The seven westside schools parking inspectors will target
It has become an annual event on the back-to-school calendar. Council has unveiled its term one hit list of schools where parking inspectors will be deployed.
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Seven westside schools are among a Council hit list of 60 primary schools and colleges which will be targeted by parking inspectors.
Indooroopilly, Kenmore South, Milton, Pullenvale and The Gap state schools, Kelvin Grove State College and St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly are on the hit list for term one.
The news comes after figures showing three westside schools made it to the top 10 for most parking fines last year.
Corinda State High had the third highest number of fines (24) in the Brisbane area in term three in 2019, with Pullenvale State School (23) in fifth spot and Indooroopilly State High (22) in sixth spot.
Somerville House in South Brisbane topped the list with 83 fines.
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Deputy Mayor Krista Adams cited safety concerns and complaints as the reason for the crackdown, which has become an annual feature of the back-to-school calendar.
“We want nothing more than to see our residents be able to travel safely,” Ms Adams said.
The council said last year it received 1100 complaints about illegal and dangerous parking around Brisbane schools.
The council said the enforcement was to “raise awareness” of safe travel and boost safety.
“The simple visible reminder of seeing an officer is extremely effective in reminding people to park safely and legally around schools,” Cr Adams said.
“I understand school pick up and drop off can be busy, but dropping off children where it is unsafe is just not acceptable.”
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The schools were chosen based on self-nomination by the school or identified by the council as needing extra patrols to boost safety.
But all of the seven westside schools are in crowded urban areas where there is extremely limited street parking.
Westside News has previously exposed the problems on Grandview Rd, where Pullenvale State School parents have been stung with fines for many years for pulling into a bus bay that is rarely used.
Grandview Rd is choked with traffic during school pick-ups and there is only one small off-street parking lot.
Parents are faced with a choice of risking a fine and parking illegally or parking several hundred metres from the school gates.
Those with small children said they were reluctant to let them walk so far by themselves on a busy road.
The 60 schools Council will target in term one
Anglican Church Grammar School
Ascot State School
Aspley East State School
Belmont State School
Boondall State School
Bulimba State School
Clayfield College
Eagle Junction State School
Everton Park State School
Forest Lake State School
Grand Ave State School
Inala State School
Indooroopilly State School
Junction Park State School
Kedron State School
Kelvin Grove State College
Kenmore South State School
Lourdes Hill College (Hawthorne)
MacGregor State High School
MacGregor State School
Mansfield State High School
Mansfield State School
Marshall Road State School
McDowall State School
Milton State School
Mitchelton State School
Morningside State School
Mount Gravatt State High School
New Farm State School
Norman Park State School
Norris Road State School
Northside Christian College
Nundah State School
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School (Sunnybank)
Pallara State School
Pullenvale State School
Robertson State School
Runcorn Heights State School
Serviceton South State School
Seven Hills State School
Somerville House (South Brisbane)
St Agatha’s Primary School (Clayfield)
St Andrew’s Catholic School (Ferny Grove)
St Ita’s Regional Primary School
St James Primary School (Coorparoo)
St Joachim’s School (Holland Park)
St Oliver Plunkett School (Cannon Hill)
St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly)
Stretton State College
Sts Peter and Paul’s School
Sunnybank Hills State School
The Gap State School
Villanova College (Coorparoo)
Warrigal Road State School
Wavell Heights State School
Wellers Hill State School
Windsor State School
Wishart State School
Wondall Heights State School
Yeronga State School
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