2019-10-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     8 OCTOBER 2019


7.    Noosa Heads Lions Park – Car Park
The Noosa Heads Lions Park reserve is owned by the State Government Department of Natural
Resources Mines and Energy (DNRME) with Noosa Council as public trustee for the open space
reserve. For over twenty years, the Noosa Heads Lions Park has been used for paid parking at
peak holiday times. The car park has been managed by the Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club on
behalf of Council with a portion of car parking revenue going to the Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club
for their charitable works. The revenue from the 2018/2019 holidays periods also provided
revenue towards the Peak Period Traffic Management trials.
At Easter 2019, DNRME advised Council that the parkland is intended for open space recreation
and is not supportive of it being used for paid parking, especially during peak holidays as this is
the time of year the public are wanting to access public spaces. This change is a significant
reduction in overflow car parking at peak times and Council has investigated alternative options
to provide additional free car parking as detailed in the table below:

Table 1: Alternatives to the Noosa Heads Lions Car Park

Additional free park &    Pros                                 Cons/Risks
ride location options
Chaplin Park, Gympie        Approx. 200 car parks               Requires DNRME approval
Terrace                     Access to existing free             Park currently used for
                              TransLink services - 15 minute        recreational purposes.
                              frequency                           Constrained entry/exit to the site.
                            Also accessible to proposed         Grass & weather dependent.
                              free Noosa branded shuttle
                              bus loop.
The J & AFL Grounds,        Approx. 500 car parks               Requires DNRME & AFL Club
Weyba Road.                   combined                              approval
                            Relative proximity to Hastings      Not available Sunday am to
                              Street and                            midday
                              services accommodation              Requires TransLink approval for a
                              providers.                            dedicated shuttle bus as existing
                            Provides transport option for         free TransLink services not on a
                              2000+ Hastings St employees.          15 minute frequency
                            Not weather dependent               Gravel and unmarked bays.
                            Also accessible to proposed
                              free Noosa branded shuttle
                              bus loop.
Bicentennial Hall/St        Approx. 150 car parks               Requires TransLink approval for a
Thomas More                 Relative proximity to Hastings        dedicated shuttle bus as existing
                              Street.                               free TransLink services not on a
                                                                    15 minute frequency.
                                                                  Not accessible to proposed free
                                                                    Noosa branded shuttle bus loop.
Cooroy Railway Station      Approx. 80 car parks                Significant distance from Hastings
                            EV charging station available         St
                                                                  Car parks already used by rail
                                                                    commuters
                                                                  Requires Qld Rail approval
                                                                  Requires TransLink approval for
                                                                    a dedicated shuttle bus as
                                                                    existing free TransLink services
                                                                    not on a 15 minute frequency
                                                                  Only capturing hinterland
                                                                    residents and visitors from Bruce
                                                                    Highway
                                                                  Not accessible to proposed free
                                                                    Noosa branded shuttle bus loop.


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