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


throughout the whole southern Peregian Beach area to ensure that one waying of the network would
not have adverse effects on vehicle speeding, pedestrian safety and convenience of movement, as
well as broad community consultation to understand if there is further support for the proposals
outside of the group who made the submission. The significance of these changes are outside the
scope of the current project.

Other aspects of the submission can be investigated further and incorporated into the project where
possible, including increasing parking yield and managing bike speeds on footpath areas. These
have been accommodated in the recommended design changes.

Community-led Facebook Poll Submission (Attachment 5)
A community led Facebook poll is included at Attachment 5. The poll reflected a divided community
response, highlighting concerns over tree removal, parking, and increased bike traffic, alongside
support for traffic calming and maintaining neighbourhood character.

SCBUG, ZEN & Other Letters of Support (Attachment 6)
The Sunshine Coast Bicycle User Group (SCBUG) and Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) made
submissions supporting the project, citing alignment with strategic transport objectives and the
promotion of active travel safety and have been included at Attachment 6. In addition, 4 other
individual resident submissions supporting the project were received.

One on One Meetings (Attachment 7)
In addition, one on one meetings were undertaken with various residents and stakeholders, including
Peregian Beach Residents Against Active Streets. Meeting notes are included at Attachment 7.

Summary of Community Engagement
Community feedback on the Peregian Beach Active Street Project was mixed. Many residents
supported the project’s goals of improving safety, calming traffic and strengthening walking and
cycling connections. However, others expressed concerns about parking impacts, potential traffic
displacement, increased bike activity and associated safety issues, as well as changes to
neighbourhood character. Some residents also questioned how the new road design concept would
function in practice and what it would mean for day-to-day property access and vehicle
manoeuvrability.

Overall, engagement confirms that while there is on balance strategic and safety-based support for
the project’s intent, particularly in regard to improved vehicle safety and the need for a shared path,
careful design refinement and targeted responses to property access, parking, localised safety
concerns as well as ongoing education and enforcement remain critical to achieving community
confidence.

This feedback has informed targeted refinements to the design, where possible, helping to address
key issues while preserving the project’s overarching aim of creating a safer, more accessible active
transport corridor for Peregian Beach.

5. Design changes arising from Community Engagement
The following design changes are proposed arising from community engagement

Proposed Design Change                             Rationale
                                                   Traffic engineering advice recommended that
                                                   consideration be given to the installation of local
Improved Local Area Traffic Management             area traffic management measures, such as
(LATM) measures on surrounding streets to          traffic calming devices at appropriate locations
improve vehicle speed and safety                   on Oriole Avenue. The project team committed
                                                   to monitoring traffic in Oriole Avenue following
                                                   the implementation of the Active St however, the