Constituency questions
Northern Metropolitan Region
Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (12:33): (1775) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Education. Kalkallo residents in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan Region are concerned about student safety during pick-up and drop-off at Gilgai Plains Primary School. I want to thank the residents of Kalkallo who responded to my recent community survey with this feedback about children’s safety. I served on a school council for 11 years, nine years as president, so I know the challenges that these parents are facing. Kalkallo is a new community, and it shows great promise, but facilities are getting built and creating challenges for local residents. Residents mentioned the tight roads surrounding the school—and picking up their children on a nature strip is not ideal. The question I have for the minister is: will the minister direct the department to work with the school and the school community to do a safety audit of the school’s drop-off area to find a solution that keeps our children safe?