Canterbury-Bankstown City Council

What you need to know

TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES: (1) PRIVATE LAND (cooking on-site, all food types): Register as a mobile food and drink business — complete Mobile Food and Drink Business Registration Form at cbcity.nsw.gov.au/your-council/forms/mobile-food-and-drink-business-registration-form. Annual renewal, financial year basis. (2) PUBLIC ROADS (pre-packaged food/drinks only — Section 68 Approval is ONLY issued for pre-packaged vehicles): Complete Mobile Food Vending Vehicle Application Form at cbcity.nsw.gov.au/your-council/forms/mobile-food-vending-vehicle-application-form. EHO inspection of vehicle required before approval issued. IMPORTANT: Mobile food vehicles selling cooked/prepared food on public roads require a separate development consent — contact Council to discuss. PLI $20M for public-road approvals. Food Safety Supervisor required for unpackaged food. Annual EHO inspections for medium-high risk vendors. Participates in Scores on Doors hygiene rating program. Mobile Food Vending Vehicles Policy adopted August 2023. Covers Bankstown, Canterbury, Lakemba, Campsie areas — one of the busiest food market corridors in NSW. FEE STRUCTURE (2026/27, confirmed from Council fees schedule): Annual inspection fee — medium/high risk (food trucks): $288.50; low risk (coffee vans): $144.50. Section 68 approval for public road trading (pre-packaged only): $209.50. Temporary event inspection: $89.50. Contact: 02 9707 9000.