Cooroy Service Station EIA 21_06_16

      The Queensland Biofuel Mandate is scheduled to commence from January 2017. The
       mandate will require fuel sellers to achieve bio-based fuel sales that comprise 3%
       (increasing to 4% by 2018) of the total volume of regular unleaded petrol sales and 0.5%
       of all diesel fuel sold. E.g. 3 litres of E10 blended fuel for every 7 litres of regular unleaded
       petrol would meet the mandate.

       The implications of the incoming mandate are evident in NSW and illustrated in FIGURE
       3.1; which introduced a similar scheme in July 2015; highlighting an aversion from
       motorists to use ethanol based fuels, and instead opting for premium unleaded in the
       absence of regular unleaded where service stations do not offer the choice in order to
       meet the mandate.

                 FIGURE 3.1: Australian Petroleum Statistics - March 2016
                           300.0

                           250.0

                           200.0
              Megalitres




                           150.0

                           100.0

                            50.0

                             0.0
                                   NSW        VIC       QLD         SA        WA         TAS        NT

                           Premium unleaded   Proprietary brand   Regular unleaded   Ethanol-blended fuel

                 Source: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Convenience Retail

      Surveys of SEQ households have indicated that between 10% and 25% of the household
       retail expenditure is directed to convenience retail facilities.

      Shoppers are increasingly ‘shopping by the meal’ , purchasing a small basket of goods on
       their way home from work/school pick up to meet the nightly needs of the household,
       rather than undertaking a large weekly or fortnightly shopping trip to a planned menu.

      A study of convenience stores by IBIS World, reported that in 2003, 92% of all convenience
       stores surveyed operated 24 hours, representing a significant increase from 81% in 1996,
       and reflective of the need for these stores to respond to the needs of consumers to access
       goods and services at all hours.


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