New and used shipping containers for sale and hire in Lismore and the Northern Rivers — Goonellabah, Casino, Kyogle and the farms and villages between them.
Lockable steel storage and site sheds for households, farms and businesses across Lismore and the Northern Rivers — sited on higher ground, with honest advice about what a container can and cannot do in a flood.
Areas we service around Lismore: Lismore, Goonellabah, Casino, Kyogle — and everywhere between. Not listed? Ask us — we go further than you'd think.
Lismore has been rebuilding since 2022, so start with the question everyone here asks. Plainly: a shipping container is not flood protection. Cargo-worthy containers are sold wind and watertight, which refers to rain. When the Wilsons River comes up and water stands against the doors, it gets in. Empty or lightly loaded containers float, and a floating 2-tonne steel box is a hazard to everything downstream of it.
Where a container is useful in Lismore is different. They are a dry, lockable place to work from while a house or shop is stripped and rebuilt — tools, materials and salvaged belongings kept on site. They need no footings, so they can be placed quickly and taken away when the job is done, which makes hire a good fit. And because they can be lifted onto a truck, a business on the flats can plan with a transport operator, well ahead of time, to move it to higher ground. None of that is a guarantee. It is simply more flexible than a shed bolted to a slab.
Out of the basin, this is farming country. Casino is a beef town, and cattle producers along the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way use a 20ft container for vet supplies, tools and feed supplements. Around Kyogle it is dairy, beef and timber on steeper ground, where a level pad has to be cut in and the driveway decides what truck can come. Macadamia and small-crop growers on the hills east of Lismore want vermin-resistant storage for harvest gear and nut-in-shell bags, and often choose a 40ft.
Lismore's older streets are narrow with low lines, and rural driveways in the hills are steep and slick after rain — and it rains a lot. Look at the clearances on our delivery page, photograph the entrance and the pad, and send them through. Delivery is quoted with the container, based on distance and access. With this much rainfall, fit vents and keep the container up on blocks so the floor stays dry underneath. As-is grade is not sold as watertight, so for anything you are trying to keep dry, buy or hire cargo-worthy.
Goonellabah, on the ridge east of the city, sits well above the river flats, and for many Lismore households and businesses it is where storage makes most sense. Blocks there are residential and suburban, with the usual limits: driveway width, cars in the street and lines overhead. A 20ft down the side of a house or on the driveway is the standard job. For a business on the flats, a container kept on a site in Goonellabah or another high part of town is one practical way to keep stock and records out of the low ground.
North of Lismore the hills fold into small villages and farms: Nimbin, The Channon, Dunoon, Clunes and Rosebank. Roads are narrow and winding, driveways are steep and often unsealed, and the rainfall is high. Those deliveries depend on the route. A 10ft or 20ft on a tilt-tray reaches more places than a 40ft, and a crane truck can sometimes lift from the road. Walk the route with a truck in mind and send us photos.
Lismore has a university campus and a big renting population, and people move often. For a move, a gap between leases or a semester away, hire a 20ft, or share one with housemates, and store it on a site with room. Keep contents off the floor and vent the container, because Lismore's humidity will find anything packed damp.
Brisbane-depot guide pricing — local Lismore pricing varies with depot stock, and freight is quoted upfront with your quote.
Price guide only — Brisbane-depot floor pricing; regional prices vary with local stock and freight. Call 1300 235 972 for today's exact price, delivered.
No, and be wary of anyone who says so. Containers are built to keep out rain and sea spray, not standing water. Floodwater enters at the doors, and an empty container can float and move. Site it on high ground and treat it as relocatable storage.
Yes. A 20ft on hire gives you dry, lockable storage on site for tools, materials and belongings, and it is collected when the work is finished. If the site is in the flood zone, have a plan for the container should a warning be issued.
Yes. Casino, Kyogle and the properties along the Bruxner Highway and Summerland Way are within our Northern Rivers delivery area. Hill-country driveways vary a lot, so photos help us send the right truck.
Yes, subject to the road and your driveway. Hill-village deliveries are planned around the route, so send photos of the entrance, the steepest section and the drop spot.
For flood risk, higher ground is always better. A container keeps rain out from above but not floodwater, so sites on the ridge are a more sensible place for storage than the river flats.
Timing depends on stock and the truck schedule; we confirm it when you book.
Delivery is quoted upfront based on your exact address and container size — one clear number covering container + freight, GST inclusive. Call 1300 235 972 for a delivered price today.
Ask us and we'll send photos of your actual container — serial number visible — before it's delivered. Local inspection options depend on depot stock; ask when you enquire.
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Tell us what you need and we'll come back with a straight price — container plus delivery to Lismore, no surprises.
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Access widths, ground prep and truck types — everything to sort before delivery day so your container lands exactly where you want it.
The setups we see working on rural properties every week — and the honest word on what containers do badly on a farm, like round bales.
Hire runs $27–45/week; buying a used 20ft starts around $2,200. The crossover maths, plus the factors that shift it either way.