
VISIT THE PURPOSE PRECINCT
QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET, MELBOURNE
THE PURPOSE PRECINCT
Stop in for a coffee, visit the sustainable pantry and get your hands on some new threads & homewares. The Purpose Precinct is your one-stop-shop for products with purpose.
Stocking over 90 social enterprises, the Purpose Precinct is a Victorian initiative that reimagines the way we shop. Every purchase creates employment, opportunities and income for social enterprises creating meaningful change in our world through their business.
OPENING HOURS
MONDAY - CLOSED
TUESDAY - 9AM - 3PM
WEDNESDAY - CLOSED
THURSDAY - 9AM - 3PM
FRIDAY - 9AM - 3PM
SATURDAY - 9AM - 4PM
SUNDAY - 9AM - 4PM

SHOP F17: CULTURAL RETAIL
FIRST NATIONS STORE
A shop where you'll find products made by Indigenous social enterprises, supporting self-detemination and advoacy of First Nations' peoples.

Shop F18: ETHICAL RETAIL
PRECINCT STORE
Discover a new kind of retail therapy at a place where every single item you see comes with an unforgettable story. Just ask our staff - it’s one of the joys of shopping here. Discover dozens of products from social enterprises that do good for the planet and its people, including products from HoMie, Etiko, Green Collect and over 80 other local, ethical brands!

SHOP F19: GREEN RETAIL
CIRCULAR STORE
A place where every single product is upcycled, or remanufactured using materials usually considered as waste. Here, waste is seen as a valuable resource. A material with which to be innovative and creative, supporting a circular way of living.

SHOP F20-21: CIRCULAR FOOD INNOVATION
MOVING FEAST KITCHEN
An incubation space that takes surplus produce from the market to create unique, delicious shelf-stable products (for sale at the Purpose Precinct). These commercial kitchen facilities are also available for social enterprises to test and trial new products.

SHOP F26: ETHICAL FOOD RETAIL
MOVING FEAST PANTRY
A store filled with food products from Victorian social enterprises as well as delicious circular products coming out of the Moving Feast Kitchen just a few doors down.

SHOP F27: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CAFE
STREAT CAFE
A new STREAT social enterprise cafe serving the best coffee, lunches and sweet treats while provide training and work readiness experience to marginalised youth. Start your Purpose Precinct shop here at the top of F shed on Peel Street!