It
was revealed in the latest QVM Renewal proposal that Market Square will be the
name of the open space between QVM’s M Shed and Franklin St. The Square will be
created once the current car park has been relocated, and it looks like it is going to
be more than a simple park or garden.
As
the name suggests, a square or piazza has connotations of a community gathering
place and that means crowds, and we don’t need to explain how important crowds
are to market trading.
A
charter is to be drawn up to guide the use of this space, but one thing is
certain - creating a substantial new space (bigger than Federation Square) will
at last offer an alternative location for public events currently being held
down at Southbank or on the Yarra.
Melbourne
City North will have its own world class public activity space, and it is right
next to our market.