Council targets 60 Brisbane schools in crackdown on illegal parking

Brisbane parents will be targeted by parking inspectors under a back to school crackdown on dodgy drivers. SEE THE FULL LIST OF SCHOOLS ON COUNCIL’S RADAR.

PARENTS dropping their children at school and picking them up will be targeted by parking inspectors under a back to school crackdown on dodgy drivers.

It comes as new figures reveal motorists copped at least $117,000 in fines for illegally parking around Brisbane schools in semester one, with Stretton State College and Churchie topping the list.

The Courier-Mail can reveal 60 schools will be on Brisbane City Council’s radar when school resumes for term three today.

Among them are Ascot State School, Brisbane State High School, Windsor State School, Oxley State School and West End State School.

More than 1000 parking fines were issued around Brisbane schools in Semester One.

Milton State School, Brisbane Boys’ College at Toowoong, Grand Avenue State School at Forest Lake and Indooroopilly State High School are also on the target list for term three.

Last semester, parking inspectors carried out 628 patrols across more than 60 schools, dishing out 1194 fines and 20 warnings for illegal and dangerous parking in school zones.

Drivers around Stretton State College on Brisbane’s southside were given the most fines, with 109 parking offences, followed by Anglican Church Grammar School with 100 fines and Darra State School with 87 fines.

There were also 72 fines slapped on motorists outside Kedron State High School, while Eagle Junction State School rounded out the top five with 64 fines.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said parking inspectors would hit the streets around Brisbane schools in the coming weeks in high visibility vehicles, serving as a reminder to drivers to park safely and legally.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner urged motorists travelling through school zones to not take any illegal risks. Picture: AAP Image/Claudia Baxter

“You can’t put a price on safety or the cost of a life,” he said.

“I ask everyone travelling through school zones or stopping to pick-up or drop-off kids, please don’t take an unnecessary or illegal risk.

“These laws are in place for a reason — to keep our kids and everyone in the community safe.”

The schools that will be targeted this semester were either self-nominated, community nominated or identified by the council as an illegal parking hotspot.

The council has ramped up its parking enforcement efforts around schools in recent years.

TARGET SCHOOLS FOR TERM 3, 2019

Algester State School

Anglican Church Grammar School

Ascot State School

Aspley East State School

Belmont State School

Boondall State School

Brisbane Boys’ College

Brisbane State High School

Bulimba State School

Cannon Hill State School

Clayfield College

Corinda State High School

Darra State School

Durack state school

Everton Park State School

Forest Lake State School

Grand Avenue State School

Holland Park State School

Holy Spirit School

Indooroopilly State High School

Jamboree Heights State School

Jindalee State School

Kenmore South State School

MacGregor State High School

MacGregor State School

Mansfield State High School

Mansfield State School

McDowall State School

Milton State School

Mitchelton State School

Morningside State School

Mount Gravatt State High School

New Farm State School

Norris Road State School

Nundah state school

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Oxley State School

Pallara State School

Pullenvale State School

Rainworth State School

Rochedale State School

Runcorn Heights State School

Runcorn State High School

Somerville House

St Agatha’s Primary School

St Agnes School

St John Vianney’s Primary School

St Mark’s School

St Stephens Catholic School

Stretton State College

St Peter and Paul’s School

Sunnybank Hills State School

Warrigal Road State School

Wellers Hill State School

West End State School

Windsor State School

Wishart State School

Wondall Heights State School

Yeronga State School