Preston Market Under Attack!
Preston Market is under threat from demolition under a new plan proposed by the state government. The Victoria Planning Authority’s (VPA) plan will allow for...
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We Say No To VPA Plans!
August 17, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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The Preston Market is more than a market. It is a community centre, a space of shared history and culture, and the centre of the...
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Our Demands!
August 21, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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Say NO to the State Government’s development plans! Keep and refurbish the existing Preston Market! Compulsorily acquire the market and put it in public hands!...
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The Alternative? Public Acquisition
August 17, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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We demand that the site is compulsorily acquired by the local council and the state government. Such an important area should be owned and controlled...
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Decades of Heritage
August 17, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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Preston Market is built and operates on the traditional and never ceded lands of the Wurundjeri-willam. The unusual structure of the market was designed in...
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A Storeholder’s History
August 17, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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Jim Katsaros is the owner of Athina’s Deli, which has been a staple at Preston Market for over half a century. When did your stall...
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Laura’s Love for Preston Market
August 21, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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Laura Fazio has been coming to Preston Market since she was a little girl, and now brings her own daughter here every week to go...
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Con’s Connection
August 21, 2021
by Save The Preston Market Action Group
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“I have a life-long connection to the market. I grew up in Lalor with migrant parents. Preston Market was the closest thing that resembled a...
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