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Hobsons Bay City Council

Hobsons Bay City Council · VIC

Food Truck Registration Fee
$742/yr
Per year — food truck registration
Coffee van / low-risk vehicle: $515/yr
Lead Time
Contact council
PLI Required
$10M min
Renewal
Renews Jan
SOT Required
Yes — 1 day notice
State
VIC
Fee Verified
2026-08

What you need to know

FEE STRUCTURE (2026-27, confirmed from Hobsons Bay City Council Annual Budget 2026-27, pp.88-90): TWO SEPARATE FEE STREAMS — (1) FOOD ACT REGISTRATION via FoodTrader: Class 2 Food Vehicle (on-site cooking of potentially hazardous food — food trucks): $742/yr. Class 3 Food Vehicle (lower-risk handling — coffee vans, pre-packaged food): $515/yr. Additional vehicles: $361/yr each. Annual renewal, valid calendar year January–December. Register via FoodTrader (foodtrader.vic.gov.au). Renewal notices sent November; must be paid by 31 December. (2) MOBILE VENDOR SITE PERMIT (separate, required to trade on Council-controlled land including parks, foreshore, footpaths): Tier 1 / Itinerant Sites — Annual Local: $2,814; Annual Non-Local: $4,334; Monthly Local: $703; Monthly Non-Local: $1,082. Tier 2 Sites — Annual Local: $1,868; Annual Non-Local: $2,881; Monthly Local: $467; Monthly Non-Local: $720. Application fee (Tier 1 & 2): $123. NOTE: "Local" means the business is registered in the Hobsons Bay LGA; "Non-Local" is all other operators. Altona foreshore and Williamstown waterfront are popular Tier 1 sites — limited and competitive. SOT required via FoodTrader at least 1 business day before each event. EHO inspection required for new mobile food businesses. Covers Williamstown, Altona, Newport, Laverton, Spotswood areas. Contact Environmental Health: 1300 179 944 or customerservice@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au.

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Public Liability Insurance

Hobsons Bay City Council requires a minimum of $10M public liability cover. Arrange this before you lodge your application — councils will not approve without a current certificate of currency.

Fees sourced from Hobsons Bay City Council published fee schedules. Verified: 2026-08. Fees confirmed from Hobsons Bay City Council Annual Budget 2026-27 (adopted 29 June 2026), pp.88-90. Class 2 Food Vehicle $742/yr; Class 3 Food Vehicle $515/yr. Mobile vendor site permits are a separate fee structure on top of the Food Act registration — Tier 1/Itinerant Annual Local $2,814/yr, Non-Local $4,334/yr; Tier 2 Annual Local $1,868/yr, Non-Local $2,881/yr. Application fee for Tier 1 & 2 sites: $123. Always confirm before applying.