Nhill Lions Community Market
A Lions Club market at Jaypex Park that runs four times a year, in March, May, September and November, and gives its takings away.
About this market
The Nhill Lions Community Market runs four times a year and no more: the third Sunday in March, May, September and November, from 9am to 1pm at Jaypex Park on the Western Highway. Two of those dates fall in autumn and two in spring, so the Wimmera summer and the depth of winter carry no market at all.
A market run as a fundraiser
The Lions Club of Nhill Inc hosts it, and the money is the point. The club's listing says the market raises funds for local charities and for people in need, as well as for Lions causes: Trauma Teddies for the Children's Hospital, the Sight First program, and projects like a mobile skin cancer check and awareness unit. The market is a fundraiser first and a shopping trip second, which is a different proposition from a monthly community market with a hall to keep running. Stall enquiries go to Kerrie Lansdown on 0401 246 811 or Lesley on 0419 135 132, and the club posts each market on its own Facebook page. The next listed market is Sunday 20 September 2026, 9am to 1pm.
Market at a glance
The town this market serves has a landmark well beyond the Wimmera.
There is a crater on Mars named after Nhill. The Wimmera town of about 1,950 people also has a genuine first to its name closer to home: it was the first town in Victoria after Melbourne to be supplied with electricity, with electric lighting installed by 1892.
Good to know before you go
The date is everything with this one. Four markets a year means eight months of the calendar have none at all, so check the month before you plan a stop: March, May, September and November, third Sunday, 9am to 1pm. Nhill sits on the Western Highway roughly halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide, about 374 kilometres from one and 353 from the other, which makes the market a natural break in a long drive rather than a trip in itself. Jaypex Park is on the highway through town, so it is easy to find and easy to park at. Bring cash. The money the market raises goes to local charities and to Lions programs, so spending at a Lions market is closer to a donation than to an ordinary Sunday shop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the Nhill Lions Community Market on?
- The third Sunday in March, May, September and November, between 9am and 1pm. It is four markets a year rather than a monthly one.
- Where is it held?
- At Jaypex Park on the Western Highway in Nhill, halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide.
- Who runs it and where does the money go?
- The Lions Club of Nhill Inc. Proceeds go to local charities and people in need, and to Lions causes including Children's Hospital Trauma Teddies, Sight First and a mobile skin cancer check unit.