What is Streatrader?
Streatrader is the online system for businesses and community groups to register and notify their temporary and mobile food premises with a Victorian council.
Streatrader is also the registration system for water carter and vending machine businesses trading in Victoria.
Who is it for?
Streatrader is for:
- food businesses and community groups that sell food from a temporary site, such as a stall, van, trailer, community hall or vending machine
- private water carters that transport and sell water for drinking.
Why is it important?
Streatrader can help you meet your legal responsibilities under the Food Act 1984.
To legally operate a temporary or mobile food premises in Victoria, you must:
- register or notify your temporary and mobile food premises with one council in order to operate anywhere in Victoria
- lodge a statement of trade (SOT) to let all relevant councils know where and when you will be trading in their districts.
Making and selling food brings certain responsibilities. Contaminated food can cause illness and even death in vulnerable people. To protect Victorians, all food businesses or community groups that sell food must comply with food laws, including the Food Act 1984 (Vic).
All food business owners (and community groups who sell food) are legally responsible to ensure that food sold or prepared for sale is safe to eat and free from any contamination.
The requirements that affect your business or group will depend on the type of food you sell.