had visited the market and it would have to shut for cleaning, millions of dollars of fresh food was put in peril.
Paul Hamilton, Michelle Sam, Hendrik Roessmann, Anita Seferian and Thomas Bullough pitch in while most of Q Le Baker’s staff are isolating.FareShare Victoria kitchen manager Crickette DerJeu said the fish – including toothfish, blue cod, King George whiting and blue fin tuna – would be made into more than 3000 free meals for the disadvantaged.
Prahran Market general manager Simon Ward praised the “super generous traders” who had donated an estimated 2000 kilograms of fruit and vegetables, 1000 kilograms of seafood, and several hundred kilograms each of dairy products and ready-to-eat meals.Recipients included FareShare, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, OzHarvest and SecondBite.
Trucks loaded at Prahran Market with produce donated by Reliable Fruit, to go to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.Among them was bakery Q Le Baker, whose owner Marion David said luckily her head baker, Hendrik Roessmann, was on holiday when the COVID-19 positive customer visited.
Look how clustered they are
Thank you GladysB
Just a question did any transmission occur at the market? I mean 99% occurs indoors homes (the most) workplaces (2).. anything indoor with poor ventilation..
Well done boys and girls, you can afford it, your market is probably the most expensive in Australia.
Yet another reason why Melbourne is the most livable city.
What a thoughtful thing to do. Pity I don’t live within cooee of Prahran Market, but if I did, I would make sure I shopped there constantly and gave them my full support. ❤️💚
Well done to everyone at Prahran Market !!!!!
Thank you to all these good souls. It's lovely to read a story of such positivity, kindness and goodwill in these times.
Bravo Melbourne, what a glorious place it is!!
Victoria So happy l live here