{"id":218282,"date":"2018-09-14T21:21:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T11:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=218282"},"modified":"2020-07-28T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T00:28:44","slug":"nanango-schools-get-a-little-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/09\/14\/nanango-schools-get-a-little-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanango Schools Get A Little Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Workmen from TradeMark Linemarking were hard at work outside Nanango State High School on
Thursday creating the town’s latest safety feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 14, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanango’s schools will all be a little bit safer soon, thanks to the Heritage Nanango Community Fund (HNCF) and the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

And motorists will have an extra chance to avoid a speeding ticket when they drive past any of them during school terms.<\/p>\n

Within days, motorists approaching all three schools – Nanango State School in Drayton Street, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School in Alfred Street and Nanango State High School in Elk Street – will see large school zone markings on approach roads to warn them they need to slow down.<\/p>\n

The markings have been instigated and paid for by HNCF as part of its drive to make Nanango a safer place to live.<\/p>\n

HNCF already funds an annual safe driving course for students attending Nanango State High.<\/p>\n

They have also sponsored free seminars for drivers led by local police, and helped install a CCTV system in Nanango’s CBD that began operating in late June.<\/p>\n

The road markings are another safety project aimed at avoiding accidents and protecting the town’s youth.<\/p>\n

HNCF chairman Wendy Zerbst said the idea of the road markings came from seeing them outside Kumbia State School.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kumbia’s school is located on the Bunya Highway, and motorists ignoring traditional school zone signposts had been a long-standing problem.<\/p>\n

Last December, two large school zone signs were painted across the highway with permission from the Department of Transport and Main Roads.<\/p>\n

The Kumbia road signs were the first of their type in the South Burnett, but they appear to have had a positive effect.<\/p>\n

While none of Nanango’s schools is located on a highway, they are all located on busy local roads.<\/p>\n

So HNCF approached the South Burnett Regional Council to seek their permission to paint eight school zone signs on the approaches to the three schools.<\/p>\n

The Council agreed and arranged TradeMark Linemarking PL to carry out the work, with HNCF picking up the cost.<\/p>\n

Road approaches to St Patrick’s Primary School were completed last week, and on Thursday the roads around Nanango State High School received attention. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The final signs will be painted around Nanango State School either on Friday or early next week.<\/p>\n

Wendy said HNCF were very pleased with the end result, and thanked both the Council and TradeMark Linemarking for their help.<\/p>\n

“We can only do these types of projects because of the support we receive for our Heritage community branch in Nanango,” Wendy said.<\/p>\n

“So the credit for this really belongs to our branch’s customers.<\/p>\n

“The more people who bank with us, the more we can do. ”<\/p>\n