Southport students helping locals to fight restrictive parking regulations

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 30, 2018

Geography teacher Greg Kenafake has really brought the subject home to students through a project analysing local car parking rules.

In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games, Kenafake, who is head of social science at Southport State High School, says ...

This story appeared in the August 2018 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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Southport students helping locals to fight restrictive parking regulations

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