By Jed Lanyon
Warburton Primary School students are celebrating the erection of a new footpath along the school’s grounds, which connects the campus to the township.
The upgrade means school students have safer access to get to school and no longer have to trudge through mud on these cold winter mornings.
Warburton Primary School teacher Kelly Frost said, “The Shire has put in this beautiful new footpath, so we now have clear, direct access from the Warburton township to our school.
“It means that our students can arrive at school safely everyday and their parents know when they leave the house that they’re going to arrive at school without any danger of being hit by a car.”
“It sort of feels like a post-Covid gift!” Ms Kelly said.
The footpath features new fencing and plants donated by the Upper Yarra Garden Club alongside the walk.
Ms Frost estimated that 20 per cent of the school’s students would utilise the footpath.
“The kids are coming to school, and not all of them are coming by car, they’re walking or riding to school and they can do that so much more safely now,” she said.
“Normally my feet would get all wet and muddy, so that doesn’t happen anymore,” said student, Indy.
“We don’t slip as much now,” said Anika. Another student, Cooper, described the area as a “ditch” prior to the installment of the path.
When conditions were at their worst, the students would be forced to detour alongside the edge of the road.
“It’s 10 times safer now,” said Indy. “Uh… a million times safer,” said Cooper.
