The Queen Victoria Market is owned by the City of Melbourne. The market is managed by Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Council. It has been a public asset for over 145 years.
Matt Elliott. Matt is the CEO of Queen Victoria Market, where he brings a wealth of experience in market management, customer engagement, and trader relations.
EastEnders icon Kat Moon revealed as new Queen Vic landlady. EastEnders fans are delighted that the new landlady of the Queen Vic is reportedly a soap icon. Kat Moon is set to take over the famous landmark after having pulled her first pint there back in 2000.
Queen Victoria Market is being restored and revitalised to preserve its heritage and secure its future for future generations to enjoy. This transformation represents the largest investment in the Market's 150-year history, demonstrating its crucial importance to Melbourne's identity and future.
The authority confirmed the market's closure in December 2023, citing falling customer numbers and increased costs as some of the reasons, but failed to provide an exit date for traders until a year later.
The market has over 140 years of history and is a popular destination to shop and dine in Melbourne CBD. Whatever you're looking for you're bound to find it with over 600 shops and stalls at Queen Victoria Market offering everything from artisan crafts to designer clothing.
The biggest pub owner, particularly in the UK, is Stonegate Group, which operates around 4,500 managed, leased, and tenanted pubs, including brands like Slug & Lettuce and Yates, following its major acquisition of Ei Group in 2020. Owned by private equity firm TDR Capital, Stonegate became the UK's largest pub company through a series of acquisitions, controlling a vast estate of traditional and branded venues.
Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) will spark opposition when she reveals her plan to use Martin Fowler's (James Bye) life insurance to purchase The Queen Victoria pub in EastEnders. It's actually Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) who decided to use the windfall for this purpose, wanting to invest a chunk of the £100K pay out.
World's Longest Lunch, presented by La Trobe Financial, is going Greek. In 2026, this essential event on the national dining calendar celebrates one of the most essential of Australia's diaspora communities: Greek Melbourne.
Anthony Boyd is the Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Markets Limited. Prior to his current role, Anthony was Group Chief Operating Officer of Frasers Property Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Property Australia.
“As a people-first leader, my priority was to get to know the people who I was working with, and I found that, while a little more difficult, I could still do that online,” Leighton said. Within months, she was promoted to Deputy CEO, then acting CEO, and finally, in July 2023, became the CEO of the City of Melbourne.
Jeremy Clarkson owns The Farmer's Dog, a traditional British pub near Burford, Oxfordshire, which opened in August 2024 and features prominently in his show Clarkson's Farm. The pub focuses on supporting British farming, using local ingredients, and even houses The Grand Tour tent for merchandise and other services, with an outdoor food stall called The Farmer's Puppy.
Neve Baker-Wright took over the lease of The New Inn in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, after the previous landlords suggested she submit a business plan. The teenager worked as a waitress in pubs from the age of 14 but was unsure what career path to follow after finishing her A-levels.
The friendship between Yolande and Pastor Clayton serves as a build-up to a story exploring sexual harassment as Pastor Clayton abuses his position to make Yolande uncomfortable.
She tells Stacey that she had a daughter named Roya who she left on her aunt's doorstep and was adopted. The father is Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). Shabnam develops feelings for Kush and when he gets her to admit it, he says he feels the same.
As there were about 10,000 burials on the site, there still remain approximately 9,000 people buried under the sheds and car park of the Queen Victoria Market. When any work is carried out at the market, bones are often disturbed. It was closed permanently in 1922.
Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Melbourne. Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the market. As owners of the Queen Victoria Market, the City of Melbourne has oversight and responsibility for any capital improvements at the site.
Queen Elizabeth II was Queen Victoria's great-great-granddaughter, making them related through direct descent, as Elizabeth II's father, George VI, was Victoria's great-grandson (Edward VII's grandson). Victoria's long lineage and many marriages into European royalty created complex family ties, making Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip both descendants, though from different branches, of the same great-great-grandmother.
