{"id":46441,"date":"2020-12-10T00:44:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T14:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=46441"},"modified":"2020-12-09T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:50:16","slug":"torquay-shuttle-bus-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-shuttle-bus-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Shire considers rolling out Torquay shuttle bus for summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire is considering bringing back a free summer shuttle bus service in Torquay and Jan Juc for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is intended to aid the recovery of the Torquay\/Jan Juc community from the coronavirus pandemic by reducing congestion, improving the ability of residents and visitors to get around town in summer, and providing a convenient link to beach and businesses and encouraging expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report prepared for councillors at their request and considered at their meeting on Tuesday night, the service would run across the 2020\/21 peak season &#8211; from Boxing Day 2020 to January 26, 2021 &#8211; and would be supported by $95,000 in funding from the COVID-19 Support Allocation.<\/p>\n<p>The report states there are several assumptions for the proposal to provide the best chance of success:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A free service<\/li>\n<li>10am to 6pm, seven days a week from December 26 to January 26<\/li>\n<li>20-24 seater with driver (via commercial bus company) potentially with trailer for surfboards\/larger bags<\/li>\n<li>Passengers under 12 to be accompanied by an adult<\/li>\n<li>Not competing with or undercutting other services (such as the public bus service)<\/li>\n<li>Complement existing public bus services by connecting to other parts of Torquay\/Jan Juc<\/li>\n<li>A continuous circuit (a loop of about 30-40 minutes) via beaches and main shopping precincts between Jan Juc and The Sands, and<\/li>\n<li>Bus stops to be a mix of existing official stops and temporary stops (although temporary stops may not be able to be authorised in the available timeframe).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A two-bus service is recommended, with wait times of close to 20 minutes for passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The shire ran a shuttle bus program in Torquay for three years from 2006-07 to 2008-09 (with a fee for use) and a free service for eight years in Lorne from 2000-01 to 2007-08.<\/p>\n<p>These were discontinued due to high cost (including a doubling of driver costs), low demand, not enough frequency with the available budget, and lack of partnership\/sponsorship support.<\/p>\n<p>The Torquay shuttle was followed by a rerouted and extended public transport service (Routes 50 and 51) and also the emergence of private commercial offerings (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/waveridershuttles.com.au\/\">Wave Rider<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The report recommends authorising the shire&#8217;s general manager of culture and community Chris Pike to negotiate the best possible service within the allocated funds, but warns &#8220;it is unknown if there is enough time to successfully establish a service&#8221; by or shortly after Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>It also recommends that if Mr Pike deems it is not possible to safely, properly and effectively establish a free shuttle bus service in Torquay\/Jan Juc in accordance with the council\u2019s stated objectives for a majority of the stated period, the initiative will be cancelled and the funds returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire is considering bringing back a free summer shuttle bus service in Torquay and Jan Juc for the first time in more than a decade. 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