With the recent increase of staff supervision and police patrols at drop off and pick up times, it is evident that some road rules are not being observed. We do not wish for anyone to be issued traffic infringement notices, but ignoring the road rules is unacceptable as it increases the risk of an accident or incident occurring in a very busy school zone.

There have been a number of reminders about traffic movement on Nicholson Street and the areas where parking is permitted. Parking outside the standing zones in unmarked spaces is not permitted. The school crossing has 'no standing' areas on either side which allow for the crossing supervisor to have a clear line of vision when entering the road ensuring her safety as well as the safety of your children. Please do not park in unmarked spaces and no standing zones. You must also stop if you see the crossing supervisor entering the road with the sign raised at 45 degrees.

The option of stress free parking on Cooper Street is a great idea if your children can meet you there. It takes only a couple of minutes for students to walk to Cooper Street across the oval, they don't have to cross any roads and you don't have to deal with buses, reversing traffic and the difficulty of circling the block if you can't find a space. We hope that more people will soon start utilising Cooper Street as a great option, especially in the afternoons.

There is a solid white line that stretches from the beginning of the angled parking spaces along Nicholson Street at the Prep end all the way to the Senior end. Please look at the video below for the road rules around crossing the solid white line. We are observing a number of illegal manoeuvres every day and drivers can be fined for crossing the white line illegally. More details from the Department of Transport and Main Roads are also available via the link below the video.

For safety of parents/caregivers and students, we recommend that all pedestrian crossing of Nicholson Street takes place at the supervised crossing which is attended by the Crossing Supervisor. The supervisor is there for 45 minutes in the morning and then half an hour in the afternoon. If you are within 20 metres of any pedestrian crossing, you must use the crossing. Outside of this, we ask that you observe safety of yourself, your children and road users when choosing where to cross the road. Please look at the image below for some tips on pedestrian safety with kids.

Please also remember that the school zone has a speed limit of 40km per hour. The reaction time to stop if you are travelling at 40km per hour can be the difference between a minor accident and someone being killed. Please check your speed when travelling through the school zone.