Dandenong Market

Last updated

Dandenong Market is a major-regional market located in Dandenong, Victoria in the South East of Melbourne, at the corner of Clow and Cleeland Streets. Dandenong Market is one of Melbourne's oldest markets, established in 1866, and is one of Australia's largest, with over 200 market traders [1] spread over 8000 square metres. [2] It reportedly attracts over 5 million visitors a year. It is approximately 30 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. [3]

Contents

Dandenong Market has served as an important focus for the area. The market, originally located at Lonsdale and McCrae Streets, was relocated to its current location in 1926. As a part of state redevelopment efforts in the City of Greater Dandenong, the market received a $26 million towards refurbishment that was completed in 2011. [4] [5] [6]

Dandenong Market is primarily known as a home to 150 nationalities, and its traditional market atmosphere. [7] The market is home to both stalls and shops selling fresh fruit and vegetables, seafood and meat, deli items, bakeries, and flowers. The market also has a large general merchandise area called "the Bazaar", featuring 120 traders selling clothing, jewellery, toys, home ware and computer equipment.

Dandenong Market is also known for popular events and festivals, including Dandenong World Fare [8] (which reportedly attracts over 35,000 visitors), the Full Moon festival, [9] and Diwali. [10]

History

Permanent residents in the area first settled in the late 1840s. The town grew rapidly and, in 1863, citizens from the recently established Dandenong Improvement petitioned the local government for approval to establish a public market. [11]

The market was first opened on 10 October 1866. One early advertisement stated that the market would be selling "[a] choice lot of dairy cows, with calves; heifers springing, 50 head store cattle, a quantity of useful horses, fat and store pigs, well-bread rams, poultry, potatoes, and other produce; drays, spring-cart and farming implements, &c." It also noted "Lunch will be provided." [12]

Originally held once every two weeks, the market quickly became a weekly event. By 1870, the market had up to 300 vendors and buyers in attendance. Auctioneers sold livestock, fruit, dairy products, skins, lard, honey, hay and other farm produce. Farmers throughout the La Trobe Valley and Gippsland travelled to Dandenong to buy and sell farm goods. One Gippsland farmer later recounted the difficulties of travelling to Dandenong by road, stating, "After some years, we commenced carting our butter, eggs and bacon to the Dandenong market. The roads were still very bad; the journey always took three strenuous days." [13]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Traralgon</span> City in Victoria, Australia

Traralgon is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the 2021 census was 26,907. It is the largest and fastest growing city in the greater Latrobe Valley area, which has a population of 77,168 at the 2021 Census and is administered by the City of Latrobe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mornington Peninsula</span> Peninsula and region of Victoria, Australia

The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between Pearcedale and an area north of Frankston. The area was originally home to the Mayone-bulluk and Boonwurrung-Balluk clans, and formed part of the Boonwurrung nation's territory prior to European settlement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olinda, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Olinda is a town within the Dandenong Ranges in central-south Victoria, Australia, located 41 km (25 mi) east of Melbourne's CBD, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Olinda recorded a population of 1,773 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dandenong, Victoria</span> City in Victoria, Australia

Dandenong is a southeastern city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about 29 km (18 mi) from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the 2021 census. Situated mainly on the northwest bank of the lower Dandenong Creek, it is 21.6 km (13.4 mi) from the eponymous Dandenong Ranges to its northeast and completely unrelated in both location and nature of the settlement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clayton, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Clayton recorded a population of 18,988 at the 2021 census.

South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway connecting the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne through the South Gippsland region of in Victoria, Australia to the town of Sale. The highway serves as a gateway from Melbourne to many attractions including Wilsons Promontory and Phillip Island as well as being an important road for farmers in Gippsland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cranbourne line</span> Passenger rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Cranbourne line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's second longest metropolitan railway line at 44 kilometres (27 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Cranbourne station in the south-east, serving 24 stations via the City Loop, South Yarra, Caulfield, Oakleigh, and Dandenong. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 15 minutes are operated with services every 15–20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Cranbourne line run with a seven-car formation operated by High Capacity Metro Trains.

South Gippsland Freeway is a short freeway linking Dandenong in Melbourne's south–east to other south–eastern destinations, including the Mornington Peninsula and the Gippsland region. The freeway bears the designation M420.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Victoria Market</span> Open-air street market in Melbourne, Australia

The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Covering over seven hectares, it is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Gippsland V/Line rail service is a passenger service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia between Melbourne and the Gippsland region including the regional cities of Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale. It operates along the Gippsland railway line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Korumburra</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At the 2016 census Korumburra had an urban population of 3,639.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drouin, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Drouin is a town in the West Gippsland region, 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Its local government area is the Shire of Baw Baw, and is home to the shire council's headquarters despite being the second-largest town in the shire, behind neighbouring Warragul. The town's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning "north wind". New housing developments have accelerated the town's residential growth in recent years. As at the 2016 census, Drouin had a population of 11,887 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Melbourne</span>

Tourism is a significant industry in the state of Victoria, Australia. The country's second most-populous city, Melbourne was visited by 2.7 million international overnight visitors and 9.3 million domestic overnight visitors during the year ending December 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Southern Rail Trail</span>

The Great Southern Rail Trail is a 109-kilometre rail trail from Nyora to Welshpool in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Sections of the trail are flat or gently undulating trail through lush dairy farmland, areas of remnant bush and lowland scrub. There is a big climb on the section between Loch and Leongatha. The section between Fish Creek and Foster climbs past Mount Hoddle and goes through dense forest with occasional magnificent views of Wilsons Promontory and Corner Inlet.

Bulla Dairy Foods is an Australian dairy company that manufactures a national and export range of ice cream, table cream, yoghurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, and imitation cream under various brands. The business was established in 1910 and subsequently became a partnership among three inter-related families, who still continue to own and operate the business. The company's name was established from the origin of place in Victoria, Australia and the business has continued for more than 100 years. Bulla Dairy Foods has expanded internationally, exporting its products to 17 countries, as well as supplying their products nationally within Australia to supermarket retailers. The company employs more than 600 people across three manufacturing sites across Victoria in Colac, Dandenong, and Mulgrave and a head office and distribution centre in Derrimut, Melbourne. In 2015, Bulla Dairy Foods released a new campaign with the tagline "Unfakeable" to emphasise the company's Australian heritage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria (state)</span> State of Australia

Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state, with a population of over 6.7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south, the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fish Creek, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Fish Creek is a small dairy farming community in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It sits in between the Boon wurrung and Gunai/Kurnai Indigenous regions. At the 2016 census, Fish Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 827. It was named for the many river blackfish in the creek that runs alongside the town.

The Eastern Market was one of the three markets established in central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the 1840s. It operated from 1847 until the demolition of its buildings in 1960.

Western Port Highway is a highway in Victoria, Australia, linking the south-eastern fringe of suburban Melbourne to the port of Hastings nearly 30km to the south on the western coast of Western Port, after which the highway is named.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Lind</span> Australian politician (1878–1964)

Sir Albert Eli Lind was an Australian politician.

References

  1. "Visit Dandenong Market". Dandenong Market. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. "Dandenong Market, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Visitmelbourne.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. "Dandenong Market, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Visitvictoria.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. Townsend, Melissa (8 April 2014). "In defence of Dandenong: Surprising facts you may not know about Melbourne's most diverse suburb". Herald Sun/Leader Community Newspapers . Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. Vanderwert, Tessie (11 November 2011). "Five of a kind ... Dandenong market". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. "Redeveloped Dandenong market springs into action", Minuteman Press, 3 October 2012.
  7. "Dandenong Market - City of Greater Dandenong". Greaterdandenong.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. "This Epic Food Festival is the Perfect Excuse for a Trip to Dandenong | Melbourne | the Urban List". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. "Moon Festival shines on Melbourne". The Weekly Review. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. "Dandenong Market celebrates Diwali". The Indian Down Under. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. A Concise History of Dandenong Markets by Jenny Ferguson
  12. The Argus Thursday 4 October 1866, via the National Library of Australia
  13. "The Good Country: Cranbourne Shire by Neil Gunson