2014-01-28 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    28 JANUARY 2014


2.       Approvals

TransLink Transit Authority (TTA) has provided in principal support of the initiative for Noosa
specific services only, and not for services that cross the Sunshine Coast Regional Council
border. Formal approval and quotation has been received..

Correspondence has also been forwarded to Sunshine Coast Council inviting them to participate
in the Easter Free Holiday Buses initiative, should Council resolve to proceed.

3.       Free Services

The following five Noosa-specific TransLink services, currently operating 7 days a week, 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
Four additional TransLink services operate throughout the Noosa region that also travel across
the Sunshine Coast border into Maroochydore, Nambour, Eumundi etc (Routes 620, 622, 630
and 631). As these services will not be offered for free, to cater for the residents between
Peregian Beach and Sunrise Beach, and the influx of people in the Noosaville precinct, the
following additional shuttle services are required:
      064 (shuttle) – Peregian Beach to Noosa Heads from 8am to 6pm
      065 (shuttle) – Noosa Junction Park & Ride to Noosaville (intersection on Eumundi – Noosa
       Road / Hilton Tce) from 9am to 4pm.
It should be noted that additional enquiries need to be made with TransLink and Sunbus to
determine whether one shuttle on Route 065 (Noosa Junction to Noosaville) will be sufficient, or
whether two will be required. Two buses have been provided on this route previously. Should
two buses be required, additional funding will be required for the second bus, at an estimated
cost of $15,000.

Service frequencies and coverage are shown in Table 1 below. This table also highlights the
services that intersect at the main stops across the region. Routes 626 & 627 are scheduled
(traffic permitting) to offer a 15 minute frequency at Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads and
Noosaville (river). With additional holiday traffic and influx of people in the Noosa area, these
services have previously been insufficient to cater for demand at peak times. Route 065 (shuttle)
is designed to cater for this overflow, and can be dispatched as and when required.
Table 1: Service frequencies and coverage

     Route   Peregian   Sunrise    Sunshine    Noosa     Noosa    Noosaville   Noosa
                                                                                        Tewantin   Cooroy   Pomona   Frequency
      No.     Beach      Beach      Beach     Junction   Heads     (River)      Civic
 626                                                                                                                 30 min
 627                                                                                                                 30 min
 628                                                                                                                 60 min
 629                                                                                                                 60 min
 632                                                                                                                 3 / day
 064                                                                                                                 50 min
 065                                                                                                                 30 min

 Legend      Existing Noosa Services          Proposed Shuttle Services




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