Community Market
Next market - Saturday 11 September 2010 and throughout the year on the 2nd Saturday of every month, 8.30am to 1.00pm, at the Recreation Reserve, Tulip St, Violet Town. For the safety of all concerned we have a dog free policy at the market.
For enquiries regarding the market or to discuss booking a site please phone our market co-ordinator, Deb George, on 0416 233 584 or email to info@market.violettown.org.au Please advise your name, contact details and the type of product you would like to sell, be it homemade/grown or commercial and we will always return your call or reply to your email within a few days.
Our market goes ahead rain, hail or shine! The only time the Violet Town Market will be cancelled is in the event a code red fire day is declared for the area.
Site Fees:
| Homemade/homegrown | $20 per site |
| Commercial | $25 per site |
| Advertising Levy | $5 per stallholder |
| Insurance Levy | $5 per market (up to two markets and then stallholders must hold their own liability insurance) |
| Vehicle on site (if available) | $5 |
| Power (if available) | $5 we have limited powered sites available |
| Trestle/Umbrella Hire | $5 per item (only if required) |
Stallholder News/Information
All stallholders are now required to hold their own public liability/product liability insurance. The market has a facility to offer new and casual stallholders public liability cover for up to two markets at a cost of $5 per market per stallholder. After two markets the stallholder will be required to hold their own liability insurance. The market policy only covers public liability and DOES NOT COVER product liability
Our understanding is there are policies available specifically for market stallholders which are paid on an annual basis and offer cover for unlimited markets.
The market committee cannot endorse any particular insurance company. We suggest searching the internet (google "market stallholder insurance") or contact a number of insurance companies to find the best deal available for your needs.
Market News - August Market
We were fortunate the lovely rain we have been having recently held off for the market and we were able to enjoy a busy market with only a few stallholders unable to attend.
The mobile pizza oven was, once again, a great success with many visitors enjoying the delicious flavours and generous toppings available. We had a new stallholder with flavoured popcorn, popped on site in a gas powered giant wok ... I was a big fan and we look forward to Jeremy returning to our September market.
New stallholders with products as diverse as solar powered garden ornaments to ancient egyptian inspired mascara were dotted around the market enhancing our regular stallholders. As always, our market was full of seasonal produce, value added products, homemade bread and cakes, hot take-away food stalls, creative homemade gifts, jewellery, stationery, wooden toys, musical instruments, freshly cut flowers - both native and exotic - tools, books, old wares, a vast array of plants including locally grown, bare-rooted fruit trees and roses and a variety of other goods and services including hair cuts and knife sharpening. We have three new vintage/2nd hand clothing stalls which seem to be doing a roaring trade. Our coffee stalls were kept busy as were our food stalls.
We urge any stallholders who may have concerns or issues they would like to discuss with the committee to contact the market either by phone on 0416 233 584 or at info@market.violettown.org.au
Volunteers
Thank you, as always, to our small band of volunteers. Without your ongoing assistance it would be impossible to host such a successful market.
Thank you also to our young helper who with the assistance of her parents "finds" and sweeps the site numbers the evening prior to the market and also places the signs on the freeway.
Of course we are always looking for volunteers so if you are interested please phone our market co-ordinator on 0416 233 584 or email info@market.violettown.org.au
We invite you to our next market on Saturday 11 September. Hope to see you there!
Deb George, Market Co-ordinator, 0416 233 584