Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) (12:50): (2066) My question today is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Recently a child walking to school at St Kilda Primary School in my electorate was hit by a vehicle at the Brighton Road pedestrian crossing, which is near the primary school and is heavily used. The child was injured but thankfully not critically. There were several witnesses who confirmed that the child did exactly the right thing by waiting for the green pedestrian signal before stepping out onto the crossing. I note that those witnesses also thanked both paramedics and police for their immediate response and extraordinary care. Minister, will you urgently investigate and improve the safety of this pedestrian crossing, engaging the school community in doing so?