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Construction on the Preston Market began in October 1969 when Preston Mayor W. K. Larkins drove home the first stake in the site of the former Broadhurst Tannery. The original investment in the site was $2 million.

The market opened in 1970 and by 1976 the market had grown to include 46 green grocers, 15 delicatessens, 4 fish shops, 4 poultry shops, 19 butchers and a variety of small goods shops including toys, clothes, carpets, plants, and sporting goods.

In 2004 the owners of Preston Market, Centro MCS, sold the property to Salta Properties for $36.75 million. The new company plans to renovate the site.

Sources

Carroll, Brian and Rule, Ian. Preston: an Illustrated History. Preston: ...

Extracted with permission from “Centenary of education in Greensborough 1854-1954” (Greensborough State School no. 2062) p. 25 - 27 These are some of the many stories of the school in Mr. Amiet’s day. (Mr Louis Amiet, head teacher 1896-1919)

“... Mr. Amiet had a dog called Brunzo that he had taught to obey commands given in French. It was always a puzzle to us to know how a dog could understand a foreign language ...”

“... Mr. Amiet had a strap. It was so old it had gone soft and fuzzy and didn’t hurt a bit. Someone stole it and he got a new one – a piece of hard tracing – and did it sting! We’ve never found out to this day who stole it ...” Another “old boy” who also recalled this story added: “... and if we did find out, even now, we’d duck him in the river.”

“... when Mr. Amiet was building his house on the hill he used to take the senior boys and girls there on Friday afternoon for Nature Study – and to weed the garden. ...