The Queenscliffe Community Market was established by two local women in 1979. The Market has continuously operated on the last Sunday of the month from September to May. While initially operating from the Railway site, the Market has operated from its current site at Lower Princess Park since the late 1980s. In the early 1990s the Market became incorporated under the Associations Act.
The Market is managed by a voluntary Committee of local residents. Day to day operations of the Market have been managed by volunteer parents at Queenscliff Primary School under an agreement established between Queenscliff Primary School and the Market Committee in 2008.
Bringing people together through common interests such as food, culture, local produce and handcrafts
Affordable access for new craftspeople to display and sell their works, giving makers a “foot in the door”
Supporting innovative community projects that foster connection, inclusion and build community resilience
Celebrating and promoting the unique nature and produce of both Queenscliff and the Bellarine
Funds generated by the Market support local community projects, particularly those that may not be able to source funds through other sources.
Across the Queenscliffe Community Market’s 40-year commitment to return funds to the community, conservatively an estimate in excess of $1 Million has been donated over the life of the Market. Over the past 6 years the Queenscliffe Community Market has donated an average of $25,000 per annum.
The Market Contributed major funding to community projects such as the Princess Park Playground and Beach Wheelchairs. Projects supported by the Market include:
Support for the establishment of community events such as the Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliffe Literary Festival and Queenscliff Film Festival
Defibrillator installations at key sporting locations
Upgrades to significant local features such as steam train fire hydrants, the Citizens Park Rotunda, and the Pavilion
Once a month locals and visitors flock to the Queenscliffe Community Market to explore the diverse range of goods all lovingly created by our stallholders. All funds from the Market support local community projects.
We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of the Land on which we all live, work, and play: the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation.
We pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging.