COVID 19 continued to play its part in the local and wider communities with vaccine mandates from federal and state governments requiring the population to be fully vaccinated to gain access to certain establishments. Perth Markets was deemed critical infrastructure by state government Public Health Act 2016 requiring all persons entering having to comply with the vaccine mandate directive. The “no jab, no entry” phrase was widely used on site as PMGL went about ensuring the safety of users of Perth Markets. We are pleased to report that the majority of the site users, including tenants, growers, contractors and transporters supported the vaccine measures. The importance of the central market was demonstrated across the nation as food supplies were impacted in various ways. In February 2022, flooding in South Australia had washed out more than 300km of the only rail line that brings food supplies into Western Australia from the east coast. It was reported as Western Australia’s “food supply crisis” being the worst in living memory with the states umbilical cord to the eastern states severed, not by COVID or border closures, but by extreme weather. The shortages in staples rolled into substitution of fresh produce which drove pricing increases. It also demonstrated the benefits of locally grown produce in Western Australia. Patricia Skinner Chair, PerthMarkets Peter Cooper Chief Executive Officer,Perth Markets CHAIR CEO REPORT “ The 2021/22 Financial Year result was significantly improved by the revaluation gain on Investment property... ” 4
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