2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                          19 AUGUST 2014


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Project Officer to the Infrastructure & Services
Committee Meeting dated 19 August and;

A.   Provide Free Holiday Buses during the periods 26 December 2014 to 4 January 2015 and
     3 to 12 April 2015;

B.   Proceed with obtaining approval and quotations from TransLink for Free Holiday Buses for
     both Christmas and Easter holiday periods for the following:
     1.   Noosa only TransLink routes 626, 627, 628, 629, and 632.
     2.   Noosa only journeys of cross boundary TransLink routes 620, 622, 630, and 631.

C.   Proceed with obtaining quotations from Sunbus for shuttles and one passenger assistant
     for both Christmas and Easter holiday periods for the following:
     1     Route 064 Peregian - Noosa Heads
     2     Route 065 Noosa Junction - Noosaville

D.   Approve the reduced marketing budget of $15,786 for the Free Holiday Buses service
     (Christmas and Easter) and

E.   Include Boreen Point - Tewantin Flexilink service and Council Cabs in the Free Holiday
     Buses services.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to proceed with Christmas and Easter
Free Holiday Buses and to highlight significant reductions that could be made to the marketing
budget.

1.   Recommended Dates

     Christmas Holidays - Friday 26 December 2014 – Sunday 4 January 2015 (10 days)
     Easter Holidays - Friday 3 April – Sunday 12 April 2015 (10 days)

     In 2014 the Easter Free Holiday Buses services ran for 8 days, it is recommended that it
     runs for 10 days in 2015 as it includes the Easter long weekend (3-6 April 2015), school
     holidays for Qld, NSW, NT, WA, TAS, and VIC and concludes after a weekend.

2.   Approvals

     Should Council proceed with the Free Holiday Buses service, formal approval and
     quotations for both Christmas and Easter Free Holiday Buses will need to be sought from
     TransLink and from Sunbus for additional shuttles.

3.   Free Services

     The following five, Noosa-specific TransLink services currently operate 7 days a week, and
     are recommended for inclusion in the Free Holiday Buses initiative:
     •     Route 626 – Tewantin to Sunrise Beach via Noosa Heads
     •     Route 627 – Tewantin to Sunshine Beach via Noosa Heads
     •     Route 628 – Noosa Parklands to Noosa Junction, via Noosa Civic
     •     Route 629 – Tewantin to Noosa Junction via Noosa Civic
     •     Route 632 – Noosa to Cooran via Cooroy and Pomona


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