History

The role of Melbourne's central market is to provide the people of Victoria with daily access to the best in fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers. The rich history of this tradition dates back to the settlement of Melbourne in the 1800s.

Melbourne Market moved to its current location off Cooper St in Epping at the end of August 2015. A wholesale market has been in existence almost as long as the city of Melbourne, originally being located in the centre of the city.
The first official fruit and vegetable market was the Western Market – established in December 1841, a mere six years after the Port Phillip settlement – on a site bounded by Market, Collins and William Streets, and Flinders Lane. The Western Market traded for 90 years. It started as a general market but gradually grew into a wholesale market.

As the city developed, the Eastern Market at Bourke and Exhibition Streets opened as a general market in 1847, gradually attracting market gardeners and fruit merchants.
Extra facilities were built and 224 stands were let to market gardeners, fruit agents and dealers. In the early 1860s it was estimated that more than 1,000 growers used the market at one time during the year.

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