PEREGIAN BEACH ACTIVE STREET - STAGE 1 PROGRESS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS (Deferred from the General Committee Meeting dated 16 March 2026) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                      19 MARCH 2026


   •   High existing and potential walking and cycling demand.
   •   Its ability to close gaps in the local network and connect key destinations.
   •   Logical sequencing with other current and planned projects to build a safer, continuous
       corridor.
   •   Proximity to key attractors such as local schools, beaches, shops, and community facilities.
Further community consultation was proposed to be undertaken on a project-by-project basis, noting
that some of the projects identified within the Corridor Study may never proceed. The results of the
corridor study were incorporated into the Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy, which was being
undertaken concurrently, and consequently endorsed by Council.

These key background documents to the Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy, being the 'Noosa
High Priority Cycle Route Corridor Study and Concept Design’ (Corridor 2) were made public on
Council's website in early 2026 due to an expression of interest from the South Peregian Beach
community during the Peregian Beach Active Street Stage 1 Consultation phase.

The Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan (NCWSIP)

Council adopted the Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan 2020 – 2040 on
15 July 2021. The Strategy and Plan re-established Council’s vision for bike riding and walking
across Noosa Shire for the next 20 years with the vision to get ‘more people riding a bike and walking
for health, transport, tourism and the environment’. Council’s goal is to make riding a bike and
walking so convenient and safe that it is the preferred mode of transport for the Shire's residents and
visitors. The Plan has been guiding Council’s planning, development and promotion of bike riding
and walking networks.

Engagement activities were undertaken during the development of a draft plan with the same Project
Reference Group as nominated and endorsed by Council for the HPCR project.

During the ”Your Say” consultation period for the NCWSIP (19 March to 16 April 2021), 260
submissions were received from the community on the draft Strategy. The information gathered from
this process provided local insights and helped to identify additional missing links and route
refinements, which have been adopted in the Plan. Feedback also defined barriers to bike riding and
walking, reiterating those already identified in the Strategy.

The proposed use of existing streets throughout the Shire for improved safe shared vehicle, cyclist
and pedestrian movements, such as an Active Street, is a consistent approach in the Noosa Cycling
and Walking Strategy due to unavailability of other routes due to environmental constraints and
construction costs.

The Peregian Beach Active St project (Project ID 361) was scored in the 201-300 priority band
(moderate) within the Walking and Cycling Strategy. It was initially not scheduled in the 10- year
implementation plan, however opportunistic grant funding to align with regional liveability and active
transport provided impetus for grant submission.

Further analysis of the project scoring indicates that if the project is combined with Project IDs 359
and 360 (continuation through to the village) that the project would score a ranking of 28.

2. Customer Requests

South Peregian residents have long raised concerns about speeding, pedestrian safety and difficult
driveway and waste service access compounded by unmarked parking bays and lane congestion
arising from parking on both sides of the narrow roadway. A key design consideration for the
proposed Active Street is to address these issues through a dedicated pedestrian pathway, improved
kerb and channel, reduced-speed signage, formalised parking, landscaping and road resurfacing.