Super Scrum Saturday

At Davies Park Market, we love supporting our local ladies of league!

This Saturday June 8 you can meet Karyn Murphy and Renae Kunst who represent Australia in the Women’s Rugby League Team. From 9.30am to 10.30am, you are invited to join in a few ball passes at Davies Park beside the market in the West End.

The purpose for this event is to have fun and to raise funds (every dollar counts!) for the 2013 Women’s World Cup in July at Leeds in the UK.

What a way to spend a Saturday! Come and celebrate with our world famous women from the West End.

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Winter has arrived!
Not only is it time to enjoy warm drinks, hot food and cuddly knitwear, but also to think of those who need help in the midst of harsh conditions. When things go wrong, the SES are the ones who are there to help. You can find them regularly at Davies Park Market beginning this Saturday June 1.

Kitted out in their signature Orange Uniforms, they will be alerting market-goers how to prepare for the stormy season ahead. They will also spreading the word about the work they do, how you can be part of their team and collecting funds for crucial emergency equipment.

A life less plastic…

Can you dramatically reduce your use of single use plastics?

“Inspired by a documentary, ‘Bag it’, we realised we had to do something! That something was to start a campaign to raise awareness of plastic pollution, help educate and effect change in our community.”

Yeskandoo regularly host the movie in schools, communities and businesses as well as getting the message out to the public at markets. You can find them at Davies Park Market on Saturday May 18.

“We primarily sell awareness and we gauge our success by the amount of people we talk to. To help cover our costs and to stay afloat, we also sell beautiful stainless steel bottles and bamboo toothbrushes”.

Save Tenant Services

It is likely that Tenant advice services will cease to operate at the end of June.

These are essential to protect those who require help to understand their rights and responsibilities. Plus this industry is funded by the very consumers it is meant to protect. It is only fair that some of the interest generated on their bonds is channeled into specialist services for tenants.
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‘Save Tenant Services’ attend Davies Park Market to spread the word about what you can do to help. Be sure to stop by their stall to learn more and show your support for the important cause that will affect people you know and perhaps even yourself.

Red Cross running low

This St Patrick’s weekend – a life being saved is due to more than the luck of the Irish. It is because you have made a very small effort to give blood, perhaps even a platelet or plasma donation.

On Saturday March 16, the Blood Service mobile unit will be located kerbside at the front entrance of Davies Park Market on Montague road from 8am-2pm.

You can start giving blood at 16 and Australia is lucky enough to have one of the safest blood supply systems in the world. Australia needs 26,000 blood donations every week. Within 24-48 hours of giving blood, your blood volume is completely restored.

It doesn’t take very much for you to give so much to someone else – when you realise that you can supply something much more valuable than any pot of gold – it is an easy decision to kick up your heels and head on down to market to donate!

Local artist gives back

Lars Vester may have been born in Denmark, but his heart belongs to his home – the West End.

“My latest work has been inspired by my local area, and is themed ‘West End in a Different Light’. This series focusses on the beauty that is right before our eyes every day, but perhaps we never stop to view and admire.”

He has not only embraced his adopted community, but uses his talents to support the needs of his neighbourhood. Lars donates profits from sale of the greeting cards he creates emblazoned with his art, to Micah Projects - an organisation committed to social justice providing a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.

He is also mindful of the cost which an original artwork can ask. With so much intricate effort in each and every work, Lars also produces many of his pieces in print form for a wider audience to afford and appreciate.

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