Out through the roundabout at Goomeri and onto the properties. We deliver up the Wide Bay Highway regularly.
Around Goomeri containers mostly get used for farm storage, produce and equipment stores, and secure lockups for out-of-town owners. Whatever yours is for, the process is the same: one call, one delivered price, right truck for your access.
| Size | Used from | New from |
|---|---|---|
| 10ft | $4,350 | $6,400 |
| 20ft | $2,200 | $3,300 |
| 40ft | $2,600 | $5,500 |
| High Cube | $3,400 | $5,500 |
Guide prices ex Brisbane depot stock — freight to the Gympie region is quoted with your container so you get one delivered number. Ring 0487 176 951 for today's exact price.
Goomeri sits where the Wide Bay Highway meets the Burnett Highway, and it's known well beyond the district for its pumpkin festival. The surrounding country is cattle, dairy and mixed farming, with lifestyle blocks and a few absentee owners who live elsewhere and visit on weekends.
That mix shapes what containers are used for. Working farms want dry, lockable storage for feed, fertiliser, parts and tools. Absentee owners want a secure lockup that looks after itself between visits, because a container with a good padlock and a lock box is a lot harder to get into than a tin shed. Businesses along the highway use them for stock and equipment.
Getting to Goomeri is easy. The last few hundred metres are what count. Properties off the highway often have a good gravel entrance that becomes a dirt track further in, and a track that takes a farm ute can be too soft or too tight for a loaded truck after rain. Tell us about gates, grids and any creek crossing, and where exactly you want the container to go.
If you're not on the property much, make sure someone can meet the truck or that the gate and drop spot are clearly described. A map pin and a couple of photos save a lot of back and forth.
For owners who aren't on the block every day, the appeal is simple: steel walls, a lock box that shields the padlock, and no windows. Put the container where it can be seen from the road or the house rather than hidden behind a hill, and face the doors so they aren't easy to work on unobserved. Keep the corners on solid supports so the doors stay square and close properly.
Inside, airflow keeps things fresh between visits. A container shut up for months can get musty, so vents help, and so does keeping anything fabric or cardboard off the floor.
A 40ft gives the most floor for the money if the property has room for a sidelifter. A 20ft is the usual lockup size and travels on a tilt-tray, which suits tighter entrances. Our acreage guide covers siting and ground preparation on rural blocks.
Goomeri is a stopping point on two highways, and the businesses that serve travellers and the district often run short of space. A cafe needs somewhere for bulk dry goods and spare furniture, a produce or hardware business needs overflow stock, and a mechanic needs parts and tyres out of the weather. A container behind the premises is often the quickest answer.
For a business, placement matters. Keep the container where delivery vehicles can still get in and customers can't wander into it, and face the doors towards the back entrance. Council rules for commercial land can differ from those for rural land, so check with Gympie Regional Council if the container is staying. Keep stock off the floor on pallets, and remember that a closed steel box gets warm in summer, which matters for anything perishable.
Most Goomeri buyers keep their container, so buying is the usual route, and a cargo-worthy container holds its value. There's more in why a container is storage you can sell later. Cargo-worthy used units are wind and watertight. As-is units are cheaper but sold as seen and not sold watertight. Hire suits a building project or a short-term need, and hire units go out cargo-worthy, wind and watertight.
Freight is quoted with the container as one delivered price. The day is confirmed at order and depends on the truck run and, on dirt tracks, the weather.
Yes, up the Wide Bay Highway and onto properties. Tell us about the track, gates and grids so we can confirm the truck.
It's far harder to break into than a tin shed, with steel walls and a lock box over the padlock. Siting it in view of the road or house helps too.
Give us a map pin, photos of the gate and drop spot, and clear instructions, or arrange for someone to meet the truck.
A 40ft if there's room for a sidelifter, or a 20ft for a lockup on tighter access.
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