PEREGIAN BEACH ACTIVE STREET - STAGE 1 PROGRESS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS (Deferred from the Ordinary Meeting dated 19 March 2026 - Item 12.2) · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                               9 JUNE 2026


Report.

Petition (Attachment 3)
A petition – 'Residents Against Active Street' was formally tabled with Council which raised concerns
about parking loss, traffic congestion, and safety, and requested that the project be halted entirely,
requests for additional consultation and route options review. The petition is included at Attachment
3 to the report.

The petition was a catalyst for additional community consultation activities in recent weeks including
additional pop-up events, one on one meetings, preparation and distribution of additional project
materials and this report.

Community-led Proposed Adjustments (Attachment 4)
Received by the project team recently (19/02/2026), the submission includes a proposal for one-way
traffic (Oriole southbound, Lorikeet northbound), retention of most on-street parking, adjustments to
cyclist access, and potential residential parking permits. The submission is included at Attachment
4.

The proposal for one way traffic would require traffic modelling and design of traffic controls
throughout the whole southern Peregian Beach area to ensure that one waying of the network would
not have adverse effects on vehicle speeding, pedestrian safety and convenience of movement, as
well as broad community consultation to understand if there is further support for the proposals
outside of the group who made the submission. The significance of these changes are outside the
scope of the current project.

Other aspects of the submission can be investigated further and incorporated into the project where
possible, including increasing parking yield and managing bike speeds on footpath areas. These
have been accommodated in the recommended design changes.

Community-led Facebook Poll Submission (Attachment 5)
A community led Facebook poll is included at Attachment 5. The poll reflected a divided community
response, highlighting concerns over tree removal, parking, and increased bike traffic, alongside
support for traffic calming and maintaining neighbourhood character.

SCBUG, ZEN & Other Letters of Support (Attachment 6)
The Sunshine Coast Bicycle User Group (SCBUG) and Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) made
submissions supporting the project, citing alignment with strategic transport objectives and the
promotion of active travel safety and have been included at Attachment 6. In addition, 4 other
individual resident submissions supporting the project were received.

One on One Meetings (Attachment 7)
In addition, one on one meetings were undertaken with various residents and stakeholders, including
Peregian Beach Residents Against Active Streets. Meeting notes are included at Attachment 7.

Summary of Community Engagement
Community feedback on the Peregian Beach Active Street Project was mixed. Many residents
supported the project’s goals of improving safety, calming traffic and strengthening walking and
cycling connections. However, others expressed concerns about parking impacts, potential traffic
displacement, increased bike activity and associated safety issues, as well as changes to
neighbourhood character. Some residents also questioned how the new road design concept would
function in practice and what it would mean for day-to-day property access and vehicle
manoeuvrability.

Overall, engagement confirms that while there is on balance strategic and safety-based support for
the project’s intent, particularly in regard to improved vehicle safety and the need for a shared path,
careful design refinement and targeted responses to property access, parking, localised safety