Market+Stalls+Now+and+Then

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Unfortunately during my time here and researching the markets I couldn't find a stall owner whose family has been there before 1900. Chitty's Family also known as the Happy Tuna Seafood stall has been there for 100 years, they have had a wonderful history, Wayne, 60, had told us that his family started out in the car park, after many years in the car-park, they had moved in the meat-hall, up until 1996 the head of QVM had said to them open fish mongering business or leave, so they closed down, that's when calcivirus spread across the country and that was dwindling the rabbit population. (Calcivirus is a highly infectious disease and often fatal disease that affects wild rabbits). It had destroyed Wayne Chitty's once thriving business, which had begun in 1912 by Roy Chitty selling rabbits on sticks in the market 100 years ago. He also told us he bought the stall off his uncle when he retired and he has been working there ever since.=====

Where does your produce come from and how does it get here .... |
"I get up at 3:30am to visit the fish market at Footscray, then I start chopping fish and serving at Queen Vic Market from 6am to 3pm, pretty much every day".

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"My grandfather owned this stall first, all started as horses in carts in the now car-park, as we moved inside it was it all used to be dirt, blood, guts and rubbish all over the floors and no technology to support it, but we went through all of it and we had good business".=====

"1912-1996 in rabbits, 1996- now Fish mongering".
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License -
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 * 1) =====The applicant must pay fees in full advance for the commencement of the season.=====
 * 2) The applicant must maintain the highest possible standards of presentation & service.
 * 3) Stallholders may not use single use plastic bag for packaging of goods from the stall.
 * 4) Food vendors may be required to purchase all consumables (plates, cutlery and cups) for the service of food.[[image:mcscbd2012/IMG_1100.JPG width="407" height="316" align="right" caption="Delicatessens Hall and Dairy Hall"]]

Stall size and setup -

 * 1) Food stalls must approximately be 6m by 3m, all other stalls are approximately 3m x 3m.
 * 2) Stall set ups, will be to a standard approved by QVM and in accordance with is merchandising guidlines.
 * 3) Limited electrical power is available to all stalls, the applicant will need to advise the QVM of their electrical requirements, stall holders will need to provide their own additional lights, extension leads and power boards. Each single stall is limited to 150 w of lighting. All electrical equipment must be tested and of couse tagged by a qualified electrician before being brought to the market, for safety.