Safety & First Aid News 

e-Scooters at school

There are a number of student who have been riding their e-scooters to school.  We have had concerned community members call the school to report some near misses whilst students are coming and leaving school. Please talk to your students about safety for e-scooter use. 

Please read below for the legality of e-scooters.

Use of e-scooters is legalised in Victoria.

You can legally ride an e-scooter in Victoria if you:

• ride on:
  • shared-use paths (not on footpaths), or
  • roads that have a speed limit up to 60km/h
• are at least 16 years old
• wear a helmet
• do not travel more than 20km/h
• do not use your mobile phone
• do not carry a passenger (dinking).

To enforce these laws, Victoria Police can:

• stop riders and require them to state their name and address
• require the rider to undergo alcohol and drug testing
• impound privately owned e-scooters if relevant offending is identified
• impose on-the-spot fines if offending is identified
• issue charges to appear before a court if offending is identified
• issue an immediate driver licence ban if offending is identified.