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Fresh food markets
in and around Port Phillip
Don’t just stick to supermarkets and grocery stores, markets and farmers’ markets are a great place to buy fresh,
seasonal food and can be a fun day out. Plus you can usually snag a bargain!
Markets
Market
Opening hours
Getting there
South
Melbourne
Market
Wed: 8am – 4pm
Fri: 8am – 5pm
Sat/Sun: 8am – 4pm
Trams:
96/112, stop 127
1, stop 25
Bus:
253 (weekdays only)
City of Port Phillip free Community Bus travels to South
Melbourne Market from various locations across City of Port
Phillip
Tues/Thurs: 6am-2pm
Fri: 6am – 5pm
Sat: 6am – 3pm
Sun 9am – 4pm
Train:
Within walking distance of Melbourne Central and Flagstaff
stations
Tram:
55, stop 9
19, 57, 59 stop 7
Free City Circle tram to La Trobe Street/Elizabeth Street
stop
Bus:
232, 234, 235, 236, 237 all stop at Queen Victoria Market
322-326
Coventry St,
South
Melbourne
Queen Victoria
Market
Corner Elizabeth and Victoria Streets,
Melbourne
DATE
Prahran Market
163 Commercial
Rd, South Yarra
Footscray
Market
81 Hopkins
Street,
Footscray
Tues: 7am – 5pm
Thurs: 7am – 5pm
Fri: 7am – 6pm
Sat: 7am: 5pm
Sun: 10am – 3pm
RSVP
Tues/Weds: 7am—4pm
Thurs: 7pm—6pm
Fri: 7am—8pm
Sat: 7am—4pm
TME
Train:
Sandringham line to Prahran Station
Tram:
72, stop 30
Bus:
216/219/220, stop 14
Train:
The market is opposite Footscray train station
Tram:
82, stop 63
Bus:
402, 404, 406, 223, 216
Fresh food markets
2
in and around Port Phillip
Farmers’ Markets
Market
Fitzroy St Farmers’
Market
Trading Hours
Getting there
4 th Saturday of the month:
8:30am-1pm
Trams:
96/16/3a/112, stop 133
2 nd Saturday of the month:
8:30am – 1pm
Bus:
246
3 rd Saturday of each month:
8:30am – 1pm
Tram:
1, stop 31
1 st Saturday of each month:
8:00am – 1 pm
Tram:
55, stop 114
Bus:
250/251/253, stop 114
1 st Saturday of each month:
8:00am – 1 pm
Tram:
3a/16, stop 138
96, stop 140
Corner Fitzroy Street and
Lakeside Drive
Elwood Farmers’ Market
101 Glen Huntly Road,
Elwood VIC 3184
Gasworks Farmers’
Market
Gasworks Arts Park, 21
Graham Street, Albert
Park
Southbank Farmers’
Market
207 City Road Southbank
Veg Out St Kilda
Farmers’ Market
Peanut Farm reserve,
Chaucer street, St Kilda
Have fun and grow
your own food!
Community Gardens
Simply Living Community Garden, Port Melbourne
Community garden can be accessed by residents of Port
Melbourne, South Melbourne, Middle Park and Albert Park.
Address: South Port Uniting Church Port Melbourne, corner
Bridge and Nott Street Port Melbourne
Contact: Janet Hoare, 9690 1188
Dig In Community Garden, Port Melbourne
Available for residents of City of Port Phillip only. There is currently a waiting -list for plots. Plots
cost $30-$70 per year.
Address: Murphy's Reserve, 430 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne
Contact: 9645 1476
Veg Out Community Garden, St Kilda
Become a “Friend of Veg Out” and participate
in working bees/ other events. There is
currently a waiting-list for plots.
Address: Corner Shakespeare Grove & Chaucer Street, St Kilda
Contact: [email protected]
Port Phillip Eco Centre, St Kilda
Get in touch to find out about group gardening days and workshops.
Address: 55a Blessington Street St Kilda
Contact: 9534 0670, Will Pullin (Garden Coordinator),
[email protected]
Christchurch Community Centre Garden, St Kilda
Join the gardening group every Thursday between 12:30pm and 2:00pm
Address: 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Have fun and grow
your own food!
Community Gardens continued…
Te-Arai Community Garden, St Kilda East
Join the gardening group or help yourself to vegetables and herbs .
Address: Part of the park behind Alma Road Community House, 200 Alma Road, St Kilda
East
Contact: Anthea Teakle, 9525 8746, [email protected]
Poet’s Garden, Elwood
$10 per year membership fee + $25 or $50
depending on the size of your garden plot.
GAR DEN
Contact: for plot availability as there is
usually a waitlist.
Address: 87 Tennyson Street Elwood
TME
Contact: [email protected]
The following gardens can only be accessed by residents of the Social Housing Estates:
Park Towers Garden, South Melbourne
Address: Park Street, South Melbourne
Contact: Cultivating Community, 9429 3084,
info@cultivating community.org.au
Union Street Estate Gardens, Windsor
Address: Union Street, Windsor
Contact: Cultivating Community, 9429 3084,
[email protected]
Have
fun
&
cook
your way to good health!
Beginner-friendly cooking/nutrition classes & social
activities
Grub Club
A monthly group (first Wednesday of each month from 2:30 -4:00pm) for people
who want to learn more about healthy eating. Each session is run by a dietitian and involves cooking
and eating a healthy snack, a food -related activity/talk and a short walk.
Address: 240 Malvern Road, Prahran. Contact: 9525 1300, [email protected]
Kitchen Survival Skills
A budget cooking class where you’ll learn to cook cheap and easy meals. Held on Wednesdays between
11:00am and 1:00pm. Contact for term dates and to register
Address: Stacey Hanley Port Melbourne Neighbourhood Centre, Corner Liardet and Nott Streets, Port
Melbourne. Contact: 96451476, [email protected]
TME
Social Cooking at Simply Living Community Garden, Port Melbourne Uniting Church
Cooking and eating a meal together, Wednesday sessions use garden produce.
Kitchen Mates: Fridays fortnightly, 11am – 1:30pm (cost $3, bookings required)
Grow & Eat: Using garden produce. 1 st Wednesday of the Month, 1:30pm-3:00pm (cost $2, bookings
required)
Address: Corner Bridge and Nott Street Port Melbourne. Contact: Janet Hoare, 9690 1188
I Can Cook
A 10-week cooking class for those eligible for the Home and Community Care (HACC) program. $2 per
session including transport and meal. Contact: Social Inclusion Team, 9209 6738
Social Meals in Rooming Houses
A program which involves cooking and sharing a meal for members of the following Social Rooming
Houses (Elenara, Layfield Street, Beach House, Ravelston, John Cribbes, Williamstown Road, Woodstock Street)
Contact: 9209 6716
Social Spoons Café meals program
A program that brings people together and offers cheap meal at local cafes.
Contact: Inner South Community Health Service Social Spoons Group, 9690 9144