2014-02-25 Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               25 FEBRUARY 2014


Passenger numbers are currently not meeting these targets, with an average of 17 one-way trips
being booked each month since inception.

Table 1 below details the total runs each month, together with the number of passengers carried,
and associated costs.

Table 1 – Monthly Runs

                          Booked
                           Runs        Passengers      Total cost
        Month
                                         carried       (inc GST)
                         (one way)
April 2013             14              21             $526.45
May 2013               25              36             $967.03
June 2013              20              32             $777.82
July 2013              22              26             $818.66
August 2013            23              26             $899.94
September 2013         12              12             $473.49
October 2013           11              11             $432.45
November 2013          14              17             $528.45
December 2013          16              17             $634.66
TOTAL                  157             198            $6058.95
Monthly average        17              22             $673.22

For the purpose of interpreting Table 1, the following explanation is offered:

   Booked run: One way trip from Cooroy to Lake Macdonald OR Lake Macdonald to Cooroy
   Passengers carried: total number of actual passengers carried for the month (not separate
    individuals)
   Total cost: includes GST and 6% administration fee.

It should be noted for comparison purposes, in the first 9 months of the Boreen Point Flexilink
trial, the average monthly passengers carried was 186. The Boreen Point service is currently
carrying approximately 302 passengers per month, with an average of 129 runs booked per
month.

Table 2 below details the number of individual people using the service each month. For
example, in April 2013, there were 14 runs booked, which carried a total of 21 passengers. Of
these 21 passengers, there were only 12 separate individuals.

Table 2 - Individual people using the service

                       Estimated
Month                  Individual
                       Passengers
April 2013             12
May 2013               12
June 2013              15
July 2013              11



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