❓ Question regarding the safety of children and residents due to proposed road linkages associated with the co-location of Curtin Primary School onto the Como Secondary College site. The Minister's response assures that child safety is paramount and that concerns are being considered.
AnsweredQoN 3866Legislative Council
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I refer to master plans by the Department for a K to 12 campus planned for Como Secondary College, which include the co-location of Curtin Primary School onto the College site and the linking of three local roads, namely Henley Street and Murray Street, Como and Jackson Road, Karawara; roads that form part of a longer term strategy by the Department of Planning and the Department of Transport to create a high density, high volume traffic and transit route through this residential area, and I ask -
(1) As the Minister has indicated in a letter to the coordinator of a Local Action Group, opposed to these road openings, the co-location can occur without the need for any road linkages occurring, has the Minister or her Department requested alternative plans from the Ministers of these Departments that will avoid creating a unnecessarily dangerous situation for young children crossing what will be a major distributor road to the new campus, and further reduce the quality of life and safety of the residents of ‘Meathcare’, a residential aged care village?
(2) Given the issues of safety for school children and the elderly, beside the loss of a greenbelt alongside the Campus, why did the Minister dismiss these issues in her reply as the responsibility of other Minister’s portfolios, when the Minister has a duty of care to the children attending the Campus and a moral responsibility for the impact any school development will have on the surrounding residential area?
(1) As the Minister has indicated in a letter to the coordinator of a Local Action Group, opposed to these road openings, the co-location can occur without the need for any road linkages occurring, has the Minister or her Department requested alternative plans from the Ministers of these Departments that will avoid creating a unnecessarily dangerous situation for young children crossing what will be a major distributor road to the new campus, and further reduce the quality of life and safety of the residents of ‘Meathcare’, a residential aged care village?
(2) Given the issues of safety for school children and the elderly, beside the loss of a greenbelt alongside the Campus, why did the Minister dismiss these issues in her reply as the responsibility of other Minister’s portfolios, when the Minister has a duty of care to the children attending the Campus and a moral responsibility for the impact any school development will have on the surrounding residential area?
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Answered
28 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Education
Response time
42 days
(1) I am advised by the Department of Education that it is exploring a number of possible options for the development of a K-12 campus at the Como Secondary College site. Whichever option is eventually pursued, the safety of children is, as always, of paramount importance. The Department is liaising with the Department of Transport, the Department of Planning and the City of South Perth during the planning phase and the concerns of local residents are being considered as part of this process.
(2) In the event that the recommended option includes the linking of any of Henley Street, Murray Street or Jackson Road, the Department of Education advises that it considers that, with careful road engineering, pedestrian safety will not be compromised.
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(2) In the event that the recommended option includes the linking of any of Henley Street, Murray Street or Jackson Road, the Department of Education advises that it considers that, with careful road engineering, pedestrian safety will not be compromised.
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