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Planning your next move? Moving containers offer a flexible and affordable alternative to the traditional removalist service. Moving containers give you the time to pack at your own pace and to your own standards. You can also take advantage of long and short-term storage if its needed. Lets [...]

Are you wanting to renovate you home (or office) to give it a new lease on life? Do you need to make repairs to ageing services within the home (or office)? You’re not alone. Even the USA’s most famous home-office, the White House, needs renovating attention. While Trump is on a [...]

We all love a good garage sale, and it’s coming up to that time of year again, the annual Garage Sale Trail. Now in its 7th year, it has grown into a weekend of garage sales across the country. For 2017 it is happening Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October. You can find out more […]

It happens all the time, the house sells and the new buyer wants in immediately. While on one hand it’s obviously a big relief not to have to worry about selling your old house anymore, there’s plenty left to do. That’s because selling your home is, of course, just part of the equation. It’s [...]

There’s no doubt I’m guilty of hanging onto things, from souvenirs I pick up on trips to that old comfy chair that’s seen better days. If you’re anything like me you know you just can’t part with these things, even when it’s time to move on. That’s why now is the right time to start […]

I’ve seen them from time to time and I’m sure you have too: those “for sale” signs that seem to stand the test of time, only to be topped off by new signs that say things like “price reduced.” It’s by far the fear that most homeowners worry about the most, yet one that rings […]

How do you store enough party food and pancake mix to safely sustain a new generation of students heading into university with 70 parties over 7 days? Red Frogs Australia faced that challenge for UQ O-Week 2017, and PODS were there to help!

Are you thinking of selling your home? Downsizing? Or even up-sizing? When you’re preparing your home for sale, there is so much to do! And the better you present your home, the greater the chance you may have of a quick and profitable sale. Did you catch Better Homes and Gardens last Friday night?

We get it – moving is stressful! There is so much to do, so much to think about. In my job as Customer Service Supervisor at PODS, my primary goal is to make your job of packing and moving as easy as possible. My job is also to help solve problems. I have taken many […]

Belgrave South Primary School have their annual Staxafun Fete coming up soon – 25 March 2017. This fete is their biggest fundraising even for the year. Along with rides and the usual fun stuff you find at school fetes are their ever popular Trash’n’Treasure and Book Stalls. As [...]

Creepy crawlies and pests go hand-in-hand with living in Australia. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t control where they live and breed. We take pest control at our Storage Centers seriously, investing a lot of time and money into pest control management to ensure your goods are stored in as [...]

Planning a move? Looking for storage? Just the thought of having to move all of your belongings from one home to another is exhausting. Have you considered using a storage container for your next move? Even if you are only moving a few of streets away, you still have to think about renting a [...]

Zuzana and her husband recently arranged for their son to move up from Brisbane to Melbourne. They have moved with PODS in the past, so it was an easy decision for them to have PODS help with their son’s interstate move.

Times are tough for new home buyers. It’s well documented that it has never been more difficult to purchase your first property in Australia than it is right now. House prices are getting to the point where the old Gold Lotto jingle, “Wouldn’t it be nice to win a million” doesn’t have quite the [...]

Tony’s son, Andrew, landed himself a new job in Melbourne, just in time to kick off the 2017 New Year. Problem 1 – Andrew lives in Brisbane – 1648 km away! Problem 2 – How to get Andrew and his stuff down to Melbourne – in a hurry?