The wheels are now in motion to allow food trucks to operate in Perth following approval by the city council. 

The City of Perth has approved 15 locations for 10 mobile food vendors to operate in on a trial basis next year from February to May.

Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi, said there had been a lot of deman  from both consumers and operators for mobile food trading in the city.

“The trial will allow us to assess the viability of permanent mobile food trading, how it is received by the public and its effect on local brick and mortar businesses,” Scaffidi said.

“As in cities such as New York and San Francisco, the approved locations are not in the central CBD where established food premises operate.  The locations include on street parking bays, parks, and public spaces.”

Applications for interested food truck businesses wanting to take part in the trial are scheduled to open in November.