The Peel Produce Market
A family-run Saturday morning produce market on the Dawesville foreshore, on the estuary that a two-kilometre man-made channel saved from ecological collapse.
Also known as Peel Produce Market.
About this market
The Peel Produce Market is family owned and family run, and it trades every Saturday morning from 8am to 12pm at Leprechaun Park on the Dawesville foreshore. Four hours a week, one site, no rotating venues. That consistency is most of the reason it has become one of the more reliably attended weekly markets in the Peel region.
A produce market that expects you to eat there
The core is seasonal fruit and vegetables from growers in the Mandurah and Peel region, filled out with the things a produce market needs to be a morning rather than an errand: artisan bread, homemade jams and jellies, handcrafted cheeses, handmade soaps and other small-business goods. Hot breakfast, fresh coffee and juices are sold on site, and live music plays through the morning. The foreshore setting means there is somewhere to sit and eat, which not every produce market can offer.
Market at a glance
Dawesville sits on the narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Peel-Harvey estuary, south of Mandurah, and the foreshore reserve the market uses looks out over the water. It is a strip of coast that changed permanently within living memory, and the market's setting is a direct product of that change.
The Dawesville Channel, the two-kilometre artificial cut through the dune ridge just south of here, opened in April 1994 to flush the Peel-Harvey estuary with ocean water. The estuary had collapsed under toxic algal blooms through the 1970s and 1980s, and the channel is what brought the basins back.
Good to know before you go
Four hours is a short window and the produce stalls are strongest in the first two, so treat 8am to 10am as the shopping and the rest as breakfast. Bring your own bags and a cool bag if the drive home is longer than half an hour, because a Perth-region Saturday warms up fast. Bring cash as well as a card, since every trader takes payment separately. Leprechaun Park is on the foreshore side of Dawesville, and the surrounding streets carry the parking. If you are coming down from Mandurah, the market pairs naturally with the estuary drive rather than being a destination on its own. This is Bindjareb Noongar country.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the Peel Produce Market on?
- Every Saturday, 8am to 12pm, at Leprechaun Park on the Dawesville foreshore.
- Does it cost anything to get in?
- No, entry is free.
- What can I buy there?
- Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables, artisan bread, jams and jellies, handcrafted cheeses, handmade soaps and other local goods, plus hot breakfast, coffee and fresh juices to have there.
- What are The Peel Produce Market opening hours?
- Every Saturday, 8am to 12pm. The market is at Dawesville, WA.
- What days is The Peel Produce Market open?
- Saturday, 8am to 12pm.
- Is there an entry fee for The Peel Produce Market?
- Free
In season right now in Western Australia
Being picked in Western Australia through October. Growers set their stalls by the season, so this is a fair guide to what will be on the tables, with asian greens, avocado and banana among the crops at their best now.
★ Asian greens
★ Avocado
★ Banana
★ Blueberry
★ Cabbage
★ Cauliflower
★ Lettuce
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Celery
Fresh herbs
Leek
Mango
Parsnip
Potato
Strawberry