ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 19 FEBRUARY 2026 · 2026-02-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                        19 FEBRUARY 2026


7.    DEPUTATIONS
      Nil.



8.    PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

8.1   ANDY TAYLOR

      QUESTION 1
      With consideration to the previously provided engineer's report for the gravel road section of
      Cooroy Mountain Road does Noosa Council intend to allocate any funds to the repair of the
      gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road in the 2026-2027 year budget?

      RESPONSE PROVIDED BY SHAUN WALSH, DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
      Budget submissions for capital expenditure for the 26/27 Financial Year are currently being
      prepared, so at this stage it is not possible to determine if capital funding will be allocated to
      Cooroy Mountain Road in the 2026/27 financial year. The engineering report presented is
      noted and the request for sealing the remaining section of Cooroy Mountain Road will be
      considered along with other similar requests on other parts of the unsealed road network.
      Council maintains approximately 200km of unsealed roads across the region and prioritisation
      for upgrades to gravel roads considers many factors such as vehicle type and volumes,
      average speeds, crash history, road geometry, road function and road performance. Council
      also undertakes maintenance in the form of grading, pavement patching, drainage works and
      vegetation management.

      QUESTION 2
      Given the confirmed risk as outlined in the provided independent engineer's report for the
      gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road can council confirm the current priority ranking
      of the gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road for repair?

      RESPONSE PROVIDED BY SHAUN WALSH, DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
      Council notes the engineers report and confirms the road has been inspected by experienced
      engineering officers. There are no immediate defects requiring urgent repair, but it is noted
      that the road does require all users to drive to conditions, consistent with all unsealed roads
      in the Shire. Council maintains its unsealed road network on a cyclical maintenance program
      for production and cost efficiencies in accordance with adopted service standards. Requests
      for upgrade are prioritised as outlined previously. It is noted that sectional upgrades, as
      opposed to complete length upgrade, provides a more cost-effective treatment of specific
      hazards for any future upgrade works.