2019-10-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              8 OCTOBER 2019


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the proposed Go Noosa branded Peak
Period Traffic Management Plan to manage peak period traffic during the Christmas 2019 and
Easter 2020 Queensland State School holidays.

Following the success of the Go Noosa trials in 2018/19. It is proposed to implement the Go
Noosa program with additional trials of a bus queue jump on Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive and
a Park & Ride shuttle bus loop service. The Go Noosa program aligns with the 2017-2027
Transport Strategy principles and is designed to manage peak period traffic whilst maintaining
the Noosa look and feel.

1.   Free Holiday Buses

In 2018/19 approximately 296,633 passenger trips were made over the Christmas and Easter
free holiday buses period. Data obtained indicated a 41% increase in patronage of the free
holiday buses over the previous year.

The following five Noosa contained TransLink services are recommended for inclusion in the
2019/20 Go Noosa program from the 14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020 and the 4 April
to the 19 April 2020:
   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
Due to complexities with TransLink ticketing systems for routes that cross local government
boundaries and in order to offer a free service to residents between Peregian Beach and Noosa
Heads, the following additional temporary bus service is recommended:
   064 – Peregian Beach to Noosa Heads bus from 8am to 6pm
Free travel on the Boreen Point - Tewantin Flexilink and Council Cabs services are
recommended for inclusion in the program from 26 December 2019 – 5 January 2020.

2.   Park and Ride Shuttle Bus

It is proposed to introduce a new trial for a high frequency free Park & Ride branded shuttle bus
from 14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020. Subject to further discussions with the Noosa
AFL Club, Noosa Farmers Market and Hillsong Church, the main car parks will be located at the
Noosa AFL grounds (approx. 400 car parks) and The J (approx. 100 car parks). The shuttle will
travel in a clockwise direction and service Weyba Road, Noosa Parade, Hastings Street, and
Noosa Drive. The clockwise direction will ensure that the bus makes use of the temporary bus
queue jump on the inbound lane on Noosa Parade (refer Bus Queue Jump in section 5).
Temporary bus stops will be required outside the Noosa AFL grounds and The J which will
require the temporary reallocation of approximately four carparks.

On Sundays, the Noosa AFL grounds carpark is used from 5am to mid-day for the Farmers
Market and The J carpark is used for church services at 8:30am, 10:30am and 5:30pm. Noosa
Farmers Market have confirmed that they have capacity to share car parking at the Noosa AFL
grounds. In regards to The J car park, on Sundays it is proposed to encourage people to park
behind the old bowls club in Noosa Junction as well as use on street parking along the bus route
(normal parking restrictions apply).


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