FAQs
- Changes to Waste Management
- Changes to Payment Conditions
- Changes to Food Stalls
- Changes to Sale of Alcohol
How long has the Stirling Market been operating?
The Stirling Market has been operating for over 35 years and is managed by a committee of volunteers. Since 2006, the group have facilitated a monthly Sunday market on Druid Avenue that is popular with Hills residents and well-known across greater Adelaide.
What portion of Druid Avenue will be closed during market days?
We are proposing to reissue a 5-year permit to Stirling Market allowing for the closure of Druid Avenue (and the service lane) to traffic, between Mount Barker Road and Martha Street, from 8:00am – 5:00pm one Sunday of every month from July 2025 to June 2030.
What changes have been made to the permit following consultation?
Following feedback received during the consultation period and requests from the market provider, the below changes were made to the permit:
Council will provide waste management support by delivering, removing and emptying 15 general waste bins for the event. This has been increased from 10 in the current permit. An additional condition was added that the Council may also provide food organics (green) and recycling (yellow) bins for use at the Market. The Market must ensure that these bins are used for the separation and disposal of organic and recyclable waste generated during Market operations and that all stallholders, vendors, and attendees use the bins in accordance with the Council’s waste separation and contamination minimisation guidelines, as notified from time to time.
Previously the Stirling Market was to pay a minimum annual financial contribution of $18,500 to communities/events/activities within the Adelaide Hills Council area in lieu of payment of the following annual Council fees: road closing and opening costs, waste collection, toilet cleaning, equipment, and power use. This has been replaced with a new condition that the Market pay Council the sum of $18,500 per annum, payable at the end of each year during the term of the permit.
The number of food stalls allowed has been reduced from 11 to 9.
Previously the Council has issued an annual letter of permission to sell alcohol. The new permit grants permission for the sale of alcohol across the five years of the permit. The other conditions have not changed, being that a maximum of five stalls operating at any one time and that the Stirling Market must ensure that each stallholder holds all necessary permits and approvals.