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A popular pre-loved fashion market was abruptly shut down by police on Sunday morning over an ongoing trespassing dispute, leaving stallholders to chase refunds with organisers.<\/p>\n
Officers were called to the Mount Gravatt Showgrounds about 6.30am on Sunday in response to trespassing complaint, a police spokesperson said. They arrived to find about six stallholders setting up for Her Wardrobe Markets, a second-hand clothing market that charges more than $90 for a single stall.<\/p>\n
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Stallholders at Her Wardrobe Market at Mount Gravatt were moved on by police on Sunday, April 12.<\/p>\n
One customer, Hayley, who was a stallholder at a previous market and did not want to provide her full name due to ongoing discussions, was on-site for about 30 minutes and heard police advising attendees they needed to pack up or risk \u201cfurther actions\u201d.<\/p>\n
This masthead was told by police that organisers and stallholders had \u201cno authority\u201d from venue management to be on the premises.<\/p>\n
Market organiser Natalie D\u2019Alessandro later explained on social media that there was \u201ca lot of back and forth on site\u201d before police were called, and they were awaiting the showground\u2019s trust to \u201cengage with the formal notice we\u2019ve sent\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The market has often run at Mount Gravatt on Sundays. Her Wardrobe<\/p>\n
The venue, Mount Gravatt Showgrounds, also provided an update on social media, writing on Facebook that the event did not have approval to operate on site and that the space was an \u201cactive work zone\u201d at present.<\/p>\n
In a statement provided to this masthead, a spokesperson for the trust said D\u2019Alessandro was informed in October last year to stop using the space.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince that time, the trust has provided multiple communications confirming that no approval exists for any further use of the site,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite this, an attempt was made to conduct an event without authorisation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Related Article The venue admitted to having placed equipment on the grounds to \u201cstop the operator from continuing activity\u201d, and said they engaged the police.<\/p>\n The dispute between the market and the venue had been ongoing for 18 months, according to D\u2019Alessandro\u2019s post on Instagram about Sunday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n She had issued a formal notice to the trust as an escalation of the matter, citing \u201coperational failures, safety concerns\u201d and \u201cfinancial losses\u201d in that time.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is no longer appropriate for [Her Wardrobe Markets] to remain confined to operational discussions with site management,\u201d the notice read.<\/p>\n Her Wardrobe operates a number of second-hand market events in south-east Queensland, including Tugun, Newstead and Mount Gravatt.<\/p>\n Due to the uncertainty of the markets, the showgrounds had contracted another pre-loved fashion market to use the space on Sundays.<\/p>\n Jessica McNeven, who runs Fab Finds Markets, said they would be hosting their first Mount Gravatt market on May 10, where stalls would cost $40.<\/p>\n Her Wardrobe Market, however, was hopeful the relationship could be repaired, telling customers online that \u201cthis isn\u2019t the end of the road for us\u201d.<\/p>\n Her Wardrobe Market planned to host a rack market event in Newstead on April 26. No additional Mount Gravatt dates had been promoted, but stalls had been sold.<\/p>\n One customer, who wished to remain anonymous who had sold at two events in the past, said she was seeking a refund as there was no clarity over whether the event would proceed.<\/p>\n D\u2019Alessandro and Brisbane City Council were contacted for comment but did not respond on record by deadline.<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Brisbane\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2ee74a9795155beffadce7590516111a606cdde9.jpeg\")
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