1:33 Mayor Wilkie: The applicant is Willie Oswald, Jill Brownlee, Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens. The topic is Master Plan for the Noosa Botanic Gardens.
1:43 Councillor Lorentson: I don't think they've arrived.
1:44 Director Walsh: Yeah, they're not in the tentative gallery. Do you want me to see if they're downstairs? No, they're outside, or downstairs.
1:50 Mayor Wilkie: Oh, yeah.
1:51 Councillor Lorentson: They haven't made themselves known to us.
1:54 Mayor Wilkie: It could still be downstairs, yes. Well, in the meantime, we'll move on to question time, if that's okay. The first application is from Mr. Bruce Muland, who couldn't be here today. Our CEO, Larry Sengstock, will read Mr. Muland's question, which will be answered by Shaun Walsh, Director of Infrastructure Services. Mr. Sengstock.
2:17 Speaker 3: Okay, thank you. So the question from Mr. Muland. Question one, can Council point to an implementation anywhere in Australia that is similar to implementation of over two kilometres of four consecutive active streets, to validate Council's assertion that the design is practical, evidence-based, and suitable for a coastal residential area?
2:36 Director Walsh: Thank you.
2:36 Speaker 3: Director Walsh.
2:39 Director Walsh: Thank you, Mr. Muland, for the question. The most directly comparable example is the Whitfield Street Safe Active Street in Bassideen, Western Australia. A 2.3 kilometre continuous corridor. Through a residential area with bends, hills, and multiple intersections. Okay. It uses the same design principles as Peregian Beach, a 30 kilometre hour zone, traffic calming, coloured surface treatments, and strong links to schools, parks, and the river. Independent evaluation showed increasing walking and cycling, reduced vehicle speeds, lower traffic volumes, and positive community feedback. Other Australian examples that provide good references include Pear Street in Toowoomba, Queensland. Active Streets for Schools Program in the ACT. Mackay Cross City Link, Queensland. Leibig Street Pedestrian Priority Project, Victoria. And the Sunshine Coast Coastal Pathway. Council has profiled many of these case studies on its Cycling and Walking Projects website, and publicly available. The design has also been framed by the Active Transport Envermestment Program technical guidance, prepared by the Queensland Government Department of Transport, and available on their website. This technical guidance is available on the website. Council references 14 different supporting standards to substantiate the design approach.
3:53 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you, Mr Walsh.