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The Load Lounge
An enclosed box truck with its tailgate down and two movers alongside on a Melbourne street

Our Services & Rates

  • One crew, one truck, one invoice
  • Home, office, storage, single items and interstate
  • Rubbish removal and licensed waste disposal on the same truck
  • Every charge published — stairs, travel and surcharges

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No obligation. We never sell your details.

Removals

Homes, apartments, offices and single items across greater Melbourne.

from $154/hr inc GST

Home removals

Apartments, units and houses. Two movers and the 4.5-tonne enclosed truck turn up with blankets, straps and trolleys already on board.

  • Crew sized to the property — two movers as standard
  • Blankets, straps, trolleys and basic tools included
  • Simple bed and flat-pack disassembly during billed time
  • Whitegoods and TVs wrapped before they leave the room

Three-bedroom and larger homes are quoted on the three-mover rate.

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from $154/hr inc GST · 2-hour minimum

Single item & furniture

One couch, one fridge, one pool table. Marketplace pickups, awkward staircases and the things that will not fit in a hatchback.

  • Marketplace, Gumtree and auction-house pickups
  • Stairs and lift access handled — stair flights are charged per the rate card
  • Two movers for anything heavy or awkward
  • Items over 100 kg need photos before booking
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from $215/hr inc GST

Office & commercial

After-hours and weekend relocations so your team walks into a working desk, not a pile of boxes.

  • Evening, weekend and public-holiday scheduling
  • Desks, workstations and server-rack handling
  • Certificate of currency for building management
  • Completion photos and timestamped, job-referenced invoicing

Out-of-hours work carries the published timing surcharge.

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$140/hr + GST — partner rate

Home staging logistics

Warehouse-to-property installs, room-by-room placement and de-stages for property styling teams. Trade rates and account terms.

  • Installs, de-stages, multi-stop transfers and overflow crews
  • Peak-day capacity and urgent collections
  • Completion photos, timestamps and job-referenced invoicing
  • Approved accounts move to 7-day terms after three jobs

Trade accounts only. We never approach your vendors, agents or owners.

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additional mover from $61/hr inc GST

Packing & unpacking

Add packers to the booking and hand over the boxes entirely — or just the kitchen, which is the part everyone underestimates.

  • Full or partial pack-out
  • Room-by-room labelling
  • Fragile and bubble-wrapped handling
  • Unpack at the other end, flattened boxes taken away

Packing materials are quoted separately and charged at cost.

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from $121/hr inc GST

Labour only

You have the truck, container or storage unit. We bring two movers and the muscle for the loading.

  • Container and storage-unit loading or unloading
  • Warehouse resets and stock shuffles
  • Two-hour minimum, billed in quarter hours after that
  • Loading plans that use the space you are paying for
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quoted per job

Country & interstate

Regional Victoria and interstate runs, priced by distance and agreed in writing before the truck moves.

  • Fixed price agreed before you book
  • Regional Victoria and interstate corridors
  • Delivery windows confirmed in writing
  • Outer-metro bands apply between 31 and 75 km

Beyond 75 km from the CBD we quote a fixed travel rate rather than a band fee.

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Rubbish removal

Deceased estates, garage clear-outs, end-of-lease and hard waste.

quoted on volume

Rubbish removal

Deceased estates, garage and shed clear-outs, end-of-lease cleanups and hard waste. We load it, you keep your Saturday.

  • Full property, garage, shed and yard clear-outs
  • End-of-lease and pre-sale cleanups
  • We do the loading — nothing needs to be at the kerb
  • Photos of the cleared space on completion

Tip fees are charged at cost on top of labour and are shown separately on the invoice.

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Waste disposal

Sorted, weighed and taken to a licensed transfer station — receipts on request.

tip fees at cost + labour

Waste disposal

Sorted, weighed and taken to a licensed transfer station. Recyclables and green waste are separated rather than landfilled by default.

  • Licensed transfer station disposal
  • Recyclables, metal and green waste separated
  • Weighbridge receipts on request
  • Same truck, same crew — no second contractor to chase

Hazardous, chemical and prohibited waste is outside what we can legally carry.

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The rate card

Every charge, written down.

Household prices below include GST. Trade and partner accounts are quoted ex GST on the same schedule.

Crew & truck — per hour

  • 2 movers + 4.5-tonne enclosed truck

    $154

    The standard crew. Suits most homes up to 2 bedrooms.

    $140 + GST

  • 3 movers + 4.5-tonne enclosed truck

    $215

    Heavy inventories, stairs, or a hard deadline.

    $195 + GST

  • Additional mover

    $61

    Added to the booked crew rate. Same booking minimum.

    $55 + GST

  • 2 movers — labour only

    $121

    You have the truck or container. Two-hour minimum.

    $110 + GST

  • Second truck + 2 movers

    $154

    Run two trucks in parallel. No metro mobilisation fee.

    $140 + GST

Minimums & billing

Minimum call-out
2 hours
Minimum standard job
$308$280 + GST
Billing after minimum
15-minute increments
Metro call-out fee
No fee
Clock starts
At the first job address
Clock ends
When the final item is placed

Travel between job addresses is billed at the applicable hourly rate. Parking, tolls and permits are charged at cost.

Access & handling

  • Stairs — each flight

    $55

    Charged per continuous flight, at each address. A separate run after a landing or turn counts again.

  • Long carry 30–60 m

    $33

    Measured truck-to-entry. Charged per address.

  • Long carry over 60 m

    Quoted

    We may add a mover rather than charge you for the walking.

  • Usable lift

    No surcharge

    Lift waiting time is still billable, so book the lift if your building allows it.

  • Balcony lift, crane or hoist

    Quoted

    Specialist equipment and permits are not included.

  • Rigid item over 100 kg

    $165

    Marble tables, small pianos, concrete slabs. A handling surcharge on top of time — disclose it with photos before booking.

Travel bands

  • Metro Melbourne

    No fee

    Up to 30 km from the CBD.

  • 31–50 km from CBD

    $121

    Based on the furthest job address.

  • 51–75 km from CBD

    $182

    Based on the furthest job address.

  • Beyond 75 km

    Quoted

    Fixed travel or regional rate agreed before booking.

Timing surcharges

  • Saturday+15%
  • Sunday+25%
  • Public holiday+50%
  • Before 7am or after 6pm+15%
  • Confirmed under 24 hours+10%

Where more than one applies, only the highest is charged — they never stack.

If you need to cancel

  • More than 24 hours

    No fee.

  • 12 – 24 hours

    One hour at the booked rate.

  • Under 12 hours, no access or no-show

    The minimum job fee.

Trade & partner accounts

Home staging logistics

Warehouse-to-property installs, room-by-room placement and de-stages for property styling teams. Trade rates and account terms.

Trade accounts only. We never approach your vendors, agents or owners.

Request the partner rate card

Partner rate

Ex GST

$140/hr + GST

2 movers + 4.5-tonne enclosed box truck. No standard metro mobilisation fee.

  • Installs, de-stages, multi-stop transfers and overflow crews
  • Peak-day capacity and urgent collections
  • Completion photos, timestamps and job-referenced invoicing
  • Approved accounts move to 7-day terms after three jobs

Dedicated crew day: $1,120 + GST for up to 8 consecutive billed hours.

Not sure which one you need?

Send through the addresses and a couple of photos. We will tell you the crew size and what it will cost.