Motorists flock to tiny growers mart selling city's cheapest fuel

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 11:55

Australia's regional petrol stations are often the first to feel the brunt of petrol price spikes, but one independent retailer is bucking the trend.

Australia's regional petrol stations are often the first to feel the brunt of petrol price spikes, but an hour out of Perth's metropolitan area, one independent retailer is bucking the trend.

The maverick petrol retailer is run by Kelvin 'Blue' Inder-Smith, and as of yesterday he's selling the city's cheapest diesel and second-cheapest unleaded petrol.

Western Australian motorists are travelling up to an hour to fill up their tanks at Chidlow Growers Mart, 46 kilometres west of the Perth CBD.

There, unleaded U91 is currently selling for $2.30 a litre, more than 16 cents below the state average and just one cent more than Perth's cheapest outlet.

Diesel, which has been hit hardest by supply chain disruptions and price hikes since the war in Iran began, is being sold for $2.74 centres a litre - the cheapest in Perth.

The average price for diesel in Perth yesterday was $2.953 cents a litre.

Asked by 9News how he is doing it, 'Blue' said he "would rather be a good Aussie" than profit off fellow Australians doing it tough.

"Fuel is like air," he told 9News.

"You have got to use it - it shouldn't be regulated by people who just want to make a profit out of poor buggers."

Local customer Eddie Pulich said it was "great" to see.

"I'm not sure what sort of a profit margin they end up with, but any saving is better than no saving at all," he said.

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