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 70 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
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, Clothing The Gaps, Green Collect and over 60 other local, ethical brands!
THE SOCIAL STUDIO
Ethically made garments - woven with social purpose in every fibre. Exclusively stocking and showcasing labels that are owned and/or designed by Black, Indigenous, People of Color and culturally diverse creatives. They also provide a mending and alterations service.
PURPOSE KIDS POP UP
Discover just-launched social enterprises created by kids from across Victoria, range of products from social enterprises designed for kids, and get hands-on creating amazing things from cardboard waste at the market
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.
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.
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!