Community & Business
9 April, 2026
Chaffey: Help needed to track fuel shortages in Parkes electorate
Residents are encouraged to report fuel shortages at: www.nofuelhere.com.au
Jamie Chaffey, Federal Member for Parkes, has called on residents of the Parkes electorate to report fuel shortages in their area using a new website, www.nofuelhere.com.au as communities across regional Australia feel the sting of the nation's fuel crisis.
“I’ve spoken to people across the Parkes electorate who were among the first ones to be impacted by the fuel crisis, and they are continuing to feel the impacts of the shortage. Independent fuel wholesalers can’t get fuel, farmers can’t get diesel, families are rationing their tanks just to get the kids to school.
"Regional Australians don't have the luxury of jumping on a bus or working from inside the home. Fuel is how we get to work, how we buy our food, how our businesses and farms keep running. When the pumps are empty, our communities grind to a halt.
"I'm asking every local resident who has experienced a fuel shortage — or knows someone who has — to report it at www.nofuelhere.com.au . Every report strengthens our case to the Albanese Labor Government that regional Australia needs its fair share of fuel security."
The website, launched by the Coalition, allows Australians to quickly log fuel shortages at their local service station. Reports are aggregated to provide MPs and Senators with hard evidence of where shortages are occurring and how severely communities are being impacted.
Australia, which imports around 90 per cent of its refined fuel, has been particularly exposed by the war in Iran.
Mr Chaffey said the government's response had been inadequate for regional communities.
"The Albanese Government says there's no shortage just, a distribution problem. That is cold comfort if you're in Broken Hill or Dubbo or Forbes and there is a shortage of unleaded or diesel. Regional Australia can't wait for Canberra to catch up."
