VPSG honour board
This annual award is presented to the person who has contributed outstanding service to the Local Government parking industry in Victoria.
Winner 2011
Tom Gladwin
Manager - Traffic & Local Laws
City of Maribyrnong
Tom has worked in Local Government for nearly 40 years and has been instrumental in introducing new parking technology into Victoria and Australia. Always looking at how to better service the community and provide safe, equitable parking, Tom first introduced Parking Overstay Detection System (PODS)at the City of Maribyrnong over six years ago.
He also installed fixed cameras at busy and dangerous locations to encourage motorists to park safely. This resulted in a huge improvement in pedestrian safety, increased traffic flow and a large reduction in the number of illegally parked motor vehicles.
He is proactive in assisting to plan and organise the Victorian Parking Steering Group annual workshop and was a cofounding committee member for the inaugural workshop. He continues to serve in this capacity and is a regular attendee and presenter at the Australian National Parking Steering Group (ANPSG) annual workshops.
Tom commenced as a Traffic & By-Laws Officer in 1974 in the former City of Brunswick; that was in the days of “Pudding-basin” motorcycle helmets, no radios, no mobile phones, no backup and they all wore grey.
He was appointed as the Manager Parking & By-Laws (Superintendent) at Brunswick in 1984. In 1992 He took up the position as Manager Parking & Local Laws at the City of St Kilda, remaining there until the amalgamation process in 1994. Having carried out some contract work at Stonnington Council in early 1996, Tom commenced as Coordinator Traffic & Local Laws at the City of Maribyrnong. An organisational re-structure saw him take on the role as Manager Parking & Local Laws at this Council where he remains to this day.
Tom's former life before Local Government saw him spend nearly 3 years in the Papua New Guinea highlands as a patrol officer and before that he worked for 3 years as a Weights & Measures Inspector with the South Australian Government.