The path down from the classrooms ends abruptly on the busy through-town Bega St just 100 metres or so off the Princes Hwy.

That situation is set to be rectified thanks to a $400,000 grant from the state government to council.

Member for Bega Andrew Constance made the funding official on Friday during a visit to speak with Mayor Kristy McBain, school principal Peter Claxton and parent representative Kellie Rosseland.

It will be used to create a safe pathway along the fence line towards the nearest side st, Garvan St, where it’s intended a “kiss and drop” parking bay will be constructed.

Traffic calming options including road blisters and a designated crossing area on Bega St are also planned as part of the project.

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While making the announcement it was easy to see why it is needed. In front of the school there is little to no verge for parents’ parking and when buses arrive before and after school, Mr Claxton said it’s impossible for other vehicles not to cross over double lines on the busy stretch of road to get past.

“For us it’s a bit of a bottleneck here,” Mr Claxton said.

“And with a growing community we want to see infrastructure improved enough to accommodate.”

Wolumla Public School currently has 94 enrolments, up from 63 only two years ago, and Cr McBain said there’s potential for 600-700 more residential blocks in the offing through development and subdivisions in the pipeline for the village.

“This is an incredibly welcome announcement,” Mr Claxton said.

BVSC director of assets and operations Anthony McMahon said of all the school zones in the shire “this one is the most dangerous”.

“That’s due to where the kids are picked up and dropped off on a busy road and not the best sight distances or enough pull-off width,” he said.

Mr McMahon said the traffic calming and shifting the pupil drop-off to the side street rather than directly in front of the school would make it a much safer experience.

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Mr Constance said it was worrying to think children “are leaving one of the safest places [school] into potentially the most dangerous”.

“The council drove the application and the school P&C advocated for it and they both deserve to be applauded.

“This will give everyone a sense of relief to be making this as safe as possible.”

A date for the work is yet to be confirmed. Mr McMahon said, due to a number of welcome funding announcements from the state government, the council is re-prioritising capital works as part of budget finalisation.