2021-06-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  8 JUNE 2021


6    REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE


5    GO NOOSA – 2020-21 PEAK PERIOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT EVALUATION

Author            Project Officer, Joanna Ferris
                  Infrastructure Services Department

Index             ECM / Projects & Contracts / Noosa Transport Strategy / General
                  ECM / Subject / Traffic Management / Coastal Traffic & Transport Planning

Attachments       1.   Go Noosa 2020-21 Peak Period Traffic Management Initiatives


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the Services and Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 8 June 2021 regarding the evaluation of Go Noosa – Christmas 2020-21 and Easter
2021 and note that a further report will be brought to Council on recommendations for managing
peak period traffic for Christmas 2021-22 and Easter 2022.

REPORT
Following Council adoption of the Noosa Transport Strategy 2017-2027, Council introduced a
range of initiatives in the Christmas holidays of 2018/2019 under the branding of Go Noosa as a
program of trials with the objective of addressing peak holiday transport impacts.
Go Noosa has subsequently operated each Christmas and Easter holidays with the exception of
Easter 2020, which was cancelled due to a COVID lock down.
This report provides an evaluation of the Go Noosa initiatives implemented over the 2020/2021
Queensland State School Christmas and 2021 Easter holidays.
A further report will be presented to Council on the proposed 2021/22 Go Noosa Christmas Holiday
and 2022 Easter Holiday Peak Period Traffic Management initiatives.
1.   Go Noosa – Christmas 2020/21 & Easter 2021 Peak Period Traffic Management
     Initiatives
The following initiatives were implemented over the Queensland State School Christmas holidays
(12 December 2020 – 26 January 2021) and Easter holidays (2-18 April 2021):
    Free buses (5 TransLink services)
    Temporary 064 Peregian- Noosa Heads bus service
    Temporary 065 Go Noosa Loop bus service
    Park & Ride - Noosa AFL Ground, Noosa Junction Transit Centre & The J
    2 minute Drop & Go car parks
    Digital Information Boards
    Traffic control
    Wayfinding
    Parking changes on Hastings Street
    Paid parking in the Noosa Heads Lions Park
    Promotion of Noosa Ferry
    Marketing


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