Melbourne Markets

Melbourne Market is located in Epping on a 67-hectare market site and is operated by the Melbourne Market Authority (MMA). The market provides for the wholesale distribution of fruit, vegetables and flowers to the greater Melbourne region daily. The market operates six days a week. up to an estimated 5000 in 2021. The number of vendors was estimated at 400 in 2025. == Location ==

Melbourne Market is located in the outer-city suburb of Epping, 30 kilometres north of Melbourne city centre. delivered at least 4 years behind schedule. In 2014, it was reported that the Footscray site was 14,000 square metres and the Epping site a much smaller 7,500 square metres. Prior to Footscray, the markets were at the Queen Victoria Market and, before that, the Western Market in Collins Street which opened in 1841. == Rents ==

After the move from Footscray to Epping, the Supreme Court ruled that "rents needed to remain the same as the old site for a period of time"; the rates were also kept steady during the pandemic. The MMA proposed raising the rent annual by 7.6 per cent for 10 years, ==References==