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Hall Fights For School Crossing At Rosedale

Nationals Member for Eastern Region Peter Hall has joined the fight to have a pedestrian crossing installed near Rosedale Primary School.

By Peter Hall - 20th October 2010 - Back to News

"The students and parents don’t have a safe place to cross the Princes Highway at the western end of Rosedale where the school is located," Mr Hall said.

"That is a very busy stretch of road and already one tragedy has occurred when a grade five student suffered serious injuries after being hit by a four-wheel drive while crossing the highway on his bike last October."

Mr Hall said the school had already had pedestrian and vehicle counts conducted and these supported the need for a safe crossing.

The school has now been advised by Wellington Shire that it needs to commit to funding the works to install the crossing at a cost of $20,000.

"I believe this amount is just too steep for a small public school such as Rosedale to pay," Mr Hall said.

"That is why I have contacted the Minister for Education, Bronwyn Pike, and the Minister for Roads, Tim Pallas, enquiring as to whether the school could receive some form of assistance."

A parent survey by the school found that most families wanted the school crossing to be installed at Mackay Street.

Mr Hall said he had been told of many "near misses" on the highway in that area.

"I know the principal and staff are doing everything possible to educate families and students on safe road use, but they can’t physically help every family cross that road and that’s why a crossing is needed," he said.

"The last thing anyone wants is for another tragedy to occur."

Media Contact: Peter Hall (03) 5174 7066 or 0427 747 066

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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