The Brisbane schools set to be targeted in parking blitz
Brisbane City Council is set to launch a school parking blitz on Monday as Term 3 begins, with parents warned to be prepared for the “full force of the law”. SEE THE FULL LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE TARGETED.
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A TERM three parking blitz will begin on Monday as council cracks down on “hectic” peak hour behaviour in Brisbane school zones.
Documents obtained by The Courier-Mail reveal that Brisbane City Council issued 260 infringement fines, worth tens of thousands of dollars, and another 144 zero value warning notices across semester one.
Of the 260 fines, just 38 – or a mere 17 per cent – were issued in term 2 with Council freezing parking fines for some six weeks amid the crux of the pandemic.
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But as schools return to full time onsite learning, Council will launch a parking blitz and parents should be prepared to “feel the full force of the law”.
“In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Queensland is slowly returning to some normalcy and … Council will be kicking off parking enforcement across 60 schools, with high visibility vehicles patrolling school zones,” Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner told The Courier-Mail.
“This isn’t just a reminder for parents to be vigilant, we want every motorist travelling around schools to have a heightened awareness of their driver behaviour,” Cr Schrinner said.
Of the 260 fines issued in semester one, 100 were for drivers stopping at ‘no stopping signs’.
Another 64 drivers were pipped for stopping on roads with yellow edge lines.
Indooroopilly School zones were the city’s worst, attracting 28 fines.
Twenty-four were issued across Clayfield and 23 more in East Brisbane, while 78 motorists in South Brisbane were issued “zero value” warning notices in term two alone.
“School drop-off and pick-up can be hectic during peak times and the last thing any parent wants to see is someone to get hurt, so I urge all road users to slow down, park safely and don’t rush,” Cr Schrinner said.
60 schools will be at the top of the hit list for council’s term three parking blitz – chosen due to a prevalence of complaints over the past few months.
The crackdown follows council’s 2020/21 budget that allows for some $37.5 million in revenue from parking fines and fees.
TERM 3 COUNCIL PARKING HIT LIST
Norris Road State School
Bulimba State School
Sunnybank Hills State School
Wondall Heights State School
Corinda State High School
St Joachim’s School (Holland Park)
Villanova College
Ascot State School
Forest Lake State High School
Holland Park State School
Kelvin Grove State College
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (Coorparoo)
Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
Bald Hills State School
Brisbane Central State School
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Eagle Junction State School
Macgregor State School
Mount Gravatt State High School
Runcorn Heights State School
St Agnes School (Mount Gravatt)
St Ita’s Regional Primary School
St Peter and Pauls School
Toowong State School
Wellers Hill State School
All Hallows’ School (Brisbane)
Aspley East State School
Aspley State School
Belmont State School
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane State High School
Calamvale Community College
Cavendish Road State High School
Centenary State High School
Darra State School
Fig Tree Pocket State School
Grand Ave State School
Indooroopilly State High School
Manly State School
Mansfield State High School
Mansfield State School
Marist College Ashgrove
McDowall State School
Milton State School
Morningside State School
Northside Christian College
Richlands East State School
Robertson State School
Somerville House (South Brisbane)
St Josephs Primary School
Wavell Heights State School
Brisbane Christian College
Aspley State High School
Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre (Brighton)
Balmoral State High School
Boondall State School
Bracken Ridge State School
Camp Hill State Infants Primary School
Coorparoo State School
SUBURBS WITH THE MOST FINES IN SEMESTER 1
Indooroopilly – 25
Clayfield – 24
East Brisbane – 23
Hawthorne – 19
Forest Lake – 15