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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Tweet As Cyclone Yasi, hurtles towards the North Queensland coast, local residents from Townsville to Cairns are evacuating and scrambling for cover. So far 2011 has brought Australia an unprecedented volume of natural disasters – with thousands of  families and businesses already affected by floods, fire, cyclones and storms Australia wide. There are many ways [...]

With much of Queensland and parts of New South Wales starting to recover from the recent disastrous floods, and regional Victoria in the middle of a flood crisis, tens of thousands of Australians have been directly affected, and many more have suffered.   These flood victims will need ongoing support and assistance for weeks and probably [...]

In response to the QLD Floods, SpaceOut has launched a new section of the site – called HelpOut (http://helpout.spaceout.com.au) – aimed at getting help to those people affected by flood. SpaceOut is very good at hooking up people who have something, with those that need something. HelpOut extends on this functionality, and helps local communities [...]

Sorry about the pun in the title, but in moments of diversity Aussies are renown for keeping their sense of humour.  They are also well known for giving a mate a helping hand, and we have been gratified by the “flood” of offers of assistance that have already been listed on HelpOut. Since the HelpOut [...]