Perth Voice Interactive

MT HAWTHORN will be home to a new hawkers’ food market.

Vincent city council has approved a one-month trial in Axford Reserve—at the junction of Oxford Street and Scarborough Beach Road—starting November 7.

The 15-stall market will be held 5–9pm every Friday, and be run by Local Arts and Community Events, the not-for-profit group behind the Maylands hawkers market.

LACE chairperson Catherine Ehrhardt says she has 10 stallholders signed up already.

“There’s a bit of a cross-over with some of the stall holders from the Maylands markets and we have some brand new faces as well,” she says.

“Uptake has been quick and people are really keen to come on-board.”

LACE originally approached Vincent council after Bayswater delayed approval of the Maylands market. The Bayswater market was eventually approved and will run Saturday nights, complementing the Mt Hawthorn Friday night market.

Cr John Pintabona says the markets will inject activity into the under-utilised Axford Reserve.

“We had a good turnout for a recent Light Up carnival in the area, so I’m hoping this carries on from that and gets people out and about in Mt Hawthorn,” he says.

“It will energise the area.”

Council voted to waive the $230 park hire and $300 bin charges.

by STEPHEN POLLOCK