Starting a vending machine business in Australia
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In Australia you work with an ABN, GST and your council or state food authority, and tobacco vending rules change from state to state. These guides cover the set-up and the pitch, with links to the ATO, business.gov.au and state sources.
- How to start a vending machine business in Australia
- Vending machine pitch script for Australian sites
Sources (official)
- business.gov.au: Register for an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Australian Taxation Office: Registering for GST ($75,000 threshold)
- ABLIS (business.gov.au): Registration / notification of a food vending machine, Victoria
- Consumer and Business Services SA: tobacco vending machines unlawful
- Queensland Health: smoking product retailing (vending machines in liquor-licensed premises only)
- VendBuddy: the original US pitch script this one is adapted from
Last checked: 2026-10-02
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