Hot Shots Fuel — Fuel for the Fun Times | Australian Firewood & BBQ Fuel Since 1985

The winter range

Wood —
For that quality fire

Quality Australian hardwood, split, dried and bagged. It walks out of Bunnings, Anaconda and BCF all winter — because it burns hot and burns long.

Best seller

Firewood

Quality hardwood from ecological sources, split and dried — for open fires, combustion heaters and stoves.

15kg · 20kgFireplaceFire pit

Kindling

Kiln-dried hardwood offcuts that take a flame first go. Every good fire starts here.

4kg · 10kgFire starterNot avail. QLD · WA · NT

Pizza night

Pizza Wood

High-quality hardwood timber. Consistent heat, chemical free — the 400° your base deserves.

15kgPizza ovenChemical free

100% recycled

Woodettes

Recycled hardwood heating briquettes (not sawdust) — burn up to 3× longer than split wood.

8 pack · 7.5kgWood heaterBurns 3× longer

1985Family owned since

0+Years exporting worldwide

0%Recycled timber in Woodettes

0Native hardwood species, named & sourced

The summer range

Go from humble
to humdinger

Briquettes made in Victoria from raw materials you won't find anywhere else — smokeless, odourless, long burning, consistent. Make the switch.

Since 1985

BBQ Fuel Briquettes

One of the world's great BBQ briquettes — odourless, smokeless, that original great Australian BBQ taste.

4kg · 10kg3+ hour burnKettle & low-slow

Lump Charcoal

High-density wood charcoal for direct cooking over coals — fast, fierce heat, grey means go.

5kgCharcoal BBQImported

Firelighters

Odourless, smokeless, long-lasting and clean burning — just light the wrapper and you're away.

50 cubesIndividually wrappedQuick lighting

Special request only — bulk orders on request

Hot Shots BBQ Fuel campaign banner — Go from Humble to Humdinger, Make the Switch, available at Bunnings Warehouse — Current retail campaign · Available at Bunnings Warehouse

Our story

Forty years of
fueling Australia

Hot Shots commenced in 1985, as a family owned company, out of Wonthaggi Victoria, and has since grown this century, to supply firewood and kindling; keeping Australian fireplaces and barbecues burning strong the way we know.

1985★ ★ ★

Chapter one

A company for the great Aussie lifestyle

The company is set up by 3 blokes, passionate about BBQ’ing, expert in manufacturing, finance and marketing; together making the perfect blend for a new manufacturer, to compete against Heat Beads dominance for the 10 years prior.

1990s★ ★ ★

Chapter two

The backyard BBQ boom

Weber style kettle BBQ’s are everywhere across backyards throughout the country. From supplying to the hardware and petrol station market across Melbourne, the Hot Shots brand grows substantially. ‘Dipper’ becomes the company’s inaugural brand ambassador. A relationship that has been rekindled again over the last 5 years.

2000s★ ★ ★

Chapter three

Hot Shots takes flight

BBQ’ing with solid fuels has been occurring in most countries across the world. We begin exporting to New Zealand, Cyprus, South Korea and Greece, where the love of charcoal flavoured cooking is taken up by other global experts in this cooking style.

2010s★ ★ ★

Chapter four

The open fire feeling

Hot Shots expands its product range into firewood and kindling to offset the seasonal nature of the BBQ sector. Having already been supplying to Bunnings since the previous decade, there is strong demand for packaged firewood and kindling and Hot Shots position themselves to meet this growth.

2020–2025★ ★ ★

Chapter five

Pandemics and pandemonium

The start of the pandemic provides the company with the largest growth they have seen in their history as the population is forced to stay home. The period that follows is a re-enforcement of celebrating the small things. The cosy firepit gatherings and family backyard BBQ’s become moments to savour amongst family and friends, not to be taken for granted since the hardships of the first few years.

Hot Shots supports Dipper Backyard BBQ wars and pitmasters and professionals embrace our products on this program for numerous seasons.

2026★ ★ ★

Chapter six

A bright future

The company expands its range into Pizza wood and recycled woodettes, as these niche products are introduced, currently on a promotional basis into Bunnings stores.

We are now expanding into BBQ Lump charcoal and are developing this exciting range as demand again grows for flavoured BBQ’ing.

Today★ ★ ★

Chapter seven

Still an Australian family business

Now only one of the original three blokes who created the original BBQ fuel business are alive, however distribution of all the Hot Shots products has been taken up by others in the family run business and you will certainly come across our brand in your local Bunnings.

We can again say with confidence that our BBQ briquettes are the only product on the Aussie market manufactured and sourced locally in Victoria, Australia and you can be confident when you use Hot Shots, you are supporting Australian families.

Fuel the feast