The Heart of Kew – The Kew Junction Business Association
Kew is where community comes together
Step on to the streets of Kew Junction and you’ll find yourself in a bustling precinct of shops in a suburb that over 23,000 people call home.
Kew Junction is a vibrant busy shopping strip in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs. Welcome to the Heart of Kew.
Kew Junction is well positioned as a gourmet food hub of Melbourne, along with an array of well established destination shops and businesses representing all of the top professions – watch our short video about this fabulous outer city location.
Business Directory
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Cobblers of Kew is a family business, with son Michael now running this popular and professional outlet conveniently located in Walpole Street Kew. Operating for over 16 years, this third generation business offers an eclectic range of services and products including shoe repairs, lock smithing, keys cut, remotes for garages and gates, shoe products and accessories and watch bands and batteries.
Michael comes from a family of bootmakers and cobblers, so he is able to offer customer’s his extensive expertise and knowledge for the vast array of services on offer. Michael’s father is still involved in the business with shoe repairs.
They also sell a range of R&M, Uggs and also undertake repairs to bags. So ladies, those favourite boots or shoes with the broken heels tucked in the back of your wardrobe, it’s now time to bring them out and leave them with the experts of Cobblers of Kew to repair.
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Offering threading, eyebrow and eyelash tinting, eyelash extensions, spray tanning, waxing and facials.
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A small Vietnamese restaurant in Kew. Serving traditional dishes influenced by the flavours of North Vietnam.
We strive to serve the freshest and tastiest food with friendly staff.
Contact person: Tony – 0404990210
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Specialising in skin, brows and beauty services. Ultraceutical stockist
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Strictly Thai has been established in Kew for over a decade, providing our many regulars who enjoy the warm atmosphere, friendly service and high quality of traditional Thai cuisine served fresh from our kitchen. We also offer an extensive wine list to complement your meal. Our philosophy is simple “to serve great food and no added msg, with a professional service in a friendly relaxed setting”.
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From humble beginnings as a day program in 1987, QArt has developed into a professionally operated, purpose-built art studio and gallery which continues to provide opportunities for people with a disability through art.
Today, QArt provides a dynamic and supportive work environment, ideal for nurturing artistic talent and friendships. Within the studio, a group of talented artists with a disability receive support and artistic direction from qualified managers, mentoring each person to further develop their skills.
“It is a privilege to work alongside the amazingly talented artists employed here at QArt Studio” detailed Jan Rowlinson, QArt Service Manager, “Their enthusiasm and passion for the world, artistic pursuits and each other provides a positive influence on the lives of so many people involved in the studio and gallery.”
When you shop at QArt, you’re not only purchasing quality pieces of art and supporting people with a disability; you’re purchasing a part of the unique QArt story that is yours for the telling.
QArt is part of Endeavour Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organisation with a strong heritage of supporting people with a disability through education, training and lifeskill development, employment, accommodation support, respite and recreation.
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Functional Pilates aims to help you improve your movement function to whatever level you require for your personal activities.
Irrespective of age, pathology, injury or movement abilities, we aim to help you achieve effective movement in a safe, controlled environment.
Exceptional instructor tuition guides you through every exercise. Coupled with ongoing movement education, Functional Pilates aim to deliver so much more than an exercise class, we guide you to move your body with concentrated movement focus in order to bring about the changes that make differences to lives.
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We provide a wide range of dental treatments and services. We are a specialist prosthodontic practice and manage patients with aesthetically challenging and complex dental needs that require an advanced level of skill for management.
Our registered Specialist Prosthodontist and principal dentist, Dr Kosalram, along with her team strive to continually achieve the finest outcomes for her patients.
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Cocoa Patisserie, baking in-house seven days a week. Offering everything sweet, from biscuits, pastries and cupcakes to all types of cakes, for small and large celebrations.
We also offer a large variety of savoury products including filled baguettes, home made pies, frittata and quiches. Try out our delicious take home meals. Catering is also available.
“Specialist in everything cake”
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In the heart of Kew, Dawson is an all day venue serving up brunch until 3pm and delicious Italian-inspired lunches and dinners until late.
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For an authentic meal that is full of amazing flavours, Stupa Indian & Nepalese Restaurant in Kew is the place for you. One of High Street’s favourite take aways, they offer a wide selection of curries that are sure to put a smile on your face.
Start with some crisp Samosa or Vegetable Pakora. Then, move on to one of your favourite mains, like Butter Chicken, Lamb Curry, Chickpea Masala, or Coconut Prawns, each one carefully cooked to lock in all the rich spices. Aachis Indian Cuisine also offers Gulub Jamun and Kulfi for dessert!
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The Woodfrog Bakery began life in a big vacant furniture shop in St Kilda with a plan to create some of the finest breads imaginable, without compromise. In our arsenal was baking experience at some of Australia’s finest bread shops, an attitude to solve any problem in our path and the ability to function on very little sleep.
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If you need help with selling your business in Sydney, Melbourne, VIC, NSW, or ACT, Xcllusive Business Brokers offers you more than just assistance, you have certainty when selling your business.
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A holistic therapeutic approach for children and adolescents, informed by evidenced based play therapy modalities – refined to suit every child.
Play therapy is a child-led therapeutic approach that enables children to communicate and express their innermost thoughts and feelings, through play. This allows our therapist, to provide intervention for a variety of support areas and mental health needs.
Our lead play therapist Meg Harris, is a registered Play Therapist with the Australasia Pacific Play Therapy Association (APPTA), and holds over 10-years experience working with children. Meg has previously worked with the following agencies to provide intervention to children and their families: NDIS, DHHS, VACCA, and eastern domestic violence services.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
- Masters in Child Play Therapy
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We are a small personal training studio, specialising in small group fitness and tailored personal training for everyone, whether you are a serious athlete or a beginner looking to make a start.
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We believe there’s no richer reward than the smooth, creamy pleasure of freshly-made gelato. We like to experiment with delicious new combinations, so you’ll have plenty of fun working your way through 30+ unforgettable flavours.
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Every day, in every bakery, Bakers Delight bakers use real ingredients to bake unreal bread. And what’s baked that day, is sold fresh that day.
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Everything you would expect from Chinese BBQ – delicious roast duck, marinated meats, noodle soups and more!
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A wholesale and retail seafood outlet bringing you a large array of the freshest fish and seafood.
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Oak Financial Planning offers financial planning services in Kew, in addition to accounting, and lending.
Kew Junction Charity Donations
Kew Junction Business Association are very proud to donate to our much loved charities. Please contact us to help reach our goal.
$1,807
Donated to
Ivy Grange Men's Shelter
Raised by: 2022 School Holiday Program
$1,033
Donated to
Ivy Grange Men's Shelter
Raised by: 2022 Pre-Grand Final Dinner Event
$416
Donated to
Raised by: Twilight Christmas Gift Market Sideshow Alley
$1,457
Donated to
Bushfire Relief
Raised by: January 2020 School Holidays
$0
Our Goal $75,000
Latest Event
May 3 – May 26, 2024
MusiKfest Kew is a community festival across May designed to offer music lovers the opportunity to experience a huge range of musical acts in Kew’s many and varied venues.
Latest Gallery
There’s always something happening at Kew Junction – be it Trick or Treating, Christmas events, Easter Egg Hunt, Photography Competitions and more.
History
History of Kew Junction
Kew Junction has a rich history. Built in 1851 on the territory of the Wurundjeri Willam, shops began to open on High Street towards the end of the decade.