Food Truck Permits
Food truck opportunities update
Applications are currently closed. We have ceased accepting interim food truck permit applications as of 1 May 2025. All existing permit holders can continue to operate during this period.
Future opportunities
We are developing an Expressions of Interest tender process for trading opportunities beyond April 2026.
Timeline
- Expressions of Interest are expected to open between October and early November 2025
- Any changes will be updated here
Stay informed
We maintain a register of potential vendors who will receive notification when the process begins. All opportunities will also be advertised publicly to ensure transparent and fair access.
Interested in future opportunities?
Contact us at property@mornpen.vic.gov.au to add your details to our vendor register and receive updates as they become available.
We offer food truck permits at 12 fixed locations, as well as four Residential Roaming Permits. Food truck permits start 1 May annually, with 50 per cent of permit fees required to be paid on this date, followed by the remaining fee payable before 31 August. Current permits are for three years from 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026.
Food truck operators are only eligible for permits that extend until 2026, and no short-term summer/busy period permits.
Over winter, winter permits are additionally available at three locations. These permits will run from 1 May – 30 September annually.
Residential roaming permits allow one van within each of the four designated areas. These can be any food truck that is wanting to roam within the Shire, such as ice-cream or coffee vans.
Current Food Truck Permits
| Approved Van Site |
Food Truck |
Hastings - Hastings Foreshore Carpark
(opposite Cool Store Road) |
Capolatte |
Mornington
(Schnapper Point Drive) |
Donut Panic (Ice-Cream Van)
|
Mornington - Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
(Civic Reserve, 350 Dunns Road) |
Nuno Wine |
Mount Martha - Mount Martha Foreshore Carpark
(opposite 506 Esplanade) |
Whipitup Ice-Cream
|
Safety Beach - Safety Beach Foreshore Carpark
(opposite Prescott Avenue) |
Cafe Del Sol
|
Safety Beach - Safety Beach Foreshore Carpark
(opposite Tonkin Street) |
Peninsula Cooked Seafood |
|
Sorrento - Sorrento Foreshore Carpark
(opposite 3239 Point Nepean Road)
|
Peninsula Fresh Seafood Boost Juice
|
Food Truck Permits - Available
To enquire about these vacant sites please contact property@mornpen.vic.gov.au
| Approved Van Site |
Available Permits |
Various - Residential Roaming
(four areas) |
4 permits
(one per area) |
| Hastings - Hastings Foreshore Carpark (opposite Cool Store Road) |
1 permit and 1 winter permit |
| Hastings - Hastings Foreshore Carpark (opposite Pelican Park Recreation Centre) |
1 permit |
Mt Eliza - Mount Eliza Regional Park
(450 Moorooduc Highway) |
3 permits |
| Mornington - Schnapper Point Drive |
1 Permit |
Mount Martha - Mount Martha Foreshore Carpark
(opposite 506 Esplanade) |
1 Permit |
Mornington - Mornington Park slip lane carpark
(off Flinders Drive) |
2 permits and 1 winter permit |
Mount Martha - The Briars
(450 Nepean Highway) |
3 permits
|
Portsea - Police Point Shire Park
(1 Franklands Drive) |
2 permits |
Safety Beach - Safety Beach Foreshore Carpark
(opposite Prescott Avenue) |
1 permit and 1 winter permit
|
2023 - 2026 Food Truck Permit Fees
|
Approved Permit Site
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2023 to 30/04/2024
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2024 to 30/04/2025
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026
|
Permits Allocated
|
|
Hastings - opp Cool Store rd
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Hastings - Opp Pelican Park
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
1
|
|
Mt Eliza - Regional Park
|
$ 5,500.00
|
$ 6,500.00
|
$ 7,500.00
|
3
|
| Mornington - Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery |
N/A |
TBC |
TBC |
1 |
|
Mornington - Schnapper Point
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Mornington - Slip Lane
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Mount Martha - The Briars
|
$ 5,500.00
|
$ 6,500.00
|
$ 7,500.00
|
3
|
|
Mount Martha - opp 506 Esplanade
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Safety Beach - opp Prescott Ave
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Safety Beach - opp Tonkin
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
1
|
|
Sorrento - opp 3239 Point Nepean
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
2
|
|
Portsea - Police Point
|
$5,500.00
|
$ 6,500.00
|
$ 7,500.00
|
2
|
|
Approved Permit Site
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2023 to 30/04/2024
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2024 to 30/04/2025
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026
|
Permits Allocated
|
|
Residential Roaming - Port Phillip #1
|
$ 12,000.00
|
$ 13,000.00
|
$ 14,000.00
|
1
|
|
Residential Roaming - Port Phillip #2
|
$ 12,000.00
|
$13,000.00
|
$ 14,000.00
|
1
|
|
Residential Roaming - Port Phillip #3
|
$ 12,000.00
|
$ 13,000.00
|
$ 14,000.00
|
1
|
|
Residential Roaming - Westernport #4
|
$ 9,000.00
|
$ 10,000.00
|
$ 11,000.00
|
1
|
|
Approved Permit Site
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2023 to 30/04/2024
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2024 to 30/04/2025
|
Annual Fee 01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026
|
Permits Allocated
|
|
Winter Only - Hastings opp Cool Store
|
$ 2,600.00
|
$ 3,100.00
|
$ 3,600.00
|
1
|
|
Winter Only - Mornington Slip Lane
|
$ 2,600.00
|
$ 3,100.00
|
$ 3,600.00
|
1
|
|
Winter Only - Safety Beach opp Prescott
|
$ 2,600.00
|
$ 3,100.00
|
$ 3,600.00
|
1
|