Mobile Food Vendors

The City manages mobile food vendor permits for both fixed and itinerant locations through an Expression of Interest (EoI) process. For fixed locations, vendors apply for permits at specific, designated spots like car parks and foreshore areas. For itinerant traders, permits allow them to travel and temporarily stop to serve customers in various public areas, with restrictions on proximity to fixed businesses and certain zones like the Meelup Regional Park and Busselton and Dunsborough CBD. 

Fixed Location Trading Permit Applications

Several fixed, pre-approved locations have been identified across the City, suitable for mobile food vendors.

Permits to trade in these fixed locations are issued by the City of Busselton via an Expression of Interest (EOI) process, which is held every two (2) years.

Expression of Interest for Mobile Food Traders for Permits valid 2025 - 2027 have now closed.

Applications for any designated Mobile Food Vendor locations that remain vacant after the EOI process may be applied for by submitting the form below.

Application for Trading Permit Mobile Food Vendor - Fixed Location

Links to documents:

Guidelines - EOI Mobile Food Permits Fixed Location 2025

Mobile Food Vendor Trading Locations Map

Itinerant Trading Permit Applications 

Itinerant Trading Permits allow travel throughout the district and stopping temporarily to serve customers. Interested vendors apply for permits to trade in various public areas, however are prohibited from trading within 300 meters of a fixed business or another approved mobile vendor selling similar goods.

A permit to trade as an Itinerant Food Vendor is granted by an Expression of Interest Process every two (2) years.

Expressions of Interest for Permits for Itinerant Food Vendors valid 2025 - 2027 have now closed.

Applications for Mobile Food Vendor permits that remain vacant after the EOI process may be applied for by submitting the form below:

Application for Trading Permit Mobile Food Vendor - Itinerant on the Go

Links to documents:

Guidelines - EOI Itinerant Food Vendors 2025

Trade at varied locations - Itinerant Varied Location Permit 

A permit can be applied for, to sell to the public at varied private locations e.g. mobile coffee runs. You must have written permission from each property owner you wish to trade at prior to submitting your application.

To apply, submit an Application for Trading Permit - Itinerant Varied Locations found below, identifying all the property locations you wish to trade at.

Application for Trading Permit - Itinerant Varied Locations

What does it cost?

Please refer to the below costs.