2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA      10 MAY 2016


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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     10 MAY 2016

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                  Our ref: COR15/1070                                                  Government
                                                                                       Department of
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                  TEWANTIN QLD 4565                                           ey

                  Dear Mr Drydale

                  Thank you for your letter of 30 July 2015 about proposed free bus services in the Noosa
                  Council region during Christmas 2015/2016 (from 25 December 2015 to 3 January 2016)
                  and Easter 2016 holiday periods (from 25 March to 3 April 2016).

                  | am pleased to advise that the Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink
                  Division, supports in principle the free holiday bus initiative during the period between
                  25 December 2015 and 3 January 2016.

                  However, the free travel for the Easter 2016 period will need to be considered in early 2016
                  to allow for potential changes to policies and fares, prior to this date, impacting on the
                  accuracy of the calculation for the expected revenue loss.

                  Should Noosa Council proceed with the free holiday bus service during the Christmas
                  2015/2016 holiday period, the expected loss of revenue for services on routes 626, 627,
                  628, 629 and 632 is $44,675 (GST inclusive).

                  With regards to bus routes 620 and 631, these routes travel outside the Noosa Council
                  boundary and TransLink’s ticketing system technology is unable to be programed to only
                  charge a fare for a portion of a journey.

                  Should Noosa Council decide to offer the free holiday bus promotion on routes 620 and 631
                  during the Christmas period, the expected loss of revenue for these services will need to
                  include the entire journey and it is estimated to be $70,279 (GST inclusive).

                 As such, the expected total loss of revenue to provide free travel on all Noosa bus services
                  during the 2015/2016 Christmas period on routes 626, 627, 628, 629, 632, 620 and 631,
                 would be $114,953 (GST inclusive).

                                                                                       TransLink Division
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                                                                                       Queensland 4001 Australia
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