Market infrastructure and People's Panel Report progress


April 8, 2019

At the 2 April Future Melbourne Committee meeting, Council unanimously endorsed moving forward with a plan to deliver market infrastructure, shaped by recommendations from the People’s Panel.

The plan provides improved safety and amenities, trader storage, centralised waste and recycling facilities, and will deliver market infrastructure in four key locations across the market precinct including former G Shed, Queen Street north, Sheds A & B and H & I, and Queen Street south. View a short video of the future market precinct.

Work will now commence on developing detailed designs, working through logistics, OH&S, legal and planning requirements, operational implications and costings to be presented to a future Council meeting in August 2019. As part of this process, further consultation will be undertaken with traders and key stakeholders as well as updates to the Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal Master Plan and implementation plan.

The endorsed plan provides 500 customer car parks on the Munro site and up to a further 500 on the Southern Development Site, with the current at grade car park transitioned to a 1.5 hectares public open space called Market Square.

For further information on the renewal program, visit Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal.

People’s Panel Report update

The Future Melbourne Committee was also presented with a People’s Panel Report update to show how we are tracking against all 14 recommendations and the minority report. We will continue to provide regular updates on our current actions and activities in response to these recommendations.

View the March 2019 People’s Panel Report update.