Deputations and public questions
2026-02-19
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Andy Taylor
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 1:28
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What the minutes record
ANDY TAYLOR 19 FEBRUARY 2026 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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