Care Centre. Parking is permitted only in the T Block car park and the pass must be displayed on the dashboard.