Brisbane Shopping Tips by ASTIEL

Name of Shop: Eumundi Markets

The Eumundi Market is the biggest on the Sunshine Coast and one of the biggest in Queensland. Any Saturday of the year around 10,000 locals, interstate and international tourists come to enjoy the atmosphere, the fun and of course the multitude of arts, crafts and produce on display, over 300 stalls of them in fact, as well as music and street theatre.

It's a market for quiet, lazy browsing with wide aisles winding around shady trees and historic buildings. Take a break and enjoy some of the food on offer while listening to anything from electronic didgeridoos to traditional bush poetry. While the kids are having their faces painted you might want to take a look at the multitude of clothes, materials, pottery, paintings, glass bowls, hats, bush furniture, the list goes on and on, all handcrafted of course and many unique to the market. Perhaps it will be time for a massage or having your fortune told. This is a great way to spend a Saturday morning on the Sunshine Coast.

What To Buy: View artworks and sculptures by local artists. Taste home-made lemonade, freshly baked breads, locally grown produce and fresh seasonal fruit. Have your face painted, your palm read or indulge in a foot massage. When you need a break from the shopping there's plenty of local talent to keep you entertained. Listen to the diverse music of the electronic didgeridoo and bongo drums or traditional bush poetry and street theatre.


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Theme: Local Craft
Phone: (07) 5442 7106
Address: 210 Memorial Drive
Directions: 210 Memorial Drive
Eumundi
Queensland 4562
Australia
Website: www.eumundimarket.com.au
Other Contact: Fax: (07) 5442 8581

Name of Shop: Craft Markets

~ Brisbane Arts 'Bizarre' This market, with its purely arts focus, is truly bizarre! Held every second Sunday of the month, 1-5pm, at St Johns Hall, Oxford Street, Bulimba, the market comprises local artists displaying and selling their work. Christine McConnell Convenor Ph 3395 5760 / 0417 627 544

~ Brunswick Street Markets: Every Saturday and Sunday 8.00am to 4.00pm at Brunswick Street Mall, Fortitude Valley. Ph 3854 0860

~ Chinatown and Brunswick Street Markets: Every Saturday 7.00am to 4.00pm at Chinatown and Brunswick Street Malls, Fortitude Valley

~ Cleveland Bayside Markets: Every Sunday 8.00am to 3.00pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland. Ph 3821 4333

~ Cleveland Harbourside Community Craft Market Cnr Middle Street & Wynard Street, Cleveland Australia Every Sunday 9am - 2pm

~ Eagle Street Pier Art and Craft Markets: Every Sunday 8.00am to 4.00pm at Eagle Street Pier, City

~ Eumundi Markets: Saturdays 6.30am to 1.30pm, Wednesdays 8am to 1pm. Ph 0428 135 456

What To Buy: From necklaces to the finest piece of art you've layed eyes on... It's all there

What To Pay: I'm not sure but it's a market so "Haggel Haggel Haggel"

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Theme: Local Craft
Address: Various
Directions: Various
Website: www.brisbanecitylife.com.au/bcl/shop/markets.htm

Name of Shop: DFO

Direct Factory Outlets brings a new and exciting style of shopping to the retail scene, with over 90 individual outlets under the one roof. With many well-known brand names in the complex, stores offer ladies and mens fashion, childrens wear, footwear, handbags and luggage, home wares, lingerie and jewellery, in addition to further unique stores catering for your every need.
Merchandise includes discontinued lines, previous seasons stock, current season end-of-lines and special purchases.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A Brisbane City Council bus route number 308 connects travellers from the Centro Toombul bus interchange to Direct Factory Outlets Brisbane. The Toombul railway station is across the road from the bus interchange.



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Theme: Women's Clothes
Address: Number 1 Airport Drive, Brisbane Airport
Directions: BY CAR (head o the airport)
DFO is situated at Number 1 Airport Drive, Brisbane Airport. With major roads such as Gateway Arterial (M1) and the East West Arterial nearby. The entery/exit for DFO is from Airport Drive and marked by a large orange number 1.