Peregian Springs News Inform know grow Volume 2. Issue 12
September 2017
TRAFFIC HELP: Peregian Springs State School P & C Committee is calling for volunteers to help keep traffic moving at the school’s drop off & pick up zone.
Call for green zone help THE ongoing challenge of clearing traffic on the The Avenue during the morning and afternoon rush hour at Peregian Springs State School is back in the news this month with the school’s P & C calling for volunteers to help solve the problem. With the school student population now over 1040 children, congestion and safety remain a concern for all, with some parents and carers sitting at the drop off zone before pick up time and failing to move on through the
zone correctly and in a timely manner at both drop off and pick up times. Things are getting to the point where if people don’t learn to use it properly, Council traffic engineers have indicated they’ll consider removing the zone all together and turning it into additional parking. To encourage better Green zone use, Council is changing the signage from “2 minute parking” to “no parking” and a “Look Out” program has been recommended for Peregian Springs Continued page 2
Peregian Springs News, September 2017