COMMUNITY safety is always one of the council's top priorities, and this certainly includes the safety of children relating to parking and road safety in school zones.
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Our parking officers have identified a number of areas of concern in this regard including:
■ drivers picking up/dropping off on or too close to school pedestrian crossings
■ drivers picking up/dropping off in no stopping and bus zones
■ drivers stopping for long periods of time in no parking zones, and
■ drivers parking too long in drop-off/pickup zones.
The park safe, stay safe program has been designed to partner with schools, principals, parents, students and the community to improve road safety around schools.
The council has developed a range of materials to help educate everyone about how to park safe, stay safe.
Parking officers will also be active around schools in the coming weeks to make sure safety rules are being observed.
Please keep these tips in mind when dropping off and picking up your students:
1. Kids look to you to keep them safe, so make sure you park safe so our kids can stay safe.
2. Most schools have kiss and ride zones for drop-offs and pick-ups, these work best if you: only stop for two minutes, stay close to your car and stop as close to the head of the zone as possible to allow easy access for everyone.
3. Parking officers will be out and about at schools to inform drivers, parents and teachers.
4. Talk to our officers or check out our website newcastle.nsw.gov.au for more information.
Parking officers will be visiting the following schools in February and March: New Lambton Public, The Junction Public, St. Joseph's Primary The Junction, Belair Public, Adamstown Public, Wallsend South Public, Maryland Public, Glendore Public and Newcastle East Public.
