Support for Australia’s independent service station operators
Fuel market and excise news, compliance updates, HR and safety guidance, and stories from independent forecourts across Australia.
From today, 21 April 2026, the Fair Work Commission’s new Road Transport Contractual Chain Order is in effect.
From Saturday 25 April 2026, fuel retailers in the Northern Territory will be required to lock in their
If you’ve ever had Beacon installed at your site, gone through a hardware replacement, or had a new
Fuel is by far the largest inventory investment most service stations make, and even a small discrepancy on
Every service station generates a significant amount of data through its point of sale system, yet many operators
Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran sent global oil markets into their biggest single-day fall
For independent service station operators, small details add up fast. A mislabelled shelf price creates a customer dispute.
In the middle of a national fuel crisis that has exposed just how dependent Australia is on imported
Hiring the right person for your service station is one of the most important decisions an operator makes,
For most service stations, the majority of customers come from within a few kilometres of the site. That
Five weeks in, and the government has made its biggest move yet. The fuel excise has been halved,
If the past 12 months have shown us anything, it’s that running a service station is never straightforward.
The Reserve Bank today released its Conclusions Paper on the Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging,
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the federal fuel excise will be halved for three months, effective
We are now four weeks into this crisis. More than 600 service stations across the country have run
No operator wants to think that their own staff might be stealing from the business, but employee theft
The back of house area at a service station rarely gets the same attention as the shop floor
British American Tobacco’s Global Chief Corporate Officer Kingsley Wheaton has publicly stated that the company may have no
The fuel crisis has reached the highest levels of government. Over the past week, a series of emergency
For Sash Erramshetty, running a network of service stations has always been about adapting. With 25 years in
The current fuel supply disruption has triggered a wave of panic buying across Australia, with some regional service
Fuel prices across Australia have risen sharply in recent weeks, driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been in constant contact with members across the country. We’ve monitored hundreds
Adding new products to your shop can be a good way to grow revenue, but not every new
