By Kath Gannaway
Getting an ice-cream at a select group of parks in Yarra Ranges could be a lot easier this summer.
Maroondah Reservoir Park, Silvan Reservoir, Yarra Ranges National Park and the former Olinda Golf Course car park adjacent to the National Rhododendron Garden are among locations where mobile food and beverage vans could be trialled.
Parks Victoria has called on mobile traders for expressions of interest to offer food and beverage services as part of a mobile food services trial.
Parks Victoria chief operating officer, Simon Talbot, said 11 park locations had been chosen across the state to be part of the trial.
“The trial will provide an opportunity to test food and beverage services in appropriate parks without leaving a permanent footprint in the park,” he said.
“Mobile traders will need to meet certain criteria including environmental considerations, social benefits to the community and the ability to strategically align with Parks Victoria and the Victorian Governments’ healthy choices guidelines.”
The trial will be for a maximum of six months from November 2017 to April 2018. Winter only sites will be available for three to six months commencing 1 June 2018.
Expression of Interest applications and documentation has been available on the Parks Victoria website from 14 August 2017.
For more information, go to www.parks.vic.gov.au/eoi or call 13 1963.
