Perth Voice Interactive

INGLEWOOD is set to host a summer market Monday nights.

The food and arts market is planned to start in November and will be held in spots between Sixth and Tenth Avenues. It is the brainchild of Inglewood on Beaufort Street, a nascent community group spearheaded by Mondo’s Vince Garreffa.

IOB deputy chair Matt Seabrook says the group wants to hold the market on Monday nights because of stiff competition other days.

“We did a bit of research and found that weekends were saturated with other markets,” Mr Seabrook says.

“Plus people tend to be free on a Monday night and have time to pop down.

“I think the markets will be great for the local community and gave the area a real boost.”

Since launching its Facebook page last month, IOB has amassed 813 likes.

It has held meetings with Stirling city council and plans to submit its principal development application in the next fortnight.

Mr Garreffa says the IOB complements the Beaufort Street Network, which is focused on the Mt Lawley-Highgate end.

“Inglewood is a sleeping giant and has lots of space and land to work with, unlike further down Beaufort Street in Mt Lawley where it is clogged and packed with traffic,” he says.

The Inglewood markets are part of a wider push by Stirling council to realise the full potential of a 2.8km section of Beaufort Street—known as an “activity corridor”—that stretches from Walcott to Salisbury Streets.

IOB will hold an “information evening” for interested market vendors on September 30 at the rear of Mondo’s Butchers in Inglewood.

by STEPHEN POLLOCK