Perth Makers Market – Parking & Volunteer Update
Although we were a little short on volunteer numbers this time, particularly during setup and pack-down, we still enjoyed another successful community and fundraising event.
The Goolugatup Lowerlands Renewal Project continues to present a few challenges — with reduced parking space and the added complexity of marking out the area to fit as many cars as possible.
Ongoing roadworks around the stallholder carpark limited access for many, resulting in more stallholders parking in the lower carpark.
The upper carpark also remains a juggling act — balancing spaces for restaurant patrons, ACROD parking, and playground visitors (who often don’t realise the market is on). We’ve also lost a few bays due to a new garage and a temporary sea container being used for City of Melville storage.
We simply couldn’t operate without our amazing volunteer team, strengthened by the support of our friends from Attadale Rotary, the Rotary E-Club, and the Waylen Bay Sea Scouts. A special mention goes to our Rotary Youth Exchange students, Essi and Brie, who did a terrific job collecting donations, directing cars, and helping with pack-down.
Each event brings opportunities for improvement, often driven by the feedback and suggestions from our volunteers. Some recent updates include:
Moving the collection point in the upper carpark further up the driveway to ease congestion on the public roundabout.
Installing a new directional sign at the roundabout to guide traffic to the stallholder and public carparks.
Reorganising the entrance and adding signage at the lower carpark to help drivers navigate the entry gate more easily (click here to view video).
Carpark management at the Perth Makers Market remains an important fundraiser for our club and the volunteer groups that support us. We’re proud to be part of Erin’s team, helping make these markets such a valued community event while providing a platform for small business stallholders to showcase and sell their products.
A huge thank you to all our volunteers — your enthusiasm and teamwork make all the difference. Please keep up the great spirit! As always, many hands make light work — and that’s never more true than at the end of a long, sunny day.
Lorri & Ray
PMM Leads
Our new sign that will hopefully see stallholders parking at allocated carpark
Attadale Rotary young volunteer Chanel Bakti