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Pay As You Use

Pay As You Use (PAYU) parking is used across all campuses to make parking on campus fairer, flexible and easier for staff and students. By using the OPark app, you only pay for the time that you park on campus.

Staff and students attending our campuses use the OPark app as the most affordable way to pay for parking in Blue or Red permit areas. Longer term permits can also be purchased as an alternative to OPark.

How to park when you arrive on campus

When you arrive on campus, your daily PAYU parking is registered through the OPark app.

Daily PAYU parking is registered through the OPark app.
The OPark Guide explains how to register on the app and start and stop your parking sessions, or you can follow the steps below:
1. Download the OPark app from the App Store (on iPhone) or the Google Play Store (on Android).
2. Enter your mobile number.
3. Register with your Monash email address to log in to Okta
4. If you select Premium reminders, there is a fee.
5. Enter the SMS verification code.
6. Set up your credit, debit or pre-paid card.
7. Select Add Vehicle and enter your vehicle registration plate number. You are now ready to start your parking session.
You can also: register online at www.opark.com.au.
To start a parking session using the OPark app:
1. Open the OPark app when you park
2. On the Add Session screen, select Monash University location and the code for the area you are parking in. For example: 3800521 - Clayton - Blue. The zone code for your parking area is displayed on signage in the car park.
3. Select the vehicle you are using, ensuring the vehicle registration is correct. If you drive a different vehicle to campus, make sure you select the correct vehicle registration number in the OPark app.
4. Press START
5. When you are ready to leave campus, press STOP. The daily cap is 5 hours, so if you park for longer than 5 hours you do not need to press STOP when you leave campus. If you park for less than 5 hours and don’t press STOP you will be charged the maximum daily rate.
If you do not have a mobile phone or have forgotten your phone you can start an OPark session online at www.opark.com.au.
OPark users have the option to opt in for Premium services. Premium services will give you extra features, such as the iArrive feature which will prompt you to start your parking session when it detects your vehicle is entering a favourite zone.
There is a monthly fee of $1.99 for each vehicle that you have registered in OPark, capped at $4.99 per month. You will only be charged the Premium Services fee during months in which you have created OPark sessions. If you elect the ad hoc payment option, the premium fee is $0.25 per parking session.
You can opt-in to Premium services by selecting the “I would like to enable premium reminders” tick box when creating your OPark account.
To cancel Premium services, go to the menu in the OPark app and click on My Account and then My Subscriptions. Press the 'unsubscribe' button next to the Premium Services package.
There are two payment options:
1. Ad hoc payments where fees are deducted after each parking session
2. Monthly payments
Parking is charged to the credit or debit card associated with your OPark account.
The monthly OPark billing cycle concludes on the 24th of each month. Payment against your card will typically be processed by OPark on the 25th or 26th of each month for the parking on campus in the previous month. An invoice will be sent to your registered email address after the 24th of each month outlining your parking fees.
You can check your parking history in the My Account section of your OPark account to see the days and times you have parked on campus and the associated cost. Access this through the menu options in the OPark app.
OPark sessions may be used when you visit multiple locations in a day.

There are different parking restrictions at different campuses. To ensure your one OPark session complies with the parking regulations at both campuses, if parking at:
- Caulfield at any point during the day, start your parking session using the Caulfield campus code (Blue or Red).
- Parkville at any point during the day, start your parking session using the Parkville Red code.
When parking only at Clayton and Peninsula in a day, start a parking session for the location where you park first.
The University uses Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) technology to confirm that a vehicle has a valid parking session or permit.
It is critical that you enter your number plate correctly into the OPark app. If your vehicle registration number is incorrect it will not be recognised and you may be issued a parking infringement. If you are unsure about your registration number, you can check online at the VicRoads website.
Registered more than one vehicle in OPark?
If you use different vehicles to drive to campus, make sure you select the specific vehicle you are using through the OPark app. Activating the correct vehicle registration details in OPark when you park will ensure a parking infringement is not issued.

Parking eligibility

Eligibility for parking areas varies between campuses.

The location of permit areas are shown on the campus maps: Clayton, Caulfield, Peninsula, Parkville

Permit parking at Parkville campus is restricted to Parkville staff only.
- Parkville staff can use the OPark app for PAYU parking in the Red permit area or purchase a Parkville Red 28-day permit.
- To access the Red permit area (under Building 402), please take your staff ID to the Monash Security office located at G30 ground floor Scott Building to have access applied.
Students and staff visiting from other campuses may use meter parking at 407 Royal Parade.

Additional information for staff

Eligible staff may elect to opt into salary packaging their parking fees paid in OPark.
If you apply to have your OPark fees salary packaged:
1. The full amount of your parking fees will be charged to your nominated credit card each month; then
2. The GST amount of your parking fees will be reimbursed to you through your payslip, in the next available pay cycle.
This means that no payment is deducted from your salary when using OPark.
To register for salary packaging, you must do the following before parking on campus:
1. Log on to the vPermit portal via single sign-on
2. Select 'Apply for a vPermit'
3. Select your campus
4. Select the permit called 'Salary package parking registration - (Price $0)'
5. Confirm your vehicle registration details are correct and select Next
6. Check the details are correct in the Permit confirmation screen and select Activate
Please refer to the guide How to register for salary packaging with PAYU parking for step by step instructions.
Salary sacrifice with annual and 28-day permits
For annual and 28-day permits, your payment method is elected by the permit you purchase. The payment method will be listed in the permit name (salary sacrifice or credit card).
If you purchase a salary sacrifice permit, the monthly cost of your permit will be deducted from your salary each month. Please see Staff and students for more information on permits.

Parking prices

Parking rates in permit areas are charged by the minute, with a 5-hour maximum daily cap.

Parking on Fridays is free for staff and students in Blue and Red parking areas. You must still start a parking session to receive free parking.

Prices effective from 2 March 2026.

Blue permit

Campus	Hourly	Daily
Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula	$0.62	$3.10

There is no Blue permit parking at Parkville campus.

Red permit

Campus	Hourly	Daily
Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula	$1.14	$5.70
Parkville (staff only)	$1.52	$7.60

Campus

Hourly

Daily

Clayton, Caulfield and

Peninsula

$1.14

$5.70

Parkville (staff only)

$1.52

$7.60

Parking enquiries

For assistance using OPark, including billing or accounts, please contact OPark support:

support@opark.com.au
(03) 6160 1012

If you have any general parking questions, please contact the Buildings and Property Helpdesk:

buildings.property@monash.edu
(03) 9902 0222