12 months on from the Queensland floods (one of Australia’s biggest natural disasters), families are starting to get there lives back in order and SpaceOut is very proud to say that we were able to help – in many small but significant ways. One hugely positive outcome from the floods was the way so many [...]

FREE 2 Month Trial…. and earn some extra cash in 2012 Traditionally January is the busiest time of the year for Self Storage.  Many people tend to spend time over Christmas tidying, sorting and preparing for the year ahead – so if YOU have a spare room, garage, shed, parking spot, office, hall, backyard, or [...]

Guest Post by Lisa Fox (Open Shed) Time Magazine has called it one of the ten ideas that will change the world. Social Innovator, Rachel Botsman says it will define the 21st century. “Collaborative Consumption” is very hot right now! The term Collaborative Consumption refers to the age old behaviours of sharing, swapping, renting, bartering, [...]

The recent announcements of paid parking at Westfield Shopping Centres in Brisbane has created lots of controversy over the last few months, but may end up being a bonus for local home and business owners. Paid parking was introduced this week at Chermside Shopping Center – with plans to implement it at Westfield Carindale in [...]

An article in Brisbane’s biggest newspaper, the Courier Mail has highlighted what SpaceOut members have known for some time – that renting out a parking space can be a great little money earner.  The story - Demand for inner-city carparks creates property boom as unused bays become prime rentals, by Robyn Ironside states : Students and [...]

When SpaceOut was originally launched in 2009, we  were mainly offering a “private storage” solution to allow people looking for storage to find a private alternative to commercial storage facilities.  However, we quickly realised that there were plenty of different types of spaces (other than storage) that people were interested in renting – so we [...]

We are excited to announce, that as a result of customer feedback we have implemented some additional functionality to improve the SpaceOut service and make it better than ever. Photos Over the last few months, one of the most common requests we have received from our members, is to provide a photo feature – to [...]

Another innovative use of your unused space at home has been highlighted by new UK online service – CampInMyGarden.com Launched in April, the website invites homeowners to list their gardens as potential campsites for travelers passing through the local vicinity. Gardens are listed with a short description and details of facilities available such as showers, [...]

A NSW Government parking tax is being blamed for making city parking prices soar.  Parking fees have increased to such an extent that motorists are finding it cheaper to pay a parking fine than to pay the standard parking station fees. After London, Oslo and Tokyo, Sydney was already the world’s fourth dearest city to [...]

by Carolyn Cummins – smh.com.au WHAT an office will look like and how it will be used in the next few decades has again been raised as companies review their rental agreements and prepare for an increase in expenses. The two biggest costs for any organisation are payroll and rent. Gone are the days of [...]