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 […]

The Qld Flood Relief Appeal is doing a great job collecting financial donations for QLD Flood Victims, and this financial support will be invaluable in the coming weeks.  However, a brand new online service called HelpOut has potential to offer assistance in a much more practical and hands on way. This new online service is […]

Whilst floods are by no means a new thing to many Queenslanders, the current batch of flooding is so widespread and affects so  many different areas, they are having a much bigger impact than normal.  But what can be done to help Flood levels are still rising in many areas, and pretty much everything that […]

How much stuff do you own that you will never use, DVD’s, old clothes, books, furniture, toys, appliances, gadgets, tools or even unused space? Do you have anything around your home or business that you don’t really use, and might be of benefit to someone else? This Christmas, instead of traditional “Consumption”, why not have […]

If you can hold on for for a maximum of 6 minutes (but usually 2 or 3), Dr Cleo Cresswell of Macquarie University says you can find a carpark in even the busiest Shopping Centres this Christmas season!   As a mathematician, Dr Cresswell has worked out just how to easily locate a parking spot without […]

Investors and home owners with capital tied up in residential property are currently being hit with a double whammy of increased interest rates and decreased property values. Australian house prices in capital cities fell 0.2 per cent in August, with analysts predicting a similar level of decline in the months to come. Taking into account […]

Some of us are lucky enough to have some spare space at or around home – it could turn into a nice little earner. SpaceOut was featured in one of the cover articles from the September 2010 edition of Money Magazine  – An Extra $200 a month renting out spare space. The Money Magazine “Smart […]

From 1 September 2010 we have introduced a fee of $6 per month for Space for Rent listings (although Searches, Membership and Space Wanted listings are all still completely free). Spaceout has always been outstanding value (we think that it still is),  and  we have always wanted our service to be used by (and useful […]