This dataset describes the number, type and date of car parking transactions located in Ballarat.The information was collected as the transactions occurred.The intended use of the information is to inform the public of the number of parking transactions occurring in Ballarat's car parking zones.The dataset is typically updated monthly on manual schedule.Council implemented free parking from 11am-3pm from 19/3/20 and then free parking all day from 30/3/20 to 8/6/20 in response to novel coronavirus COVID-19. Parking transactions from this period will reflect those changes.