Warragul Farmers' Market

Warragul Farmers' Market was founded in November 2013 by Erika McInerney and Sallie Jones, who set it up as an Incorporated Association rather than waiting for council backing. More than a decade on, that founding structure still defines it: a genuinely self-sustaining, not-for-profit market, funded entirely through stallholder fees rather than local government money.

A market built and run independent of council funding

That independence is a point of real distinction in Gippsland's dairy-farming country, where Warragul Farmers' Market trades monthly rather than weekly, on the third Saturday of the month at Logan Park. Between 45 and 70 stalls set up depending on the season, offering local produce, dairy and artisan goods from a region genuinely built on farming, with regular stallholders including apple growers, egg producers, mushroom and strawberry growers, and honey and butter makers.

Reviewers consistently praise the genuine local-produce focus, with dairy, fruit, vegetables and baked goods from Gippsland farms among the regular highlights, alongside a relaxed community atmosphere in Logan Park's gardens that reviewers attribute in part to the market's independent, grassroots structure.

Market at a glance

Nov 2013Founded

2Founders: Erika McInerney & Sallie Jones

45-70Stalls, seasonal

3rd SatMonthly, 8.30am-1pm

Good to know before you go

Being monthly on the third Saturday only, rather than weekly despite the "Farmers' Market" name, makes checking the calendar essential before a visit. Accessible parking is signposted via Exhibition Lane and Permewan Lane, with further accessible spaces in the shopping complex on Alfred Street near JB Hi-Fi if the closer options are full.

Arriving with an appreciation for genuinely local Gippsland dairy and produce is worth it, given the region's farming heritage, and reusable tote bags are sold at the market's own info marquee for anyone who arrives without one.

Named regulars include Fankhauser Apples, Hillgrove Farm's free-range eggs and Verducci Markets' vegetables, alongside honey and butter producers, and the market's own info marquee runs occasional promotions, a $50 market voucher giveaway among them, for visitors browsing on the day.