Parking Around Schools

Due to the chaotic nature of traffic around schools at peak times streets around our schools can be an extremely dangerous place for children.

Young children have not yet fully developed their cognitive abilities and their perception, judgement and awareness of potentially dangerous situations is not adequately developed to enable them to cope or assess the road traffic.

Children are not always easily visible and can sometimes act impulsively, which means if you are driving around a school please take special care, to ensure we keep our children safe. Remember that children copy grown-ups - encourage good road sense by watching them closely and leading by example.

For more information, including helpful tips and parking examples, please download our safe parking around schools brochure.

Safe Parking Around Schools Brochure

Disability Parking

In most car parks and some streets, parking areas are reserved for holders of disability parking permits only. If you hold a current disability parking permit, the permit must be displayed on the vehicle whenever the vehicle is parked in a disability parking bay.

Disability parking permits can be completed online at: www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/disability/disability-parking-permit

Private Parking

Mount Barker District Council patrols a number of Private Car Parks in order to ensure the regular turnover of customers, it is imperative that a time limit is set on each car parking zone. If the driver of a vehicle enters a Private Car Park they are agreeing to abide by the rules and terms set out on the “conditions of entry” placed at each entrance of the car park. If you exceed the amount of time allowed for free parking you may be issued with an expiation.