West of town, where the blocks get big. There's plenty of room to work, so delivery is usually straightforward.
Around Widgee containers mostly get used for machinery storage, hay protection and workshop space. 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.
Widgee is rural country west of Gympie: larger lifestyle blocks, hobby farms and grazing properties, with the kind of space that makes a container an easy decision. Owners use them for machinery and implement storage, hay and feed, and workshop space, often all on the same property.
Because the blocks are big, the question here is usually what size and where it goes, not whether it will fit. That's where a bit of planning pays off. A container placed well near the work saves a lot of walking. One placed in the wrong spot is a nuisance for years.
Most Widgee properties have the space for any truck, including a sidelifter placing a 40ft, which needs about 30 metres of working room beside the truck. The things to check are the gate width, cattle grids, power lines near the sheds, and whether the track or the drop spot goes soft after rain.
Tell us which gate and which spot, and whether you need the container placed against a particular fence line or beside an existing shed. A sidelifter can place a container precisely, but it needs firm ground on both sides.
Put the container close to where the work happens, with the doors facing the way you'll drive at it. Hay stores want high, dry ground. Workshops want afternoon shade and a sensible power run. Keep it out of low paddocks and gullies. A cargo-worthy container keeps rain out from above, but floodwater gets in past the door seals, and an empty container can float.
Blocks or sleepers under the corners keep the floor dry and the doors square. Our acreage guide goes through the set-up.
Widgee is 40ft country. A 40ft gives twice the space of a 20ft for well under twice the money, and there's usually room to place it. A 20ft still suits a parts store or a smaller lockup. For a workshop, a high cube gives the headroom for racking and lighting. If you're thinking about a studio or accommodation, read our container homes reality check first.
Widgee's bigger blocks suit horses, and horse owners have a lot of gear to store: saddles, bridles, rugs, grooming kits, feed and supplements. Tack is expensive and it doesn't like damp, so a container used as a tack room needs to be set up with that in mind.
Rack saddles off the floor, hang bridles and rugs where air can move around them, and keep feed in rodent-proof bins. Vents high and low reduce condensation, and a light inside makes early mornings easier. Put the container near the stables or yards, facing away from the prevailing weather, with a firm, dry area in front of the doors so you're not walking gear through mud. A 20ft suits most horse properties. Two, or a 40ft, can split tack from feed.
Farm and acreage storage is usually permanent, so buying tends to make sense. Cargo-worthy used units are wind and watertight and suit feed and tools. As-is units are cheaper, but they're sold as seen and not sold watertight, so they suit steel, posts and wire. Hire covers short-term needs, and hire units go out cargo-worthy, wind and watertight.
Widgee is a short run west from Gympie. Freight is quoted with the container, and the day is confirmed at order.
Usually, yes. A sidelifter needs about 30 metres of working room and firm ground, which most Widgee properties have.
Close to where the work happens, on high, firm ground, with the doors facing your approach and the corners on blocks or sleepers.
Yes, if it's cargo-worthy and on raised ground with some airflow around the stack. Measure bales against the door opening first.
For steel, posts and wire, yes. As-is units are sold as seen and are not sold watertight, so use cargo-worthy for feed and tools.
Soft ground, steep tracks, long driveways — what actually matters when your container is going onto a property in the Gympie region, not a suburban block.
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Widgee Crossing, Lower Wonga, Glastonbury, Fishermans Pocket, Gympie. Same deal: one delivered price, and the truck matched to your access.
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