Outrage after hefty parking fines issued at Sydney mass vaccine hub

Residents in NSW heeding advice to get vaccinated as quickly as possible have been left stunned after returning to their cars to find hefty parking fines at the state's mass vaccine hub in Sydney.

Across the road from the centre on Figtree Drive in Homebush, parked cars were each slapped with a $270 parking ticket.

Michael Shafran claims there was no signage outlining where he should park.

"When I got here it was a bit confusing as to where to park, I saw that everyone else was all parked up along the side of the streets across from the vaccination centre," he told 9News.

Sydney Olympic Park says it has been forced to take action to ensure road safety.

Despite a city-wide lockdown, it claims businesses and residents have complained about the way cars are parked.

The pay per hour parking stations are operating as usual despite large queues and wait times at the centre due to a surge in vaccination rates.

A small business owner with 20 staff, Shafran says his bakery has lost tens of thousands through lockdowns and, like so many, he is trying to stay afloat.

"It's like kicking a guy while he's down and it's such a large fine too just for trying to do the right thing."