2020-07-07 S&O Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Go Noosa Initiatives Evaluation

Feedback from a business owner on Hastings Street who was driving in and out of the precinct
up to many times a day suggested that congestion was better than previous years with traffic
controllers keeping traffic flowing.


Value for money:

The Traffic Management Plan used the least amount of traffic controllers to achieve the
desired outcomes and comply with safety regulations. The Traffic Management Plan has been
developed to be scaled up or down depending on weather and traffic conditions with Council
only paying for traffic controllers when required.


Areas for improvement:

     •    Work within safety standards to improve the uniform of traffic controllers to ensure the
          ‘Noosa look and feel’.
     •    Continue to consult with Hastings Street Association on the number and location of
          wayfinding signage
     •    Use information from traffic controllers when considering any infrastructure changes in
          the area that relate to pedestrian, bus and vehicle movements.


6.       Initiative: Noosa Heads Lions Park – Car Park

The Noosa Heads Lions Park was utilised as a paid carpark at a flat fee of $20 over the
Christmas period. The park was managed by the Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club. Initially, the
Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy (DNRME) was not supportive of the
recreational park being used for paid parking but this decision was later reversed with approval
to operate paid parking for the Christmas and Easter period.

Operational effectiveness:

The Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club have managed paid parking at the Noosa Heads Lions Park
for over 20 years and are very familiar at operating the park.

The park is open from 9am-6pm. There has been a reduction in the number of vehicles the
park can accommodate from 250 to approximately 150 vehicles due to damage to tree roots
and the need to provide adequate space for park users.

In order to reduce damage to the park, the car parking is closed in the event of wet weather.
Over Christmas, the car park was operational for 24 out of 27 days due to wet weather.

The traffic controllers worked in conjunction with the Lions Club to reduce congestion caused
by circulating vehicles once the car park was full. Traffic control also assisted the interaction
between vehicles and the extra pedestrians from the Lions Park.

Data obtained:

A total of 3,990 cars utilised the car park generating $79,800 of which 50% went to the
Tewantin Noosa Lions Club for their charitable works and the remaining funds went towards
the Go Noosa trials and $3,600 to the park refurbishment.
The average daily number of cars was 166 a day.