2018-2019 SUMMER night market Trader information Pack
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2018-2019 SUMMER night market Trader information Pack
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2018-19 SUMMER NIGHT MARKET
The 2017-18 Summer Night Market season attracted The Night Market will continue to showcase
over 600,000 visitors, with an average of almost Melbourne’s rich and diverse culture through:
29,000 people each night.
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• Food vendors providing a wide range of street
foods with a focus on multi-cultural cuisines, all
Melbourne’s original Night Market is the place to meet
prepared and cooked fresh on-site.
every Wednesday night during Summer to feast on global
street food, browse vintage fashion offers, experience • Showcasing a wide range of Victorian & Australian
emerging Melbourne designers and enjoy live performances products, the Night Market will again be a fully
from local and international acts. licensed venue.
• Designer fashion and artisan stalls offering
Entering its 21st season, the Night Market has been on a diverse product mix with an emphasis on
Melbourne’s Summer calendar since 1998. innovative, handmade and locally designed pieces.
The 2018/19 season is set to run every Wednesday night • A dedicated ‘Spirit Zone’ area featuring massage
from November 21 2018 – March 20 2019 (exluding boxing therapists and tarot readers with complimentary
day 26/12/18) between 5pm-10pm over 17 weeks. body and beauty products.
• Entertainment across two stages, roving
performances and a variety of street performers Queen Victoria Market is now
showcasing the diverse local Melbourne talent.
seeking expressions of interest
for this iconic Melbourne event!
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STALL INFORMATION
Stall Dimensions What is provided with Merchandising Food Vendors Sustainability
Stall dimensions at the a stall? Queen Victoria Market’s Make sure you tell us if you Queen Victoria Market is
Summer Night Market Power merchandising standards require coolrooms during committed to ensuring that
will be offered at different and guidelines are your application. This our events have as little
sizes dependent on The Market does have designed to assist will allow us to plan and impact on the environment
location, product category power restrictions, which stallholders in positioning allocate adequate space. as possible. The guidelines
and type of stall. In your we’ll advise during the their product to be as Unfortunately coolrooms below have been adopted to
application you will be interview process. To successful as possible. operating off generators or help us achieve this goal:
asked to indicate your operate a safe Market, all While we encourage each engines are unable to be
preferred stall size. electrical equipment needs stallholder to present accommodated. Go plastic bag free
to be tested and tagged themselves true to their It takes a minimum of 100
Specialty Stalls by a suitably qualified For your own and the
own brand, a level of general public’s safety, all years for a plastic bag to
3m x 3m or 5m x 4.5m electrician before being presentation is expected disintegrate. Help protect
brought to the Market. traders - whether you’re
to provide customers with trading at the Night Market the environment by using
Food Stalls
an enjoyable shopping or elsewhere, should be paper, recycled or bags
5m x 4m or 6m x 3m Furnishings
experience. aware and ensure you are from QVM’s preferred
Food Carts Trestle tables are available supplier.
While daylight savings up to date and compliant
for hire at $10 per table
To be negotiated provides enough light for with the relevant standards
per night + GST. To keep Consumables
outdoors, the Sheds can get of all gas appliances set
sightlines clean and visible, Food vendors are required
dark in the later hours. In by Energy Safe Victoria.
we ask that all stall displays to serve all consumables
order to showcase your stall For further details and free
remain below 2.4m. (plates, cutlery etc) on
and products we encourage advice you can contact
you to provide your own Energy Safe Victoria at: sustainable wares.
lighting. www.esv.vic.gov.au
or 1800 652 563.
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STALL FEES & LICENCING
Successful applicants will be to as ‘permitted use’ - this is to
offered a licence with Queen help reduce any similar products Category Nightly Fee Season’s Fee
making their way into the Market. (17weeks)
Victoria Market Pty Ltd.
The Market can be a tricky and Food
To confirm your position at the busy environment to navigate at Take Away Food Vendors From $1,210.00 From $20,570.00
Summer Night Market, a full the best of times. During bump in *applications will not be accepted for casual food traders
season’s payment will need to and bump out, there’s a lot going Non Alcoholic Drinks POA POA
be made in advance which is not on so to ensure a safe workplace
transferrable or refundable. For for all, all stallholders are required
all payments we use a direct debit to complete an induction prior Specialty Shopping
system, but we’ll walk you through to the season. This covers all
the process when the time comes. Operational Health & Safety Island Stalls - standard (3m x 3m) $88.00 $1,496.00
Queen Vic Market aims to provide issues that will make the Market Island Stalls - corner (3m x 3m) $110.00 $1,870.00
an equal opportunity for all a safer environment for you, your
employees and Night Market L Shed Stalls & L Shed Laneway
business to succeed. While we $200.00 $3,400.00
patrons. (5m x4.5m Approx Size)
are unable to guarantee complete
product exclusivity, we continue Should you in any way breach any Readers $110.00 $1,870.00
to search for a wide variety of section of the licence agreement Masseurs $110.00 $1,870.00
products, traders and style to offer or operational requirements, the
our customers the best shopping Queen Victoria Market has the Casual Stalls POA
experience possible. right to terminate the licence by Table Hire $11.00
The exact terms and conditions giving 7 days written notice.
of the licence will be set out in *all amounts are GST inclusive
the licence document, a section
of this will detail what we refer
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THE APPLICATION PROCESS + TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Key Selection Criteria What Happens Next?
The selection criteria we apply in the The sequence of the above criteria does not Applications close at 9am Monday 6th August
assessment of all applications for the Summer imply any relative priority. Furthermore, 2018. Due to the volume of applications
Night Market is summarised below: these are not the only criteria upon which the unfortunately we are unable to accept any
assessment of applications is made. applications after this date.
• In order to maintain a favourable shopping
experience for both traders and customers, The Queen Victoria Market will not be Should your application be successful, you will
we seek a variety of merchandise and food evaluating any application for the purpose of be shortlisted and asked for an interview with
offerings. entering legal relations. A legal relationship Queen Victoria Market.
• Stall presentation including visual will only be contemplated if and when the
successful application signs a formal letter First round offers will be made early October
merchandising, branding, quality of product, 2018 and we will endeavor to notify every
fixtures and fittings and staff uniforms of acceptance prepared by the company. The
company reserves the right to act as it sees fit applicant of the outcome as soon as possible.
(if any).
after considering applications received. The
• Your retail, business and market experience. decision of the selection panel is final and not If you are unsuccessful this year, we still
open to appeal. encourage you to apply for future Queen
• The Summer Night Market is a very busy Victoria Market Events.
environment with many moving parts.
Patience and flexibility are two key attributes
that are
highly valuable when operating at the
Summer Night Market.
For more information on the application,
please visit qvm.com.au or email
qvm.events@qvm.com.au
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APPLY ONLINE AT QVM.COM.AU
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