2021-09-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              7 SEPTEMBER 2021


    Raise awareness of alternative transport options to driving, such as Park & Ride, Free Buses,
     walking and cycling and the Noosa Ferry.
    Offer a relaxed and stress free alternative to driving a car into the Hastings street precinct.
It is proposed to employ a number of different marketing methods including:
    Posters & Factsheets
    Energex pole banners
    Signage at bus stops
    Wayfinding signage
    Variable message signs
    Park and Ride signage
    Community radio announcements
    Paid newspaper advertisements
    Media launch
    Existing Apps (My TransLink, Moovit etc.)
    Noosa Council media channels – Facebook, website, newsletter, messages on hold etc.

3.   Evaluation
The performance of the Go Noosa peak period traffic management plan will be evaluated against
previous years’ data and assist in refining future peak period traffic management plans. Sources of
data will include but are not limited to:
     Bus patronage data
     Bus travel time information
     Pedestrian and cyclist counts
     Vehicle queue length data
     Survey (face-to-face and online)
     Stakeholder feedback.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 June 2021, Item 5, Page 07
That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the Services & 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.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 September 2020, Item 8, Page 16
That Council note the report by the Project Manager Transport Innovation to the General Committee
Meeting dated 14 September 2020 and:
A.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over 2020/21
     Christmas holiday period from 14 December 2020 to 27 January 2021 with delegation to the
     CEO to reduce the days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;
B.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over 2021 Easter
     holiday period from 2 April 2021 to 18 April 2021 with delegation to the CEO to reduce the
     days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;
C.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over the 2020
     September holiday period from 19 September 2020 to 5 October 2020 with delegation to the
     CEO to reduce the days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;


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