Traffic a sticking point in Hastings St

By Margaret Maccoll

The effectiveness of traffic controllers in Hastings Street over the Christmas holidays was highlighted in Noosa Council’s General Meeting on Monday as part of the discussions on the progress of the Go Noosa traffic strategy.

A resident of Little Cove Cr Amelia Lorentson pushed for council officers to obtain feedback from residents in her suburb to inform the strategy because of the impact on their lives of the traffic congestion in and out of Hastings Street.

It’s our experience traffic controllers are ineffective in controlling traffic and pedestrian flow, she said.

Cr Lorentson said she knew of people who had waited at Noosa National Park until 7.30pm before trying to attempt to leave the area…