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Creating beautiful dining experiences.
Training young women from refugee backgrounds.


 Merchant Road is a Melbourne-based events social enterprise. We provide life-changing training and employment opportunities to young women from refugee backgrounds who are experiencing barriers to employment. We are passionate advocates for the young women we work with to have the opportunity to build the skills and social networks needed to find meaningful employment.

We are generous, considerate hosts, and genuinely nice, hardworking people who love what we do. Hospitality for us is about being mindful and creating an intimate, warm environment, an extension of home, which celebrates the diversity of experience, perspective and cultures of all those gathered.

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At Merchant Road we believe wholeheartedly that work empowers women. We provide training and employment opportunities to young women from refugee backgrounds who are eager to find work. Our hospitality training program, Many Hands, provides vital skills and experience for participants, enabling them to improve their employment prospects and pursue their dreams. Further information, here.


We host a large number of end-of-year work gatherings, product launches, and private parties, and can tailor our offering to suit your vision. We are adventurous at heart, and if you can dream it, we can make it happen! Please get in touch for a personalised quote and to chat further about how we can make your next event exceptional.