A new shed on the northern side of Queen Street will also be upgraded to include logistics,storage,waste and recycling facilities,customer toilets and trader bathrooms and meeting areas.
A further $4.5 million will be spent on a refurbishment of the market’s food court.
The planshave been bitterly opposed by a large group of longer-term traders. But they have been supported by many new-generation market tenants,who believe the ageing facilities make current trading unsustainable.
Royal Historial Society of Victoria heritage commitee chairman emeritus professor Charles Sowerwine told the council that the redevelopment “basically aims to fulfill the original plan of Robert Doyle and would revolutionise the market in ways that... we believe will be very harmful to it”.
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“I think that you could go back to square one and redesign a much more lighter building and I think that should be considered,” he said.
Trader Leah Moore told the council the proposed buildings were unnecessary.