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Community engagement

Council has undertaken considerable community Key survey findings
engagement on bike riding and walking through the
Noosa Transport Strategy and the Noosa Sport and Active
Recreation Plan. Key stakeholders were also involved
in Tourism Noosa’s development of the Noosa Trail
Masterplan. The community feedback received through
these processes were a starting point for the NCWSIP.

Additional engagement with the community was important
in establishing this strategy with representatives from
sporting and bicycle groups, local businesses and the
broader community invited to form a Project Reference The top five barriers identified for bike riding and walking in
Group (PRG). This group guided the direction of the the Shire were:
NCWSIP at key stages of the strategy development.
The strategy was also guided by an internal Council Bike riding barriers Walking barriers
Project Control Group consisting of Council officers and
Councillors. • I am concerned about
Background being hit by a motor
Document Review
The community were invited to provide feedback on the vehicle • there are no suitable
draft NCWSIP between 19 March and 16 April 2021, paths between the
spanning a total of 28 days. Residents were given four • there are no suitable places I would like to go
options on how to submit feedback including an online paths between the • I am concerned about
survey or community feedback form through the Your Say places I would like to being hit by a motor
Noosa website, email and post. go vehicle
• I do not feel safe • I experience no barriers
Overall, 260 people participated in the engagement via the crossing roads
following channels: • the routes to where I • I do not feel safe
would like go are too crossing roads
hilly • the car is more
convenient.
• the car is more
convenient.
Table 2: Barriers to bike riding and walking

Over 24% of respondents indicated that they experience
no barriers that prevent or deter them from walking for
transport and recreation around Noosa Shire.

The information gathered from this process provided local Respondents supported the direction of the NCWSIP.
insights and helped to identify additional missing links Actions identified by the community to encourage more bike
and route refinements, which have been adopted in the riding and walking across the Shire included:
Implementation Plan. Feedback also defined barriers to • more off-road paths and bike ways
bike riding and walking, reiterating those already identified
in the NCWSIP. A summary of the 260 responses can be • more separated bike riding paths
found on the NCWSIP page at yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au • better connections between paths and shops.

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