Australia needs a single info platform showing fuel prices and availability to encourage mums, dads and families back on the great Aussie road trip holiday.
The Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF), Accommodation Australia (AA) and the Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CIAA) are calling urgently for the development of a national fuel information platform in the wake of ongoing fuel uncertainty. This is as part of a push to address Australia’s fragmented fuel pricing system and help motorists to know where they can get fuel on longer road trips.
TTF CEO Margy Osmond said, “Growing uncertainty around fuel availability is strangling regional drive holidays and impacting hugely on the businesses and communities that support the sector”.
“We would like to see the immediate establishment of a working group made up of the states, territories and industry players in the tourism and automobile sectors to deliver this outcome urgently.
“It has the added benefit of being a great legacy item to support regional tourism and drive holidays beyond this current crisis.”
“States like NSW already offer great, user-friendly products, but with each state providing its own apps with varying levels of usability, there is a clear need for a single, nationally consistent platform.
“This platform should be widely promoted to the driving public and provide real-time information on fuel availability and pricing across all regions. It would allow travellers to know where petrol is available and at what price throughout their journey anywhere in the country.
“Many travellers from international visitors to ‘grey nomads’ are responding to fuel uncertainty by cancelling or just not booking drive holidays.”
AA CEO James Goodwin said Australia’s current fuel information landscape is difficult to navigate, particularly for those travelling across state borders.
“Road-trips are one of the great Aussie traditions,” he said.
“We would like to see a single, nationwide platform that makes it as easy as possible for people to get out on the road and explore our great regional areas.”
“This initiative would give motorists a single, trusted source of truth, delivering seamless and reliable information across state borders. It also would improve confidence in road travel, particularly in remote areas where fuel data can be limited or difficult to access.
“The tourism industry remains a critical national asset, but this is particularly so for regional Australia, where road travel is a key driver of visitation and economic activity”. Mr Goodwin said
CIAA CEO Stuart Lamont said, “The proposed app would provide a single, easy-to-use platform for real-time fuel prices, availability, fuel price cycle insights and route-based trip planning, helping drivers make more informed and cost and fuel effective decisions.
“We are proposing the government adopt a free, publicly accessible, national fuel information website and mobile application that brings together fuel price and supply data from all Australian states and territories into one place.
“Rather than replacing existing systems, the platform would integrate current state-based data into a single and consistent national system, that would provide drivers with clearer and more reliable information.
Ms Osmond continued, “Improving fuel transparency is expected to help restore certainty for road users, at a time when cost pressures continue to influence how and where Australians choose to travel.”
Tourism contributed $192.4 billion in total expenditure (year ending December 2025) and supported more than 737,000 jobs nationwide (December 2025)[1], with better access to reliable fuel information expected to support continued growth by making travel planning simpler and more predictable.