Docklands is a fully-planned waterfront precinct — every property is an apartment or waterfront townhouse. Every service lift and loading dock is coordinated.
Docklands moves are apartment moves — no detached houses exist here. NewQuay, Victoria Harbour, Yarra's Edge — daily runs.
Prahran office is 15 minutes; Cheltenham supplies the crew.
Where we run fromCheltenham Depot, 19km away
What we move hereApartment towers & managed buildings
Same crews, same trucks, same hourly rates — whichever of these your Docklands move turns out to be. Ordered by what we do most often in apartment towers & managed buildings.
Six steps, in order, from the moment you enter your address to the moment the crew leaves.
Steps three to five are the ones that change from suburb to suburb — and in Docklands they are shaped by loading dock & service lift.
1
Instant estimate, then a human check
Enter your Docklands address and the calculator returns a real number in about two minutes, built from the same pricing our crews are dispatched on. Our team then reviews the enquiry personally and comes back the same business day.
2
Your date, locked with a written quote
You get the truck size, the crew size, the hourly rate, the call-out and the surcharge (if you are moving on a weekend) in writing before you commit. Nothing on that sheet changes on move day unless you change the job.
3
Building booking, before anything else
Towers run the schedule, not us. We confirm your building's service-lift booking window, the loading-dock slot, whether the dock has a height limit, and who issues the Certificate of Currency. In Docklands that call happens before we lock your date — a lift booked for the wrong two-hour window is the one thing that can turn a smooth move into an expensive one.
4
The truck that fits the dock
Dock height limits decide the truck before the load does. We size to the building first and the inventory second, and if that means two trips in a smaller truck rather than one trip in a truck that cannot get in, we tell you the cost difference upfront rather than discovering it on the ramp. At 19km from Cheltenham Depot the run to your door is short and predictable, so start times hold.
5
Protected first, loaded second
Floor runners and doorframe padding go down before a single item moves. Mattresses go into covers, screens and mirrors into purpose-made cartons, and the load is built heaviest-first so nothing shifts on the drive.
6
Placed, reassembled, and signed off
Beds go back together, furniture goes where you point rather than where it lands, and the crew does a final walk-through with you before they leave. Billing stops when the last item is placed — we bill by the minute after the two-hour minimum, not in rounded-up half hours.
That is the whole process — no step six-and-a-half.Start at step one and you will have a number for your Docklands move in about two minutes.
Every Docklands tower has a service-lift booking system we know. Some (Escala, Concavo) require a Certificate of Currency in a specific format.
Loading dock & service lift
Typical Docklands moves
Docklands apartment moves — 1 to 3 bedroom typical.
Apartment towers & managed buildings
Before we arrive
Your Docklands move-day checklist
Tick these off and your move runs on the quoted time. The first three are specific to
Docklands access; the rest apply to every job we do.
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What it costs
Docklands removalist costs — work it out now
Pick your home size and where you are going. These are the same truck rates, call-out and
two-hour minimum our crews are dispatched on — so this is an indication, not a teaser.
For a real quote against your actual addresses, the calculator takes about two minutes.
Indicative only. Your real quote depends on the actual drive between your two addresses,
stairs, lifts and carry distance. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges are per crew member.
Why it matters
AFRA accredited vs a cheap quote in Docklands
Anyone can put a truck on a website. AFRA — the Australian Furniture Removers Association —
audits members every year on insurance, equipment, training and complaints handling.
Here is what that difference looks like on a Docklands job.
What you are comparingEasy Peasy · AFRA memberNon-accredited operator
Certificate of Currency for your building✓Issued on request, usually same day. Most Docklands buildings will not release a lift booking without one.✗Often unavailable, or a generic certificate that building management rejects — and you find out the morning of the move.
Written quote before you commit✓Truck, crew, hourly rate, call-out and any weekend surcharge in writing before you book. Billed by the minute after the two-hour minimum.✗Verbal estimate over the phone, then a "the job was bigger than expected" conversation at the end of the day.
Vehicles and equipment✓Owned, maintained fleet of 20+ trucks with blankets, trolleys, straps and port-a-robes on board as standard.✗Hire truck booked that morning, with equipment charged separately or simply not carried.
Who actually turns up✓Uniformed, screened, trained employees. The same crews week after week, not a different pair each job.✗Subcontracted or casual labour with no background screening and no accountability back to the company.
If something goes wrong✓A documented complaints process, externally audited every year as an AFRA member, with an escalation path that ends at a named manager.✗No formal process. Your options are a chargeback, a bad review, or small claims.
Cancellations and no-shows✓A depot, a dispatcher and a backup truck. If a vehicle breaks down we send another one.✗One truck and one driver. A breakdown or a double-booking means your move simply does not happen that day.
Pricing after the job✓The rate you were quoted, billed to the minute. No fuel levy, no stair levy, no "heavy item" surprise.✗Low headline rate, then call-out fees, travel time, fuel surcharges and equipment hire added at the end.
Easy Peasy is an AFRA member and a registered NDIS provider, externally audited on insurance, equipment, driver conduct and complaints handling. The same standards apply to a one-bedroom Docklands flat as to a full house.
Melbourne's vertical core — every major residential tower plus Docklands and Southbank.
Docklands is one of the suburbs we cover across Melbourne CBD. Same crews, same trucks and the same hourly rates apply right across the region, so if you are moving between Melbourne CBD suburbs — or out of Melbourne CBD entirely — it is the same team either way. The Melbourne CBD page lists every suburb we cover in this part of Melbourne.
From $160/hr for a 2T van or $180/hr for a 4T truck with two removalists, with a two-hour minimum and then billed by the minute. Most Docklands moves run on a 6T at around $190/hr, and at 19km from our Cheltenham Depot the travel component stays modest. Run your address through the Instant Quote calculator for a full breakdown in about two minutes.
How long does a Docklands move take?
A typical Docklands job runs 3–5 hours, based on the apartment towers & managed buildings we move here most often. Stairs, lift waits and carry distance are what move that number, which is why we ask about access before we ask about bedrooms.
Do you handle the parking and access issues in Docklands?
Yes. Most buildings we work in around Docklands run a booked loading dock and service lift, so we confirm the booking window, the dock height limit and the Certificate of Currency before we lock your date. Send us your building manager's details and we handle that paperwork directly.
Can you move us on a weekend in Docklands?
Yes — Saturday and Sunday slots are available and they book out first, so give us as much notice as you can. Weekend work carries a surcharge paid per removalist (+$11/hr Saturday, +$22/hr Sunday on a two-removalist truck), and it is shown on your quote before you commit rather than added afterwards.
Which suburbs near Docklands do you also cover?
All of them. We regularly move between Docklands and Melbourne CBD, Kooyong, Collingwood, Canterbury, Sandringham and Beaumaris. A move between two neighbouring suburbs is one of the most common jobs we run — short drive leg, same crew, same hourly rate.
Are you insured and AFRA accredited?
Yes. Easy Peasy Removals is an AFRA member, externally audited on insurance, equipment, driver conduct and complaints handling. We carry public liability and goods-in-transit cover, and we can issue a Certificate of Currency on request — usually the same day, which is what most buildings and body corporates ask for before they will release a lift booking.
Do you supply boxes and do the packing in Docklands?
Yes to both. We can drop cartons, paper and tape ahead of your Docklands move, or send a packing crew to do the whole house. Blankets, trolleys, straps and port-a-robes are on every truck as standard — you are not charged extra for the equipment that protects your furniture.
How far in advance should I book a Docklands move?
Weekday moves usually book within three to seven days. Weekends, month-end and the last week before Christmas go faster and are worth locking in two to three weeks out. If your building needs a lift booking, that lead time usually sets your date rather than our availability.
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Very easy to deal with from booking to packing and unpacking the truck. The removal team of David and Oscar were very thorough and careful but also efficient. Highly recommended.
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Chris and JP from Easy Peasy Removals were terrific. They were very pleasant and polite and careful with our belongings, moving all our belongings carefully including some large antiques. I can really recommend Easy Peasy. They made our move so much easier.
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