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Three OTR freeholds in Adelaide, Sydney and Newcastle go to auction on 23 June with approximately $1.56 million in combined net income, all leased to Viva Energy on triple net terms. What the listings reveal about what a service station freehold is really worth, in our latest article. Link in comments 👇

Four out of five ci******es smoked in Australia are now illegal, and the states have moved from fines to forced closures. NSW has issued 294 closure orders in seven months, with Victoria and South Australia following. What the crackdown means at the counter, in our latest article. Link in comments 👇

School holidays change the rhythm of your service station. Families are on the road, the customer mix shifts, and lunchtime trade picks up. Operators who plan their stock, displays and staffing ahead of time consistently get more out of these periods than those who treat them as business as usual. Here is how to make the most of it. Link to article in comments 👇

The difference between a $5 transaction and a $12 transaction often comes down to what catches a customer's eye between the door and the counter. Impulse buying is not random. It follows predictable patterns, and small changes to product placement and displays can lift your average basket size without spending a cent on advertising. Link to article in comments 👇

Ampol is preparing to more than triple its network of unstaffed U-GO service stations, following ACCC approval of its $1.1 billion EG Australia acquisition. About 125 acquired sites will be converted to the fuel-only format, taking the unstaffed network past 170 nationwide. Here's what it signals for the market. Link in comments 👇

The chairman of Chevron has warned that global fuel prices are likely to climb through June and July as the temporary factors holding them down wear off. The timing matters: it lands just as the halved fuel excise is due to expire on 30 June. Here's what to plan around. Link in comments 👇

The ACCC has approved Ampol's $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia, the largest consolidation in the Australian fuel retail market in years. The approval is conditional on Ampol selling 41 sites to Metro Petroleum. Completion is expected on 30 June. Here's what the deal brings together. Link in the comments 👇

Independent service stations have something the major chains will never be able to replicate: a genuine connection to the local area. In a market that is consolidating fast, being the servo your community would genuinely miss is one of the most durable advantages an independent operator can have. Here is how to make the most of it. Link to article in comments 👇

Every service station has regulars who choose your site over the alternatives. The question is whether you are doing anything to turn that quiet loyalty into active advocacy. The operators who get this right find their best customers do the marketing for them. Here is how to make it happen. Link in the comments 👇

Adrian Portelli has signalled Tarneit as the next location for his LMCT+ Petrol cut-price fuel model, with southeast Melbourne to follow. The Preston site drew sustained queues earlier this year. Here's the read on what the queues actually revealed about customer behaviour and what it means for the market. Link in the comments 👇