2021-06-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     8 JUNE 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      8 JUNE 2021

                Table 2: Free Bus Costs Christmas 2020/21 & Easter 2021
                 Council Funded      Payment                                Total               Average cost per
                 FreeBus Routes      form                                passengers              passenger trip
                 2020/21
                                                           Christmas              Christmas            Christmas
                                                           20/21                    20/21                 20/21

                 TransLink existing | Subsidised] $33,125    $113,610 | 38,725       149,782     $0.86      $0.76
                     ‘                  by
                 Services 626, 627,        :
                 628, 629, 632.      Tonos
                                      Council
                                    pays loss of
                                      revenue
                 Temporary            Full cost  $29,016      $72,500     3,428        8,985     $8.46      $8.07
                 064 Peregian           price
                Beach-                 paid to
                 Noosa Heads          operator
                 Bus Service
                 Temporary           Full cost   $34,807     $117,500 | 14,605        38,122     $2.38      $3.08
                 065 GoNoosa           price
                 Loop bus             paid to
                 service.            operator

                Staff have endeavoured to devise a “work-around” to avoid needing to provide 064 Peregian-Noosa
                Heads bus and to utilise the existing 620 Maroochydore-Noosa Heads TransLink bus service
                however until a new ticketing operating system is in place there is currently no viable alternative if
                Council wishes to continue with the Peregian — Noosa Head's service.
                The high frequency 065 Go Noosa Loop is the only free service after 7pm and continues until 11pm
                which is intended to allow diners and workers to make use of free evening service (the service
                operates 7 days a week). Providing an evening service adds a premium to the service cost.
                Areas for improvement:
                Bus services in Queensland are controlled by the State Government entity TransLink and not Noosa
                Council. The size of buses, timetable, and routes are all determined by TransLink.
                Noosa Council collaborates with TransLink and their local operators Sunbus & CDC, and will
                continue to work on areas for improvement including but not limited to:
                °     Investigating a method to fund free holiday buses that travel into Noosa from outside of the
                     Shire including Route 620 Noosa Heads to Maroochydore, Route 630 Nambour to Noosa via
                      Eumundi, and Route 631 Noosa to Nambour via Cooroy and Eumundi.
                °     Review greatest value for money timetable for the Loop Bus night service.
                °    Timetable legibility
                °    Size and style of buses
                °     Routes and frequency.
                2.  Initiative: Park & Ride
                The three dedicated Park & Ride locations included:
                °     Noosa AFL grounds, Weyba Road.
                °    The J — Noosa Junction
                °     Noosa Junction — various car parks including the opening of the “bows club” car park
                These locations were promoted through Park & Ride directional signage and were serviced by free

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