With consideration of state laws and waste reduction policies and public opinion the use of single-use plastics, the new state and federal laws, and the City of Gold Coast’s policies on event waste and collection, the Markets have transitioned to this policy. Adherence to this policy and any new laws requiring the use or non use of particular products and packaging is required by all stallholders!

All Stallholders

 All stalls are required to leave their site clean as they found it as per existing market rules and Regulation’s policy.

In addition, you are required to take any waste home (or to a suitable offsite recycling station) that is generated by the conducting of business by a market stall (this means any commercial or personal waste generated by you during the course of business activities within the park)

This includes all boxes, bags, and coat hangers, craft scraps.

Any broken chairs tents/marquees and equipment must be removed from the site.

Mirrors and glass must also be carefully removed (management informed of the breakage so we can make sure the area is clear of glass fragments) 

• The on-site council bins are for public non-commercial waste only.
• All Stallholders found disposing of market stall waste in these bins will be cautioned in the first instance (referred to this policy), then suspended if found reoffending.
• We do sort these onsite bins and are working with the council to reduce waste and bin overflow to avoid litter and ocean contamination. Your stall sites are marked so please remember to check your site is clean before you leave.
• Cigarette butts, price tags, and broken zip ties are litter and must be taken with you. (We do check and clean the site at the end of the day and know who has left rubbish, these stalls will be cautioned then suspended as above)
• Single-use plastic bags are banned as per the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Act 2017

Plastic Bag Ban – QLD | National Retail Association

• Single-use plastic items are banned as per the Waste Reduction and Recycling (plastic Items) Amendment Act 2021

https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/169981/single-use-plastics-ban-factsheet.pdf

Pre-Packaged Food stalls (In addition to the ‘all stallholders’ requirements)

Compostable Biodegradable Plastics must conform to either Australian Standards: AS 4736-2006 or AS 5810-2010

• Stallholders are required to sell their products in recyclable or compostable containers i.e., glass jars, recyclable plastic containers, or compostable containers or wrapping.
• All approved single-use food sampling should use compostable or recyclable sampling utensils.

Fresh Produce stalls (In addition to the ‘all stallholders’ requirements)

• Fresh product stalls are encouraged to offer paper bags for customers to put their produce in rather

than plastic bags (please familiarize yourself with the single-use packaging bag legislation)

• Plastic netting for fruit and vegetables is no longer allowed. Unless once the customer has chosen their produce, you transfer it into either a paper bag or their own reusable bag and you keep and reuse the netting.  Although plastic netting is made from recyclable plastics it is not accepted in Gold Coast Council recycling bins at this time.

Food for Consumption Stalls (In addition to the ‘all stallholders’ requirements)

• All Food for Consumption stalls are required to serve food/drink in compostable or reusable products.
• All Food for Consumption stalls are required to take all production waste home and are at no time to dispose or leave production waste in the market or Council supplied bins.
• All Food for consumption stalls are required to train their staff so they can educate customers of the products being used and how they can dispose of the waste correctly with regards to recycling, composting or landfill.

Stallholders are encouraged to offer discounts to customers that reuse their own mugs, plates, and cutlery

Considering the continuing efforts of the nation and the world to turn the tide on the mountains of un biodegradable and plastic waste being generated every day, the changing regulatory environment and environmental best practice all stallholders will be required to minimize product packaging and use compostable packaging as per this policy

This policy is added to your acceptance of terms through your signed Stallholder Agreement.  Any Stallholder that does not wish to comply with this policy may at the written request of the stallholder be terminated as an approved stallholder of the Art and Craft on the Coast Markets

Market Management supports the current position that we cannot continue as business and waste as usual and thank all stallholders in advance for their participation and innovation in reducing waste locally through our business practices for the sake of the planet’s resources and all our future.

For further information on Queensland Waste reduction initiatives please use the link below https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/waste/recovery/reduction

For City of Gold Coast policy and information visit

https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Services/Waste-recycling

Rules and information for buskers performing at markets operated by Art and Craft on the Coast – Broadbeach, Burleigh, and Coolangatta markets.

• We welcome buskers at our markets providing that they abide by the following conditions;
• No amplification is permitted, including instruments, microphones and backing music
• You must not involve members of the public, stallholders or volunteers in your performance, unless management has a copy of your liability insurance. Market insurance does not cover interactive activities and you may be held liable for any injuries/damage caused.
• You must move to a different location every 20 minutes, as this allows stallholders to talk to their customers without too much noise
• You must not block up paths, walkways, access points or access to any stalls.
• You must not set up within 2 metres of the Ocean Way path.
• You must not perform in an area where your crowd/people watching your performance will block any of the paths or the flow of pedestrian traffic etc. It is your responsibility to ensure 1.5m social distancing can be maintained with people watching your performance and passing by, if this is not possible you must relocate to an area where this is possible.
• You must sign in the busker’s book (on the table in the market office) and Check in using the  QR code at the office before you start performing at any of the markets
• You must communicate with the public, market management and stallholders in a polite way
• You must follow the markets rules and regulations (excluding site and stall fee rules) particularly in relation to parking of your vehicle/s, and directions from Management.
• You must not interfere with or perfom near the markets entertainment precinct.
• You are not permitted to sell CD’s or any other item/s whilst busking.

The Stallholder Parking Policy 2021 improves and clarifies the Markets Rules and Regulations regarding the re parking of Stallholder vehicles while attending the markets. During 2020 there were a number of parking issues and structural changes identified at all 3 market locations. In response we have conducted a parking review with consultation of stallholders and the City. We have implemented this new policy for all attending Stallholders (including staff of Stallholders) and Market staff. This policy sets out to amend and supersede existing Rules and regulations and by doing so improve loading, unloading and customer attendance at the markets. Also providing enhanced guidelines for fair and equitable access for all stallholders to load equipment at each market location.

Extract from existing rules and regulations that all stallholders have already signed and agreed to in their application/permit to attend markets operated by Art and Craft on the Coast.

Section 5: Vehicles and Parking

City Parking officers regularly patrol the 3 market areas and if you are breaking the law they will fine you. Being a stallholder does not hold up as an excuse. If you are breaking a law, you are disrespecting the safety of the public and the market community and jeopardising the markets right to trade.   

5.0 No vehicle access to the park is allowed at any time. Unless a permit and approval has been granted by management.

5.1 Non-pre-booked stallholders must park away from the markets when they first arrive and walk in to sign on. You will need to provide your car registration number when you sign on and pay your site fee. DO NOT bring your car to the market adjacent car parks until your site is allocated.

5.2 Car parks adjacent to the markets are for loading and unloading only. In the morning move your vehicle before you have set up. All vehicles must be removed from the car parks adjacent to the market site and re-parked correctly by 8:00am. In the afternoon, no vehicles are allowed back into the car parks adjacent to the markets until your stall and all equipment are packed up. 

5.3 No stallholder vehicles are allowed back into car parks adjacent to the markets until after 1pmat Broadbeach and Coolangatta, 1.30pm at Burleigh (unless temporary special arrangements have been made with management, or there are adverse weather conditions). Those who retrieve their vehicle early must pack and leave promptly at 2pm. If you retrieve your car prior to 1:30pm you must leave the car park by 2:15pm.

5.4 Do not block the road or block visibility of any pedestrian crossings while loading and unloading your vehicle. Do not load or unload your vehicle from the bicycle lane or reverse into angle in car parks (This is illegal under QLD road rules.)  Do not block emergency entrances or park in lifesaver only car spaces. You may only occupy car spaces adjacent to the markets for 30 minutes maximum.

5.5 Once unloaded for the day all vehicles must be moved away from the car parks adjacent to the markets all vehicles must be parked in one of the following areas;

5.5a. Broadbeach; Elizabeth Ave or south, or Australia Ave or north, or Surf Parade side of the park or more than 2 blocks away.  DO NOT park in the surf club car park for the day. 3-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site and within the Broadbeach Central traffic area

5.5b. Burleigh; The Council car park opposite the bowls club, or Burleigh Heads School car park, or North of 3^rd Avenue. DO NOT park in the surf club car park for the day. 3-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site.

5.5c. Coolangatta; Public car park between Chalk and Lanham Streets. 3-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site

These are market regulations; it is your responsibility to ensure you comply with Council parking regulations. 

5.6 Disabled drivers if the driver of the vehicle has registered their disabled permit with management, these vehicles must be moved to the opposite side of the road to allow other stallholders the same curtesy to unload /reload their equipment.

5.6a. If a market stallholder wishes to be given dispensation on parking rules due to disability they must present their disabled permit to management to be recorded on a register.  Any stallholder not on this register must abide by standard parking rules. 

Amended to

Section 5: Vehicles and Parking

City Parking officers regularly patrol the 3 market areas and if you are breaking the law, they will fine you. Being a stallholder does not hold up as an excuse. If you are breaking a law, you are disrespecting the safety of the public and the market community and jeopardising the markets right to trade. 

5.0 No vehicle access to the park is allowed at any time. Unless a permit and approval has been granted by management.

5.1 Non-pre-booked stallholders must park away from the markets when they first arrive and walk in to sign on. You will need to provide your car registration number when you sign on and pay your site fee. DO NOT bring your car to the market adjacent car parks until your site (these sites are for unloading stallholders) is allocated.

5.2 Car parks adjacent to the markets are for loading and unloading only. In the morning move your vehicle before you have completed set up. All vehicles must be removed from the car parks adjacent to the market site and re-parked correctly by 8:00am. In the afternoon, no vehicles are allowed back into the car parks adjacent to the markets until your stall and all equipment are packed up. 

5.3 No stallholder vehicles are allowed back into car parks adjacent to the markets until after 1pm at Broadbeach and Coolangatta and Burleigh 1.30pm (unless temporary special arrangements have been made with management, or there are adverse weather conditions). Those who retrieve their vehicle early must pack and leave promptly at 2pm. Disabled permit stallholders If you have retrieved your car prior to 1:30pm you must leave the park by 2:15pm.

5.4 Do not block the road or block visibility of any pedestrian crossings while loading and unloading your vehicle. Do not load or unload your vehicle from the bicycle lane or reverse into angle in car parks (This is illegal under QLD road rules)

5.4a You may only occupy car spaces adjacent to the markets for 30 minutes maximum.

5.4b Do not block emergency entrances or park in lifesaver only car spaces.

 5.5 Once unloaded for the day all vehicles must be moved away from the car parks adjacent to the markets all vehicles must be parked in one of the following areas.

 5.5a. Broadbeach; Phillip Ave or south, or Australia Ave or north, or in any uncoloured zones on the map below.  DO NOT park in the surf club car park for the day (unless disabled). 4-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site and multiple timed and metered zones within the Broadbeach Central traffic area (check the signs when you repark)

• There are a limited number of Vendor vehicle bays for the use of loading and unloading vendors at the markets. These are not to be filled or re-parked in until after 7.30am Those vendors found not sharing these bays will be suspended from attendance for one month

see map for other timed and untimed zones

 5.5b. Burleigh; The Council car park (Alex Black car park $5 all-day parking) opposite the bowls club, or Burleigh Heads State School car park, or North of 3^rd Avenue. DO NOT park in the surf club car park for the day. 3-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site.

All stallholder vehicles must repark from adjacent the markets on The Esplanade between Second Ave and the Gold Coast Hwy (disability stalls must relocate to opposite) for the fair bump in (unloading in the morning) of all stallholders

• There are a limited number of Vendor vehicle bays for the use of loading and unloading vendors at the markets. These are not to be filled or re-parked in until after 7.30am Those vendors found not sharing these bays will be suspended from attendance for one month.

see map for other timed and untimed zones

 5.5c. Coolangatta; Public car park between Chalk and Lanham Streets (on the eastern side see map below). 3-hour restrictions apply adjacent to the market site on Marine Pde and start at 6 am

All stallholder vehicles must repark from adjacent the markets on Marine Pde before completing set up to allow for fair and equitable access for all stallholders.

see map for other timed and untimed zone

5.6 Disability permit holders

5.6a. If a market stallholder wishes to be given dispensation on parking rules due to disability, they must present their disabled permit to management to be recorded on a register.  Any stallholder not on this register must abide by standard parking rules

If the driver of the vehicle has registered their disabled permit with management, these permitted vehicles must be moved to the opposite side of the road to allow other stallholders the same curtesy to unload /reload their equipment.

5.6b Stallholders displaying a valid disability permit are exempt from metered or timed zones and can re park within the coloured zones.

5.6c Stallholders displaying a disability permit should not leave their vehicle in disability parking bays after unloading or repark into disability parking bays, where possible these are to be left clear for disabled market attendees.

5.6d Stallholders displaying a disability permit must move away from adjacent car spaces (before setting up) where possible. If other stallholders are unable to legally unload and/or are double parking and there are spaces available on the opposite side of the road Stallholders displaying a disability permit must move into these available sites before setting up.

5.6e Stallholders displaying a disability permit may retrieve their car early if they can pack up with in the designated time frame, those who take longer  should swap out only with other exiting (already packed up) stallholders after the afternoon rush.

 5.7 All Day Parking

5.7a All-day re parking must be done with time limited parking in mind. The Markets operate till 2pm (weather permitting) and the retrieval of vehicles for pack up cannot be brought back until either

1. 1.30pm
2. Your site is packed down.
3. Maximum 30 mins timeframe
4. Early in a wet weather cancel or inclement weather day.
5. Or the majority of stallholders have vacated the site and parking bays are becoming and staying vacant.

This means you need to Re-park in areas outside the coloured timed or metered zones to be legally parked (to avoid parking fines) and to stay until the markets close.

These are market regulations; it is your responsibility to ensure you comply with Council parking regulations.

You agree to be bound to the new parking areas as per the City of Gold Coast changes. Any stallholder that does not agree to the amended policy must email in writing and can have their approval to operate at Art and Craft on the Coast Markets terminated.

Market management will be monitoring the adjacent market areas and Stallholders found breaking Market and City parking rules will be suspended and or reported to council parking officers.