Peter and Tania Robb and Lexi Povel announce the opening of Robina Farmers Market
The city is scoring a new farmers’ market featuring pastries, honey and chocolate-covered strawberries, only weeks after a popular Burleigh Heads market closed.
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The southern Gold Coast is scoring a new farmers’ market featuring pastries, honey and chocolate-covered strawberries, only weeks after a popular Burleigh Heads market closed.
Gold Coast locals Peter and Tania Robb, along with their daughter in-law Lexi Povel, will launch Robina Farmers Market on Sunday at Robina State High School.
Ms Povel said the idea of a farmers’ market had been a “dream” for Mr and Mrs Robb for many years.
“We saw an opportunity in Robina to have a market on Sunday and decided to go for it,” Ms Povel said.
“Robina and the surrounding suburbs are such a hub. It has lots of families who deserve a fresh community market.”
Ms Povel said they had a variety of market stalls locked in, including Well Bread and Pastry, Mirebelle Vintage Van Coffee, Black Dog Honey, Chocolate Drip and more.
“Appreciating where our produce comes from is a unique and rewarding experience, one you don’t get at big supermarkets,” she said.
Ms Povel said they had received an “incredible” response to their launch announcement.
“We can tell this is going to be a great market.”
Black Dog Honey owners Jens and Lisa Roestel said they jumped at the opportunity to have their stall at Robina Farmers Market.
The couple started their business three years ago — alongside their rescue dog Ben — and began producing honey, branching out to beeswax balm and candles.
Ms Roestel said the new market was a “great opportunity” to share their knowledge on bees and honey.
Fun fact: it takes the lifetime of 12 bees to produce just one teaspoon of honey.
Local councillor Dan Doran will officially open the market at 7.30am on Sunday, followed by live music from former Robina State High School student Brock Drinkwater.
The Robina debut comes almost three weeks after Burleigh Heads Village Markets founders Sarah Schoeller and Marissa Bowden announced the end of their long run at Burleigh Heads State School.
“The changing climate, with the global pandemic, an economic downturn, the light rail construction and relentless wet weather has not been easy on our small business and these elements combined, have led us to decide to take a new direction for The Village Markets,” their statement said.
The pair will continue to run pop-up events at Robina Town Centre.
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