2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           6 FEBRUARY 2018


Finance
The total cost for the Christmas 2017/18 Free Holiday Buses including marketing, the passenger
assistant, Route 064 livery, and the bus services was $65,664. The Free Holiday Buses were
funded out of the Sustainable Transport Levy.

The estimated cost per passenger during the 11-day period was $1.44.

The total income generated from the Noosa Heads Lions Park car park was $70,000. The
Tewantin Noosa Heads Lions Club is not registered for GST and received $25,454.

Risks & Opportunities
   There was a decrease in use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park car park, which may be due
     to the increase of parking fees from $10 to $20.
   The Tewantin Noosa Lions Club received $2,585 less revenue than last year. However,
     this difference is less than the loss of income they received between 2015/16 and 2016/17
     at $2,957.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Passenger Assistant – fielded several questions regarding frequency of free services, departure
times, which buses are free and directions for different locations (Sunrise Beach, Gympie Tce,
Tewantin).

Tewantin Noosa Heads Lions Club – reported the following:
  General observation that the number of cars in the Noosa Heads area was below previous
    years;
  The adjacent Council car park often had vacant spaces due to the new 4 hour time limit. In
    previous years without a time-limit there were very few spare spaces available during the
    day;
  Assume the drop in average cars per day was predominately due to the price increase;
  It was noticeable that the percentage of ‘locals’ was down on previous years and many who
    used the car park were critical of the increased charge;
  The percentage of day trippers and tourists was significantly higher;
  Opening of the Lions Park across this period is welcomed by many seeking to access the
    Hastings St precinct and Main Beach at such a busy period particularly by visitors; and
  Council staff were again very cooperative both in putting the contract in place and
    managing the park, signage etc.

Community Feedback – refer to Section 5. Feedback Survey

Internal Consultation
Parks Supervisor –Noosa Heads Lions Park in good condition. No wet weather closures.
Management Accountant – Free Holiday Buses expenditure.




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