Barcaldine refusal throws vege sales service into doubt

Sally Gall
Updated December 5 2016 - 8:45am, first published 12:40am
Horsepower: Charters Towers transient trader Colin Holt says the fresh food business he built up from a Holden ute to a prime mover and trailer is in danger of collapsing.
Horsepower: Charters Towers transient trader Colin Holt says the fresh food business he built up from a Holden ute to a prime mover and trailer is in danger of collapsing.

The refusal of the Barcaldine Regional Council to grant mobile roadside vending permits to vegetable and seafood operators has sparked outrage locally and concern as far as the Queensland border as remote towns face the possible withdrawal of a service they depend on for fresh supplies.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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