Food Vending Vehicles

Food Premises and Food Vending Vehicle Registration

You are required to register your food premises with Gunnedah Shire Council. The below form is to be completed and submitted to Council prior to operation of a new food business or when there is a change of operator of a food business located within Gunnedah Shire Council area. 

Form-Food-Premises-and-Food-Vending-Vehicle-Registration.pdf(PDF, 189KB)

The State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) allows mobile food vending vehicles to trade from private land subject to certain criteria. Certain development standards apply including a requirement for the consent of the landowner, a limit of one vehicle per site and the hours of operation being restricted to 7am to 7pm in residential zones. Notification to Council is still required.

Mobile food venders are vehicles which are used for on-site food preparation such as hamburgers, hot dogs and kebabs, one-step food preparation such as popcorn, fairy floss, coffee and squeezing juices or any type of food including pre-packages food.

In addition to applying to operate a mobile food vending vehicle, an inspection must be carried out prior to approval or renewal, or as requested. Vehicles registered outside of the Gunnedah Shire Local Government Area are required to seek approval to operate in our area.

The NSW Food Authority have put together a Guidelines for Mobile Food Vending Vehicles which provides the food safety standards and requirements that need to be met along with a convenient checklist that allows operators to identify any key issues that they may still need to meet prior to operating.