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Noosa’s congestion-busting free buses still a hit despite scooter challenge

Council’s evaluation of its free holiday bus service has revealed a 42 per cent spike in scooters and motorbikes entering Hastings St over the last break.

While scooters were the fashionable ride into Noosa's Hastings St, the Go Noosa free buses had more than 250,000 takers.
While scooters were the fashionable ride into Noosa's Hastings St, the Go Noosa free buses had more than 250,000 takers.

Scootering into Hastings St seems to be the in-demand way to beat Noosa's notorious peak holiday traffic snarls, while Covid-19 may have slowed up day-trippers and other holiday blow-ins by about 20 per cent.

Noosa Council's evaluation of its congestion-busting Go Noosa free holiday bus service has revealed a 42 per cent spike in scooters and motorbikes entering the shire's number one destination over the last Christmas and Easter break.

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Originally published as Noosa’s congestion-busting free buses still a hit despite scooter challenge

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