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Melbourne Markets

Markets are common in all cultures and they function pretty much the same wherever you find them.

Markets supply the food and other needs of society and are popular community gathering places.

The people of Melbourne and of Victoria, have long been blessed with a supply of fresh fruit and vegetables of outstanding variety and quality.

Generations of skillful market gardeners and fruit growers have used modest resources of soil and climate to grow bountiful crops and a system of distribution has evolved to bring the produce to the consumer in top condition.

Queen Victoria Market 1961

This section provides a history of Melbourne's Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Markets drawn largely from Colin Cole's 1980 book : "Melbourne Markets 1841 - 1979".


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No market in Melbourne is ever likely to be as famous as the Queen Victoria Market, nor to have a place in as many hearts. It was also the fruit and vegetable... Go to article.

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ChemClear Collection

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2010-10-15  VGA Annual General Meeting

Hear it first hand and have your say at the Annual General Meeting of the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Inc. When :  ... See event details.

2010-09-15  Locust Update for Vegetable Growers

Vegetable growers in the Sunraysia region are invited to hear the latest information on preparations for the locust outbreak, predicted for late September. As... See event details.

2010-09-03  ChemClear Collection

ChemClear have announced a collection across Victoria in October 2010 We encourage chemical users to take advantage of this opportunity to clear out your chemical... See event details.

2010-08-18  Soil Health and Vegetable Diseases

Managing soil health and vegetable diseases Presented by DPI Victoria Sclerotinia- Oscar Villalta Soilborne diseases – Caroline Donald ... See event details.

2010-08-06  VGA Golf Day 2010

Enjoy a sensational day of banter and play at the Annual Vegetable Growers Golf day Lang Lang Golf Club is commonly referred to as the... See event details.

2010-08-05  IPM Workshop for Snow Pea growers

IPM Workshop for Snow Pea growers Presented by Jessica Page and Paul Horne, IPM Technologies     When:   Thursday 5th of August, 1-3 pm    ... See event details.

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