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Expanding the idea of a
Public Market
Recently Fresh State was blamed by the Melbourne Market Authority for resurfacing the contentious issue of having the Melbourne Market open to the public - unfortunately this is once again a result of them not being able to fully grasp the issue at hand.
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T Fresh State, our goal is to assist our members and support their businesses through advocating for a workable and successful market, and unlike the Melbourne Market Authority we have thought about the many different options that are open to this market space being used by the public without negatively effecting those who work here.
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food trucks, plenty of parking, and a family and pet friendly space. Not only is there great food, but the Sydney night market also occasionally hosts an automotive show where rev-heads can display their stunning vehicles in the expansive car parking space of the facility and get attention from fellow car lovers and public onlookers while they sample the food offerings.
One doesn’t have to look far to come Currently our flower market building up with other ideas for using this and trading floor simply collect dust massive while the facility. With market ONE IDEA WOULD BE TO the main is closed, market area but what CONSIDER RUNNING A being used if instead FOOD TRUCK EVENT AT THE for only 4 an event hours a day like this MARKET ONCE A MONTH. there is a was held? huge expanse The Melbourne Markets would gain of car parking and giant undercover a greater reputation and recognition spaces, such as the flower market throughout the city which would building and the trading floor, that attract more retailers, it would are screaming out to be used when tap into a popular pastime of the the market goes to sleep. public, and more revenue would To take a leaf out of the Sydney be generated that could be put Market’s book, one idea would be to back into developing the market consider running a food truck event rather than coming out of at the market once a month. leaseholder’s pockets. In Sydney this kind of event brings in a huge crowd of people who may not have known about the market otherwise, through offering gourmet
There is also a great opportunity to use the location of the Melbourne Markets to our advantage and offer our expansive car park, which also
