I am relocating from Sydney CBD to Darwin CBD. I have several items ( 5 big boxes of books/cloth, computer, TV, table, etc). I checked on several removalist website on the internet. Basically 5 boxes will cost 700$ …… some online quote site like DHL return quote result at 7000$ -_-"
I believe there should be some shipping company that deal direct with residential customer. (that I can rent small space in cargo direct) but I couldn’t find the service.

It would be much appreciate if anyone can give me some recommendation for cost effective interstate moving services (4 – 5 weeks delivery time is fine).

Reards,

Kris, did you try Grace Moving in Sydney, they looked after me when I arrived and when I returned back here, found them great.

Prologue:

The house, an old Victorian style home located in the depths of Sydney’s inner city circle, gave way to one last and final piece of luggage that was carefully lifted and carried out of the house, where it was carted onto the back of a small and rundown removalist’s truck.

This was no ordinary removalist’s truck, however, as the truck was an oddly brilliant shade of green. It also had the strange ability to fly rather than drive like most ordinary trucks. And that wasn’t the only thing. For starters, the removalists, who were a couple of short and stocky men in cream coloured blouses and red suspenders, weren’t your average removalist workers. Nor were they Santa’s little helpers.

For seconds, they were moving furniture at close to midnight. No one who was walking past them or who was in the vicinity of their company seemed to notice their presence, and with gloomy expressions on their faces they continued doing their work. The last piece they happened to carry out, which was a handsome leather oakwood chair, had once belonged to the late Professor Abacus Rose, whose untimely passing caught the attention of many who came to offer their condolensces to his only child, Scarlett Rose.

Scarlett Rose was a lot of things that weren’t fitted to the standards of a normal teenage girl. For one, she possessed a great deal of knowledge that surpassed the average seventeen year old. Secondly, she had never once attended a schooling institution – not one, as she had been tutored and sheltered from the outside world by her father her entire life. Which was odd, even by magical standards. And third, which was, perhaps, the most incredible and brilliant oddity of them all, was that Scarlett Rose was a Witch. And a good one, at that.

But no thought’s of witchcraft crossed Scarlett’s mind that night as the removalists finished loading up the furniture that had been in the Rose household for as long as Scarlett could remember. No, they were to be flown off to Waipukurau, New Zealand, where Scarlett was to live with her Aunt and her family until she became a legal adult.

‘You cumin’ with us, Missy?’ asked one of the removalists, a particularly pugdy one with grey hair sticking out of his ears and a noticible hook nose. He was standing in front of her, holding a leather clip board in his hands. ‘It says ere’ that you ordered the "Self-Included" package’

‘Pardon?’ said Scarlett, confused.

‘I think he’s refering to the getting to New Zealand part your Aunt so deliriously forgot to mention in her letter. You’d think that in the span of eight months after the Master’s death, she’d have informed you of this arrangement by now’ drawled Scarlett’s cat, Newton, who sat perched on her shoulder. Scarlett shot him a silencing look.

‘Yeah. It means you’re included in the delivery, love. I take it it wasn’t you oo’ made this order?’ Said the removalist, running a hand down the back of his head. He seemed to be getting a little irritated.

‘Oh’ said Scarlett, caught off guard. She pulled back her filmsy grey cloak to reveal a pale face and bright red hair. ‘Right. Right, yes, it was my Aunts who assembled that order. My apologies’.

The man didn’t seem to care much. He looked over at his partner who was already in the truck and they exchanged a look. ‘Ugh, alrightey then, love, well let’s hop to it, then’

‘Excuse me?’

It was going to be a long night.

I really like your writing style! However a prologue is supposed to grasp the reader. This prologue doesn’t really have much interesting content. Maybe you should create a dramatic twist in which the workers takes and kidnaps Scarlett? I’m not sure if that would change your storyline considerably, but it’s just a suggestion of mines. Other then that, good job!

Do you recommend anyone to call? Any other suggestions at all would be appreciated. Thank you.

I could imagine a removalist would cost quite a bit for such a long way.

My advise is search Google for interstate removalists and then give them a call to discuss costs.
You could also look on Yellow or Sensis.

I know that "Grace" removalists do interstate moves, however they are very expensive… they charged me $1,000 dollars for a move which was literally five minutes down the street and I also have a three bedroom home with just my boyfriend and I.
So I wouldn’t want to imagine how much they would charge for a move from Brisbane to Sydney!

If you don’t have too much furniture, you could hire a moving van from Budget. They are pretty large vehicles and look like they could fit allot of furniture in them. I have seen signs for hire from $110 per day and all you need is a class C drivers licence.
That could save you allot of money and you would be able to drop off the vehicle at a Budget location in Sydney.

Good luck and I hope you like Sydney!

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