Fyshwick, Canberra: Fresh Food Markets, Auto Row and the Capital's Wholesale Hub

Fyshwick is Canberra's main industrial and commercial wholesale suburb, best known to residents for the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets and the suburb's concentration of automotive dealerships and specialty retailers. The Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets on Mildura Street are the ACT's principal wholesale and retail produce hub, operating Thursday to Sunday with fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and a range of international grocery products at prices competitive with or better than supermarkets. The markets are particularly popular with the ACT's multicultural communities and professional kitchen operators. Fyshwick's auto precinct along Barrier Street and Wollongong Street holds many of Canberra's major car dealerships. The suburb also houses a concentration of trade and industrial suppliers — hardware, electrical, plumbing and specialty materials — that serve the construction industry across the ACT and southeast NSW. Several specialty food importers and wholesale operations in the suburb sell directly to the public. The adult entertainment and firearms retail sector in Fyshwick is notable as a concentration that is notable given Canberra's regulatory environment compared to other jurisdictions.