South over the range into Noosa Shire. Pomona and the hinterland blocks around it are regular container country.
Around Pomona containers mostly get used for acreage storage, studio and workshop conversions, and storage between builds. 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.
Pomona sits under Mount Cooroora, home of the King of the Mountain race, in the Noosa hinterland. It's a town of acreage, small farms, artists and people who've moved up from the coast for more space. Containers here are more often workshops, studios and build stores than farm sheds.
The pattern we see most is a container arriving as secure storage while a house is built or renovated, then staying on as the workshop, the studio or the home of the tools. Our workshop guide covers the decisions worth making before it lands, and our container homes reality check is the honest version for anyone thinking bigger.
Pomona is in Noosa Shire, not Gympie Regional Council, and the two councils' rules aren't identical. A container used as storage is generally treated differently from one that's been modified or is used as a habitable room. Overlays for vegetation, bushfire and flood on a particular lot can matter too.
We're container people, not certifiers, so we won't tell you what Noosa Shire will approve. The advice that saves people money is to ring the council with your lot and plan number before you settle on anything more than storage.
Hinterland blocks are rarely flat. Driveways climb, bends tighten, and the level spot might be halfway down the block. A tilt-tray needs a firm, reasonably level drop spot and a straight run. On a steep or awkward site a crane truck is sometimes the answer, and it's better to know that before the quote.
Red soils go slick after rain, and the hinterland gets plenty of it. If the track is unsealed, have a dry-weather plan and a backup spot on firmer ground.
For a workshop or studio, start with a high cube. The extra headroom makes a real difference once lighting and lining go in. A 20ft is easier to place on a tight block and gives about six metres of bench. A 40ft needs a sidelifter and about 30 metres of working room, which rules it out on many hinterland lots.
Pomona has a strong community of artists, woodworkers and makers, and a container is often where the making happens. Potters, furniture makers, metalworkers and painters use them as studios. A container keeps dust and noise away from the house, locks up expensive tools, and can be fitted out without the cost of a building.
A studio needs more than storage does. Plan the light, with windows cut in or plenty of overhead fittings, and the power, which is a licensed electrician's job. Plan ventilation for dust, fumes or kiln heat, and insulation so it's usable in a Sunshine Coast summer. Cutting openings changes how the container is treated by council and needs to be done properly, so talk to Noosa Shire first. Start with a high cube for the headroom.
For a build, hire is a common start. Hire units go out cargo-worthy, wind and watertight, and if you decide to keep the unit as a workshop afterwards, ask about buying it out. For a permanent workshop or studio, buy a cargo-worthy unit, which is sold wind and watertight. As-is units are sold as seen and not sold watertight, and they're the wrong starting point for anything you'll line or work in.
Pomona deliveries come south over the range from the Gympie side. Freight is quoted with the container, including any crane work a steep site needs, and the day is confirmed at order.
Noosa Shire. Its rules differ from Gympie Regional Council's, so check with Noosa Shire about anything beyond simple storage.
It can make a good studio, but a habitable or substantially modified container may need approval. Start with a high cube and talk to Noosa Shire first.
Often. Some steep sites need a crane truck rather than a tilt-tray. Send photos and we'll include the right truck in the quote.
Yes. Ask about buying out the hired unit once the build is done.
Pomona, Cooroy, Kin Kin, Imbil and Amamoor blocks are full of container workshops. The ones that work got the orientation, the airflow and the power sorted before delivery day — here is that list.
People ring us most weeks about building a container home in the Mary Valley or the hinterland. Here is the honest version — where the money really goes, what the councils treat as a building, and when it does genuinely work.
Cooran, Pinbarren, Federal, Cooroy, Kin Kin, Cootharaba. Same deal: one delivered price, and the truck matched to your access.
Size, grade, freight and timing sorted in one conversation.
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