Background

With over 70 traders under one roof, the Adelaide Central Market is one of the largest undercover fresh produce markets in the Southern Hemisphere, buzzing with life and colour all year round. The Adelaide Central Market offers a huge range of fresh food including fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, seafood, cheeses, bakery, smallgoods and health foods, along with some of Adelaide’s most popular cafes and eateries. The Adelaide Central Market remains Adelaide’s premier food destination for multicultural cuisine and fresh produce.

As outlined the Adelaide Central Market Authority Charter 2022, the Adelaide Central Market Authority is established as a management and marketing entity to:

2.4.1 ensure the management and operation of the Market in accordance with the:

2.4.1.1 Charter;

2.4.1.2 Council’s Strategic Plan; and

2.4.1.3 Headlease;

and, to the extent of any inconsistency, the order of precedence for interpretation for the purposes of such management and operation must be first this Charter, second the Council’s Strategic Plan, and third the Headlease;

2.4.2 be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the iconic standing of the Market for the benefit of all stakeholders;

2.4.3 be responsible for encouraging the use of the Market by South Australian residents, visitors and the community ingeneral and for the Market being recognised locally and internationally as a leading, vibrant, diverse and unique fresh produce market community that is commercially sustainable for Market sub-lessees and/or licensees and the Corporation of the City of Adelaide;

2.4.4 contribute to the development of the wider market district; and

2.4.5 be financially self-sufficient in terms of its operations.