Care & safety · 2 min
Storing and Starting a Mini Excavator Through a Canberra Winter
Sub-zero mornings from May to September are hard on batteries, oil and operators. A storage and start-up routine for the coldest capital.
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Buying and digging in Canberra
Written for Canberra, ACT: the ground, the rules, the costs and the machines.
Buying · 2 min
What Needs Approval in the ACT: Earthworks, Retaining Walls, Sheds and Trees
Before the bucket goes in on a Canberra block: the ACT's exempt development rules, Dial Before You Dig, tree protection and the lease condit...
Ownership costs · 2 min
Canberra Tradies: When Owning a Mini Excavator Beats Hiring
Plumbers, landscapers, fencers and builders in the ACT hire a machine most weeks. The break-even, the tax position and the machine that fits...