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QUESTION 1
With consideration to the previously provided engineer's report for the gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road does Noosa Council intend to allocate any funds to the repair of the gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road in the 2026-2027 year budget?
RESPONSE PROVIDED BY SHAUN WALSH, DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Budget submissions for capital expenditure for the 26/27 Financial Year are currently being prepared, so at this stage it is not possible to determine if capital funding will be allocated to Cooroy Mountain Road in the 2026/27 financial year. The engineering report presented is noted and the request for sealing the remaining section of Cooroy Mountain Road will be considered along with other similar requests on other parts of the unsealed road network. Council maintains approximately 200km of unsealed roads across the region and prioritisation for upgrades to gravel roads considers many factors such as vehicle type and volumes, average speeds, crash history, road geometry, road function and road performance. Council also undertakes maintenance in the form of grading, pavement patching, drainage works and vegetation management.
QUESTION 2
Given the confirmed risk as outlined in the provided independent engineer's report for the gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road can council confirm the current priority ranking of the gravel road section of Cooroy Mountain Road for repair?
RESPONSE PROVIDED BY SHAUN WALSH, DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Council notes the engineers report and confirms the road has been inspected by experienced engineering officers. There are no immediate defects requiring urgent repair, but it is noted that the road does require all users to drive to conditions, consistent with all unsealed roads in the Shire. Council maintains its unsealed road network on a cyclical maintenance program for production and cost efficiencies in accordance with adopted service standards. Requests for upgrade are prioritised as outlined previously. It is noted that sectional upgrades, as opposed to complete length upgrade, provides a more cost-effective treatment of specific hazards for any future upgrade works.
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Frank Wilkie0:00Good morning everybody and welcome to the Ordinary Meeting of the third Thursday the 19th of February 2026 declare the meeting open at 10am. We begin by acknowledging that we're meeting on the traditional lands and waters of the Kabi Kabi people pay my respects to the elders past present and emerging and acknowledge their recognition of us all as joint custodians and respecting and caring for this beautiful place that we all love and respecting and caring for each other I note that all Councillors are in attendance and that Councillors and Wegener, Councillors Finzel and Councillors Wilson are online we have a couple who are ill and not wanting to spread the love in chambers which is very good of them. Item four is confirmation of the Minutes may I have a seconder for the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting thank you so I think Councillor Stockwell just shaded you Councillor Finzel there are no petitions there are no presentations we have no deputations we have two submissions for public question time the first application with two questions is from Mr. Andy Taylor Mr. Taylor couldn't be here today but Councillor Lorentson will read his questions which will be answered by Shaun Walsh Director Infrastructure Services Councillor Lorentson.
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