Queensland schools score new crossing safety supervisors

Students across Queensland will be safer thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s continued rollout of the school crossing supervisors program.

Nineteen schools are set to receive one or two of a total of 25 new supervisors being allocated during the 2017-18 financial year.

At Bundaberg South State School today to announce that school’s supervisor, Acting Main Roads and Road Safety Minister Steven Miles said the Palaszczuk Government was committed to keeping kids safe.

“Sending children to school can be stressful for parents, so it’s great to have that extra level of safety assurance crossing supervisors provide,” Mr Miles said.

“Thanks to the new supervisors, students across Queensland will benefit from the School Crossing Supervisor Scheme (SCSS) for many years to come.

“Peak traffic times will now be a lot safer for these students, as they will have the help of supervisors as they travel to and from school.”

Mr Miles said School Crossing Supervisors did a tremendous job keeping children safe and educating them about road safety.

“Supervised school crossings encourage pedestrians to cross the road at a safe location, rather than at different and sometimes unsafe points along the road,” Mr Miles said.

“Supervised crossings also decrease delays around schools for motorists, and remind them to take extra care on the road.”

Member for Bundaberg Leanne Donaldson said she was thrilled to see the safety of hundreds of students improved with the addition of the crossing supervisors.

“Like most schools, Bundaberg South State School can get quite busy in the morningsand afternoons, so it’s great these supervisors will be on site to make sure young Queenslanders can make it across the road safely,” she said.

“This is a terrific initiative and I’m proud to be part of a government that is doing everything it can to keep our students safe.”

For more information on School Crossing Supervisors, including how to become a supervisor visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au/schoolcrossingsupervisors.

The schools to receive supervisors as part of the latest rollout are: 

• Kilcoy State School, Kilcoy – Royston Road
• Jinibara State School, Caboolture – Banyan Street
• Mango Hill State School (2 supervisors), Brisbane – Bonnett Parade
• Peregian Springs State School, Caloundra – Ridgeview Drive
• Lowood State School, Ipswich – Main Street
• Bounty Boulevard State School (2 supervisors), Brisbane – Aurora Boulevard
• Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School, Toowoomba – Wirra Wirra Street
• Allora State School, Allora – Warwick Street
• Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Brisbane – Cremlin Street
• Cannon Hill Anglican College, Brisbane – Krupp Road
• Coomera Rivers State School (2 supervisors), Brisbane – Finnegan Way (South)
• Mayfield State School, Brisbane – Rickwood Street
• Whitsunday Christian College (2 supervisors), Cannonvale – Paluma Road
• Bundaberg South SS, Bundaberg – George Street
• Glenella State School, Mackay – Hill Road
• Andergrove State School, Mackay – Banksia Avenue
• Burdell State School (2 supervisors), Townsville – To be confirmed
• Bohlevale State School (2 supervisors), Townsville – Garland Road
• St Joseph’s Parish, Weipa – Boundary Street

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