Traffic lights fixed

Southern Cross Early Childhood School preschool students with their teacher Kathleen Johansen.

22 June 2021

A group of Belconnen preschool students are proving you’re never too young to make a difference.

When students at the Southern Cross Early Childhood School in Scullin noticed a set of traffic lights on the school’s bike track weren’t working properly, they decided to put their problem-solving skills to the test.

With the help of their teacher, Kathleen Johansen, the children worked together to submit a Fix My Street request to Transport Canberra and City Services’ (TCCS) Traffic Signals Unit.

​​​​​“We discovered [the lights] were kindly given to us, but were no longer working,” Kathleen said.

“We did lots of learning around what we could do to get these fixed/replaced. We worked really hard to write a letter to Transport Canberra explaining our problem and asking if anyone was able to help us.”

The TCCS team said they were “touched” by the request and arranged for the maintenance contractor to restore the signals to service.

​​​​​​​“My preschool class were so excited, and we have been using them this week,” Kathleen said.

“It will make a big difference to our school community.”

For more information visit www.act.gov.au/fixmystreet

Belconnen

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