Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                   21 NOVEMBER 2024


            planning for the next 30 years. Council will analyse the data to determine the need
            for various traffic improvement projects, including safer pedestrian crossings. Any
            proposed traffic improvements projects, such as new crossings, will be subject to
            Council’s budget deliberations in coming years. Council can also use the Traffic
            Study to support grant applications. Council will certainly undertake public
            consultation program as part of any approved projects.

   8.2.     BERNIE HAENGA

            Question 1
            Can Council arrange accident data be provided/collected over the last 6 years on
            Beckmans Road and Eumundi-Noosa Road, Noosaville in relation to a safe
            pedestrian crossing?
            Response provided by Shaun Walsh, Acting Director Infrastructure Services
            Thank you for this question. Council does have accident data collected with the
            assistance of the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Queensland
            Police Service. In the past five years (2018–2023), 22 vehicle crashes were
            reported on Eumundi-Noosa Road between Headland Drive and Beckmans Road.
            These included 4 hospitalisations, 9 requiring medical treatment, and 9 minor
            injuries. Only one crash involved a pedestrian near the Eenie Creek Road
            roundabout requiring medical treatment. On Beckmans Road, from Eumundi-
            Noosa Road to Cooroy-Noosa Road, 15 vehicle crashes were reported. These
            included 10 hospitalisations, 2 requiring medical treatment, and 3 minor injuries.
            No pedestrian-involved crashes were reported on Beckmans Road during this
            period; however, there was one prior incident involving a pedestrian occurred on
            Beckmans Road near Sea Eagle Drive in 2017.

            Question 2
            Can Council arrange traffic volume road tube data be provided or collected in
            relation to a safe pedestrian crossing on Eumundi-Noosa Road?
            Response provided by Shaun Walsh, Acting Director Infrastructure Services
            Thank you again for the question. Council does collect traffic volume data on
            Eumundi-Noosa Road and traffic counts for Eumundi-Noosa Road can be
            provided. Council is currently undertaking an update to the Noosa Traffic Study
            using contemporary traffic data and is expected to be completed by June 2025.
            This study is a critical technical document that will guide infrastructure planning for
            the next 30 years. Council will analyse the data to determine the need for various
            traffic improvement projects, including safer pedestrian crossings. Council will use
            this data to substantiate traffic improvements including enhanced pedestrian
            crossing facilities. Council can also collect pedestrian data to substantiate
            improvements.

   8.3.     LINDA MARTIN

            Question 1
            When will the Noosa Council's Noosa Traffic Study Update be completed and
            findings be released specifically in relation to a safe pedestrian crossing on
            Eumundi- Noosa Road in the vicinity between Beckmans and Rene Street
            Roundabout?
            Response provided by Shaun Walsh, Acting Director Infrastructure Services
            Thank you for the question. Firstly, Council acknowledges the challenges of
            crossing these busy sections of road. Council has approved the update to the
            Noosa Traffic Study as part of the 2024/25 budget. The study is currently in
            progress and is expected to be completed by June 2025. This study is a critical
            technical document that will guide infrastructure planning for the next 30 years.
            Council will analyse the data to determine the need for various traffic improvement