Retail Professional Robert Thompson and his Partner Judy have opened Vintage & Collectables Marketplace in the former Kroon Motors/ Salvo’s employment plus at 1 Clarke st Lilydale (corner of Hardy Street) for a fresh take on second hand goods.
Strategically named to encompass the vast array of what they sell, Rob and Judy opened the doors to the public in late September 2022.
Focusing all things retro, vintage and collectable, including clothing, man cave, garageanalia, military, bric a brac, household, rusty artefacts – they also offer a selection of locally handcrafted items and new stock. The space offers around 850m2 of retail space and over 50 individually owned stalls and Cabinets.
Vintage & Collectables Marketplace is open six days a week, from Tuesdays to Sundays 10-5pm and is conveniently located on the corner of Clarke and Hardy Street near Lilydale Marketplace.
“We are so excited to bring a new vintage offering to the community in such an amazing location,” Rob and Judy said.
“While it is a very different experience to the bigger markets around Victoria, we believe with our smaller offering of stalls that we can ensure that customers get to see a much larger proportion of goods without being visually overwhelmed along with being one of the only venues in Victoria to offer lower ceiling, carpet, heating and cooling.”
Rob, Judy and the team look forward to welcoming the community to the shop with a fresh, vibrant and exciting atmosphere. As a second generation Lilydale retailer, Rob is proud to follow in his mum’s footsteps of retailing in his beloved Lilydale.
“Being Lilydale born and bred, my family, the Hamiltons were one of Lilydale’s foundation families back in the 1850’s and have been entrenched here ever since, as a 13 year old boy I had 3 jobs in Lilydale and retailing has been in my blood ever since,” Rob said.
The beauty of a community based marketplace offering a vintage, retro and antique element means that you never quite know what you’ll find.
“We offer our customers, stallholders and the local community something unique they may never of seen before or have been endlessly searching for. Our focus is on supporting small business, stallholders hobbies or side hustles and the local community, which we feel is more important now than ever.
“We embrace and embody the Yarra Ranges Councils initiative, of buy local, employ local and enjoy local to ensure local money stays local.”
Their vision is to welcome the community with open arms and give them something to smile about.
More stalls are opening weekly and most stallholders replenish their wares on a weekly basis.
The Grand Opening day is on Saturday 3 December 10-5pm to coincide with the Clarke Street closure for Lilydale Street Fair which will include FREE festivities and activities for the whole family, including car displays, Market Stalls along with music and entertainment on the community stage. Entry is free.
Customer and Stallholder enquiries are welcome on 0417 731 701
Further information is available online at www.vintageandcollectablesmarketplace.com.au or like and follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook for regular updates
