General News
22 November, 2023
Students welcome new road crossing
TERANG College has welcomed the addition of a new supervised student crossing at its Strong Street campus. This year Terang College P-4 and Hampden Specialist School students joined the 5-12 students through the State Government’s redevelopment of...
TERANG College has welcomed the addition of a new supervised student crossing at its Strong Street campus.
This year Terang College P-4 and Hampden Specialist School students joined the 5-12 students through the State Government’s redevelopment of the Strong Street campus.
With an increase in traffic and students crossing the road, Terang College worked with Corangamite Shire Council to add a new supervised crossing area.
Terang College principal Kath Tanner said P-6 assistant principal Julie-Ann Kelly and the parents club had been advocating for a new crossing to ensure student safety.
“It’s a supervised crossing so we have someone there in the morning and after school to guide students across the road,” she said.
“Safety for our students is of utmost importance to all of us.
“We’re encouraging all families to talk to their students about the importance of using the crossing.
“Because we’re out of practice, we haven’t had one at this campus, students aren’t used to using the crossing so we really want families to have those conversations.”
The addition of the new crossing was able to be funded by Corangamite Shire thanks to the State Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program.
Corangamite Shire deputy mayor Geraldine Conheady said the shire was pleased to be able to allocate the funding to heighten student safety.
“We discussed the additional vehicle and pedestrian traffic now that Terang College P-12, Hampden Specialist School and Terang Children’s Centre are all located in the same area,” she said.
“With more Terang College students accessing the school on foot we knew we needed to make a safer crossing for them with additional vehicle traffic.
“This is also suitable for pram crossing as well which is really helpful for families bringing younger students to school as well.”
Cr Conheady said the ability to prioritise funding when needed for projects such as the school crossing was an example of the importance of programs such as the LRCI.
“We could see an allocation was absolutely essential for the safety of the Terang community and for the students who will access the crossing five days per week,” she said.