Welcome to the
Red Hill Community Market®
History Archive
Throwback to where it all began…
The iconic Red Hill Community Market® first came to life on the first Saturday of September, 1975. Starting with just 28 local makers and producers. Over the decades, it blossomed into a beloved hub of creativity and community, helping shape the very foundation of Victoria’s craft market scene.
A Song About the Red Hill Market
Sung to the tune of Wild Colonial Boy (written by one of the stallholders’ mother) Come to Red Hill once a monthOur market sure is greatThe hub of the PeninsulaThe best in all the State …
A Market for Red Hill
by Dick & Sue Thompson We heard about the proposed market for Red Hill and thought that it sounded like a really good idea so we had a head scratching session about what we might sell. The upshot was that Dick …
“Make it.
Bake it.
Grow it.
Breed it.”
Sep 02
1989
Red Hill, Victoria
Since 1975
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The History of the Red Hill Community Market
RED HILL COMMUNITY MARKET sprung from ideas of a tudor style market to cater to the many and varied crafts people who had chosen Red Hill as their home. Also the orchards offered great produce and many people were looking for the “alternate lifestyle” …
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Craft
Markets
Australia
Who they are:
Craft Markets Australia is Victoria’s leading craft and food market holder. Starting in 1975, 4 couples had an idea to bring seasonal produce and artisanal goods from local artists, farmers and crafts people to the local community. Their first market was held in the hinterland of Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula and is still going strong some 45 years later. The original Red Hill market has become a quintessential tourist destination and must be visited for any trip to the Mornington Peninsula.
What they do:
Bringing communities and local producers together through high-quality market experiences in some of Victoria’s most picturesque locations. Including the several on the Mornington Peninsula, Daylesford, the Yarra Valley and Hanging Rock, to name a few.
Why they’re different:
CMA prides itself on holding markets that are more than just another tedious and painful trip to the shops. Instead, their markets are an event, a family day out and a chance to experience artisanal goods and gourmet food amongst the beautiful surroundings.
A Reflection
by Betty Heywood Make it Bake it Grow it Breed it are the rules all stallholders keep Their craft is made of wood or steel, cane, lace or wool Fine jewellery in copper or silver Paintings large and small in bark or oil Pottery, preserves, hats and scarves Pullovers and coats and nanny goats Boxes …
Stallholder Newsletter
7 August 1986, Red Hill Community Market We hope our second decade will be even We welcome new stallholders and hope Welcome to our eleventh season. better than the first ten years. that old hands will give them any help or advice they may require. Last season everyone, in true Red Hill Market fashion, took …
