2019-2020 SUMMER night market Trader information Pack
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2019-2020 SUMMER night market Trader information Pack
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2019-20 SUMMER NIGHT MARKET
The 2018-19 Summer Night Market season attracted over The Night Market will continue to showcase Melbourne’s rich and
380,000 visitors, with an average of almost 23,000 people each diverse culture through:
night.
• Food vendors providing a wide range of street foods with a
focus on multi-cultural cuisines, all prepared and cooked fresh on-site.
Melbourne’s original Night Market is the place to meet every • Showcasing a wide range of Victorian & Australian products,
Wednesday night during Summer to feast on global street food, browse the Night Market will again be a fully licensed venue.
vintage fashion offers, experience emerging Melbourne designers and • Designer fashion and artisan stalls offering a diverse product
enjoy live performances from local and international acts. mix with an emphasis on innovative, handmade and locally designed
pieces.
Entering its 22nd season, the Night Market has been on Melbourne’s
• A dedicated ‘Spirit Zone’ area featuring massage therapists
Summer calendar since 1998.
and tarot readers with complimentary body and beauty products; as
The 2019/20 season is set to run every Wednesday night from 20 well as a 'Book Nook' with local booksellers.
November 2019 – 11 March 2020 (excluding Christmas Day 25/12/19 • Entertainment across two stages, roving performances and a
and New Years Day 01/01/20 ) between 5pm-10pm over 15 weeks. variety of street performers showcasing the diverse local Melbourne
talent.
Queen Victoria Market is now 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 will our events have as little
sizes dependent on The Market does have designed to assist 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 & straw
to be tested and tagged by themselves true to their free!
Specialty Stalls a suitably qualified For your own and the
own brand, a level of general public’s safety, all It takes a minimum of 100
3m x 3m or 5m x 4.5m electrician before being presentation is expected to years for a plastic bag to
brought to the Market. traders - whether you’re
provide customers with an trading at the Night Market disintegrate. Help protect
Food Stalls
enjoyable shopping or elsewhere, should be the environment by using
5m x 4m or 6m x 3m Furnishings
experience. aware and ensure you are only paper, recycled or bags
Food Carts Trestle tables are available from QVM’s preferred
While daylight savings up to date and compliant
for hire at $10 per table per supplier. Plastic bags and
To be negotiated provides enough light for with the relevant standards
night + GST. To keep straws will no longer be
outdoors, the Sheds can get of all gas appliances set by
sightlines clean and visible, permitted.
dark in the later hours. In Energy Safe Victoria. For
we ask that all stall
order to showcase your further details and free
displays remain below Consumables
stall and products we advice you can contact
2.4m. Food vendors are required
encourage you to provide Energy Safe Victoria at:
your own lighting. to serve all consumables
www.esv.vic.gov.au
(plates, cutlery etc) on
or 1800 652 563.
sustainable wares.
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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. (15 weeks)
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 $1,235 From $18,525
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 $1,320
Queen Vic Market aims to provide issues that will make the Market Island Stalls - corner (3m x 3m) $110 $1,650
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 $3,000
patrons. (5m x4.5m Approx Size)
are unable to guarantee complete
product exclusivity, we continue Should you in any way breach any Readers $110 $1,650
to search for a wide variety of section of the licence agreement Masseurs $110 $1,650
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
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 9th
assessment of all applications for the Summer imply any relative priority. Furthermore, September 2019. Due to the volume of
Night Market is summarised below: these are not the only criteria upon which the applications unfortunately we are unable to
assessment of applications is made. accept any 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, 2019 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/
become-a-trader
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