‘Successful’: Food trucks hit Manjimup street to help raise money for local ambulance services

Food trucks will be making a return after a successful night on Brockman Street, with both the organisers happy with the result and shire council welcoming the food trucks. “We’re aware the organisers have considered it successful and will be coming down again some time,” CEO Brian Robinson said in relation to the event on Monday night. Brockman Street was filled with foodies and inquisitive locals wanting to try something new when the street was closed off for Food Truckin’ For A Cause. The event had three unique food stalls come to the Manjimup street, along with live music, activities for little ones, for an evening with community members filling the street. The event’s proceeds were to help support the St John’s Ambulance services and workers in Manjimup, with the ambulance and several workers being at the event. The stalls included a traditional poffertjes stall selling Dutch pancakes, a food truck, Burg and Stew selling bento boxes, burgers and chips, as well as a food truck selling varieties of spuds, although a fourth truck intended to attend was unable to. Manjimup CEO Brian Robinson said the event was a success. “It was a well-attended event, with 400 to 500 people, with queues of 20 to 30 per truck, coming through to try some of the food from the trucks,” he said. He said that this year’s event was the first time the organisers had the event on Brockman Street, mentioning that prior events were held near the Town Hall. “As a Shire, we’re looking for opportunities to activate the Brockman Street area as a food and entertainment precinct.” “The group made contact with our community citizens sector and requested for the road on Brockman to be closed, and the Shire were able to after consulting with businesses on the street.”