But residents must contend with people using the street to store their vehicles and machinery. On January 4,a resident was rushed to hospital after asking a driver to not park their boat and trailer so close to his car. The driver allegedly became enraged at the resident’s request,got out of his car and punched the resident,who fell back and hit his head on the footpath in front of his home,suffering serious head injuries. The driver allegedly tried to flee but was detained by neighbours until emergency services arrived.
Police arrested a 61-year-old Kensington man. He was taken to Maroubra police station and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. He was given conditional bail to appear at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday.
Long-term Randwick resident Anthony Ryan said there was an “increasingly antagonistic” relationship between Bundock Street residents and others who felt entitled to park there because “they’ve always been able to”.
Mr Ryan said on one occasion in 2020,a driver parked their caravan outside a resident’s house on Bundock Street for a six-month renovation. When the job was complete they left rubbish strewn across the neighbouring properties. The incident was reported to Randwick City Council but no action was taken.
Another time,Mr Ryan was approached by a resident who said he had been accosted at home by a man who had parked a boat in front of his house which had sustained damage,and concluded the damage was the resident’s fault.