THE Creswick Primary School community is fighting for a school crossing supervisor, with fears a dangerous collision is imminent.
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Parents club president Amanda Clark said the 211-student school was in desperate need of a supervisor at the Napier Street crossing, however authorities had been "passing the buck".
She said neither VicRoads or Hepburn Shire had taken responsibility of the problem, meaning students' safety continued to be put at risk.
"The school population has grown by about 50 students in the last two years so it's just getting worse and worse," Ms Clark said.
"There are kids from the kindergarten using the crossing, as well as ones from the private school nearby.
"The amount of near misses you see is scary - it really does terrify me daily."
VicRoads regional director Ewen Nevett said councils could provide school crossing supervisors under the state government funded School Crossing Supervisor Subsidy Scheme or at their own discretion, provided the person is properly trained.
But Ms Clark has been involved in the fight for seven years, and says nothing has been done in all that time.
She said parents have considered a rotating roster to ensure the crossing was manned, but training and time constraints were an issue.
"70 to 80 per cent of our students cross there and 90 per cent of drivers don't stick to the speed limit," she said.
"You wonder what needs to happen before they start taking the situation seriously.
"Do one of our students need to get hit?"
There is currently a traffic tally on the crossing, however Ms Clark and principal Ron Sawyer agreed they are monitoring it in the wrong way.
"They tell us there's not enough traffic to justify a supervisor but they tally it 24 hours a day, not at the key busy periods."
Hepburn Shire has been contacted for comment.