Kootingal Public School parents call for better children's crossing safety

Jacob McArthur
Updated February 27 2017 - 12:13pm, first published November 30 2016 - 6:30pm
CHANGE: Back from left: concerned parents Sallie Vernon, Tarsh Melder and Nicola Stockdale are calling for more road safety measures. Front from left: Addyson and Bella Vernon, Chanel Stockdale, Kahliah Day and Pheobe Vernon. Photo: Gareth Gardner 301116GGD02
CHANGE: Back from left: concerned parents Sallie Vernon, Tarsh Melder and Nicola Stockdale are calling for more road safety measures. Front from left: Addyson and Bella Vernon, Chanel Stockdale, Kahliah Day and Pheobe Vernon. Photo: Gareth Gardner 301116GGD02

KOOTINGAL parents are banding together to improve safety outside of the town’s primary school, petitioning for more safety features at the children’s crossing to prevent an accident.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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