Shipping containers for Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy

Agnes Water, 1770 and the Discovery Coast

Agnes Water and the Town of Seventeen Seventy sit at the northern end of our run, in the Gladstone region, reached by the sealed road in from the Bruce Highway. The towns live on tourism: surf schools, reef and island trips out of the 1770 marina, fishing charters, camping and holiday accommodation. Then there's the steady building that comes with a growing coastal town.

All of that needs storage. Surfboards, kayaks, SUPs, snorkelling and camping gear for hire businesses. Charter operators' spare parts and safety equipment. Builders' materials on blocks where a shed is some way down the list. Households that have moved up the coast and brought more than fits in the new place.

Steep, treed and sandy blocks

The blocks here are the challenge. Much of Agnes Water is on hills covered in bush, with steep driveways, tight bends and gum trees right up to the house. Near the beach, the ground is sand. A tilt-tray needs a straight run and firm ground, and a lot of these blocks have neither.

A crane truck is often the right answer. It can lift a container over a fence, down a slope or into a gap between trees. It costs more than a tilt-tray, so work that out when you ask for a price rather than on the day. Send photos from the street, down the drive and of the spot, and we'll quote the right truck first time.

Hire businesses and charter operators

Tourism operators need storage near the water that locks, drains and can take a beating. A 20ft fitted with board racks and hooks keeps a surf or kayak hire fleet together and secure overnight. A high cube gives room to hang wetsuits and work inside with the doors shut.

Seasonal businesses can hire for the busy months rather than buy. Whichever you choose, rinse the salt off gear before it goes in, fit vents and keep everything off the floor. Condensation in a closed container causes more damage than rain ever does.

Grade on a long haul

Because Agnes Water is a long way from Bundaberg, it pays to get the grade right first time. Near the beach, choose a used cargo-worthy unit, checked wind and watertight, or a new single-trip unit if it's staying for years. An as-is unit, sold as seen and not watertight, is cheaper, but on the coast its existing rust spreads, and replacing it means another long trip.

Ask us for photos of the actual unit before it's delivered. It's the easiest way to be sure you're getting what you expect.

Where we deliver on the Discovery Coast

Agnes Water, Seventeen Seventy, Round Hill, Captain Creek, Rules Beach, Baffle Creek, Deepwater, Miriam Vale, Bororen and Lowmead, plus rural blocks along Round Hill Road. The Gin Gin page covers the country to the south-west, and the deliveries page lists the rest of our run.