Belmont Rotary Club Flea Market
Known locally as Rotamart, a strictly preloved-only car boot market in the Belmont Forum car park that opens at 5.30am and is done by 10.15am.
About this market
The Belmont Rotary Club's Sunday market, known locally as Rotamart, takes over the Belmont Forum shopping centre car park at Cloverdale and is finished before most Perth markets have opened. Trading runs from 5.30am to 10.15am, every Sunday of the year except December.
Preloved only, and the rule is enforced
The defining feature is what cannot be sold. Rotamart permits pre-used goods and potted plants, and nothing else. No new stock, no food vans, no pets. That single restriction is what separates it from the general weekend markets around Perth, because everything on a table has had a previous owner, and the browsing is closer to a suburb-wide garage sale than a craft market.
Market at a glance
The whole thing is a Rotary fundraiser. Bay fees go to the Belmont Rotary Club's community work, which spans youth education programs, local community service and international humanitarian projects. Sellers pay $10 a car bay with no cap on how many they take, spots are allocated first in, best dressed, and nobody is allowed to occupy a bay before 5am.
The club enforces a bring it, sell it or take it home rubbish policy. Sellers must be packed up with a clean bay by 10.45am, and leaving unsold goods behind carries a $100 penalty.
Good to know before you go
Set an alarm. A 10.15am close means a 9.30am arrival is already the tail end, and the serious buyers are walking the rows in the dark. It is an open car park with no cover, so the market runs weather permitting, and December is skipped entirely. Parking is the surrounding Belmont Forum car park, which is the one thing in plentiful supply at that hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What time does Rotamart run?
- Every Sunday except December, from 5.30am to 10.15am, in the Belmont Forum shopping centre car park at Cloverdale.
- What can be sold there?
- Pre-used goods and potted plants only. New items, food and pets are not permitted, which keeps it a genuine second-hand market rather than a retail one.
- How much is a selling bay?
- $10 for one car bay, with no limit on how many bays a seller can take at $10 each. Bays are first in, best dressed, and the fees fund Rotary community projects.