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Boisdale Consolidated School have adopted Vic Kids Eat Well to promote healthy nutritional options for students. STORY - PAGE 9
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HEALTHY BOISDALE Boisdale Consolidated School Principal Belinda Marshall, Nate Barret (aged 11), Canteen Manager Brooke Daly and Maddie White (8).
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Rosedale slows down Stefan Bradley
SEVERAL Rosedale residents, businesses, and those who often drive through the town have welcomed the new 50km/h speed limit through Prince Street since it was introduced on September 25. Sue Coppock, the former owner of Little Fox Collectables on Prince St, had pursued a reduction to the previous 60km/h speed limit in the town for years. Rosedale resident Jodie Hornibrook set up a petition in January 2022, and Member for Gippsland South Danny O'Brien also pushed the issue. While Ms Coppock says she now feels safer on a road she drives through most days, she had hoped for a dynamic variable speed limit that would reduce the speed even lower during busier times. She also thinks the radius of the new limit is too large. "Ideally, we would have liked… those round digital signs that change so… by six o'clock, it would change back to 60
kilometres per hour," Mrs Coppock said. "I suppose 50 km/h is better than 60km/h. We were hoping for 40km/h and only through the actual shopping section of the town (on Prince St), not the whole stretch of the town. "Most of us feel (the 50km/h zone) is too long." Mrs Coppock says that for those heading towards Sale, the 50km/h zone should begin at the BP petrol station and end at the roundabout. The newlyinstalled speed limit begins further up Princes Highway for those Sale-bound. Instead, it's currently 50km/h at all times, and Mrs Coppock speculates that speed is to conform with nearby towns. Other Rosedale residents said the speed was even lower at 40km/h in other towns. Danni, who is a committee member of the Rosedale Chamber of Commerce (who also pushed for a lowered speed limit), an employee at Thirsty Camel Rosedale, and owner of Del Jardin Nursey, said the 50km/h was great for the community.
"I think it needs to be policed a little bit more. Because there are still people going through the town doing more than 50," she said. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) confirmed there were currently no fixed road safety cameras in the Rosedale area. However, there is an active mobile camera site positioned at Prince St, Rosedale. Locations of Victoria's mobile and fixed camera systems are determined based on a range of factors, including crash history, engineering and environmental suitability and existing enforcement options. The DJCS spokesperson said they received no requests from members of the public to have a fixed road safety camera at Rosedale. The Fixed Camera Site Selection Committee (the FCSSC) determines the placement of fixed road safety cameras. Howard, a crossing supervisor on Prince St, said that not enough vehicles are slowing down, and some of the school
kids are scared to cross the street. "It doesn't feel safer," he said. He said that some kids were attempting to cross the road away from the crossing, so he thinks the crossing may not be in the right place. Howard and this reporter observed a number of vehicles going 50km/h, but it was clear that others were still driving the old speed limit. Howard said he would welcome a speed camera if it was added but also believed the mobile camera site is adequate. Toongabbie resident Charlotte Jones, who works at Café 3847 & Co on Prince St, said the speed limit change benefited pedestrians. "There's a set of traffic lights (near the cafe), and 60km/hr is a bit too much from the roundabout," she said. "There's a few (speeding), but it's their problem if they get caught." Ms Jones hopes that the lower speed will lead to more people stopping in Rosedale and checking out Café 3847.
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