Hoons who frequent a Loganholme industrial area can expect hefty new fines with the installation of no-stopping zones through the precinct.
New signage on Chetwynd Street and adjoining streets restricts parking between 6pm and 5am. Trucks won’t be affected.
Organised hooning activities in industrial areas often involve multiple vehicles.
The new zoning aims to deter hooning by providing police with another means of prosecuting both offenders and onlookers illegally stopped in the area.
Logan City Council installed the signs as part of the City of Logan Hooning Action Plan.
The initiative has seen a recent reduction in hooning in industrial estates in Crestmead and Meadowbrook.
Police talk to motorists to make sure those doing the wrong thing are caught
Hooning Task Force Chair, Councilor Jacob Heremaia, says increased enforcement is vital to disrupting and deterring hooning.
“The installation of no-stopping signs in our industrial areas is about sending a clear message to would-be hoons that they are not welcome.”
“Council has worked closely with local police on the rollout of this initiative, which importantly, aids police in not only moving hoons on but also in taking enforcement against them.”
Council consulted business owners and community groups in the area about the signage rollout.
Division 10 Councilor Miriam Stemp says community feedback has been mostly positive and concerns raised – including the need for some after-hours parking exemptions – had been addressed.
“Ultimately, the hardworking businesses and community groups based in the area do not deserve to have their premises or their safety threatened by the activities of irresponsible hoons.”
“Council welcomes all feedback from the local community and will continue to work with them to ensure their operations can remain business as usual, while we roll out this targeted approach to hooning in the area.”
Council has installed no-stopping signage along Chetwynd Street at the intersections of Henry Street, Burchill Street, Riverland Drive, Dulwich Street and Josephine Street.
The no-stopping zone also extends to Emma Place and to the southern section of the Pacific Highway service road.
Any businesses or community organisations based in the area that may have any questions or concerns about hooning are encouraged to contact Council.
More information on Logan City Council’s anti-hooning initiatives is available at Hooning – Logan City Council.
Dangerous or reckless driving behaviour should be reported via the 13 HOON hotline (134 666).
