NSW Tobacco Crackdown Now Reaches the Landlord
NSW Parliament has passed legislation making it a criminal offence for commercial landlords to knowingly permit their premises to be […]
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SA Secures 20 Million Litres of Diesel
The South Australian government has secured access to up to 20 million litres of diesel through a commercial agreement with
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What the 2026 federal budget means for service station operators
The 13 May federal budget confirmed and expanded the $14.8 billion Strengthening Australia’s Fuel Resilience Package. The structural elements are
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How to Negotiate Better Terms with Your Landlord at Lease Renewal
For service station operators who lease their site, the lease renewal is one of the most consequential commercial decisions they
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Understanding the True Cost of Staff Turnover at Your Service Station
Losing a staff member is rarely just an inconvenience. For service station operators, every resignation triggers a chain of costs
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The federal fuel security package: what’s in it and what it changes
The Albanese government has announced a $10.7 billion Australian Fuel Security and Resilience package, with full detail to land in
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Geelong refinery: the next six weeks
Viva Energy expects production at its Geelong refinery to return to more than 90 per cent of capacity in June,
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FuelCheck penalties just tripled. Here’s what NSW operators need to do this week.
NSW service station operators have until the Fair Trading (FuelCheck) Amendment Bill 2026 passes to make sure their reporting systems
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The Partner Behind the Product: How Joyquip Is Getting More Out of ATG Systems
When operators invest in automatic tank gauging (ATG) equipment, most assume the hard part is over once the system is
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Building a Maintenance Log That Actually Gets Used
Most service station operators know that regular maintenance is important, but the gap between knowing and doing is where problems
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Should Your Service Station Offer EV Charging?
Electric vehicles now account for close to 15 per cent of new car sales in Australia, nearly double the share
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LMCT+ isn’t selling fuel. It’s selling memberships.
Adrian Portelli’s Preston site has dominated the fuel news cycle this fortnight. First 99 cents a litre, then 49.99 cents,
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Understanding Your FSOP: Is Your Service Station Still Compliant?
Nick Caltabiano, General Manager at environmental consulting firm NEO Consulting, provides environmental due diligence to service stations, banks, developers, and
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What Every Servo Operator Should Know About Workers Compensation
Workers compensation is one of those areas that most service station operators know they need to have in place, but
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Training Your Staff to Deliver Better Customer Service
In a market where most service stations sell the same fuel at similar prices, customer service is one of the
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Domestic Fuel Manufacturing Is Finally on the Agenda
The Albanese government has added fuel manufacturing as the eighth priority area for investment from the $15 billion National Reconstruction
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Big Business Gets Heard. Independents Don’t.
The Albanese government has formally brought BHP in to help secure diesel supplies for Australia. Rio Tinto is also providing
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Fair Work Orders Fuel Cost Recovery Across the Transport Chain
From today, 21 April 2026, the Fair Work Commission’s new Road Transport Contractual Chain Order is in effect. It is
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Nearly Two Decades at Beacon: Meet Kesavan
If you’ve ever had Beacon installed at your site, gone through a hardware replacement, or had a new feature set
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How to Handle a Fuel Delivery Discrepancy
Fuel is by far the largest inventory investment most service stations make, and even a small discrepancy on a delivery
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How to Use Your POS Data to Make Smarter Purchasing Decisions
Every service station generates a significant amount of data through its point of sale system, yet many operators only use
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Ceasefire Sends Oil Tumbling. What It Means for Your Pump Price.
Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran sent global oil markets into their biggest single-day fall since the
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Australia’s First New Oilfield in 50 Years Starts Flowing
In the middle of a national fuel crisis that has exposed just how dependent Australia is on imported refined product,
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Building a Simple but Effective Probation Review Process
Hiring the right person for your service station is one of the most important decisions an operator makes, but the
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How to Manage Your Google Business Profile to Attract Local Customers
For most service stations, the majority of customers come from within a few kilometres of the site. That makes local
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Week Five: Big Moves from Canberra. Will They Reach Your Forecourt?
Five weeks in, and the government has made its biggest move yet. The fuel excise has been halved, new legislation
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RBA Bans Card Surcharging: What It Means for Your Servo
The Reserve Bank today released its Conclusions Paper on the Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging, the most
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Government Halves Fuel Excise for Three Months
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the federal fuel excise will be halved for three months, effective immediately. The
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Week Four: The Fuel Is Here. The System Is Failing.
We are now four weeks into this crisis. More than 600 service stations across the country have run out of
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Protecting Your Service Station from Employee Theft
No operator wants to think that their own staff might be stealing from the business, but employee theft is a
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