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Recent Earthmoving Contractors reviews in QLD

Justin did a great job with what seemed like a tedious job for me to lay grass at the back of my property. He also fitted fly screens that was damaged. Will definitely use his service in the future.

Wheelbarrow grass and lay

$100

Vinnie did a great job and really helped me

4 hours this afternoon to prepare ground levels for driveway.

$200

Prompt, neat and did exactly what we needed. Thank you Will

Topdress lawn with sand (provided)

$80

Fast and efficient, happy with the result. Cheers

Concrete slab ripped up

$500

Turned up Worked hard Thanks Trevor

Move soil

$60

He did excellent job. Working hard and get the job done quickly.

Help laying soil down

$100

What's the average cost of an earthmoving contractor in QLD

$130 - $320

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$130

median

$200

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$320

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Move soil mix from front to back of house

$35

Spring Mountain QLD 4300, Australia

7th Nov 2026

Hi i have a load of soil mix that needs to be moved from front of house to garden beds at back. I will provide showel and wheel borrow. Can take 3-4hrs. Will pay hourly 35 what ever it takes in that time. No need to move whole soil. Location spring mountain

Move sand into sandpit (300m)

$60

Hawthorne QLD 4171, Australia

7th Nov 2026

please move sand into a sandpit to fill it.

Soil removal - Aspley

$1,234

Aspley QLD 4034, Australia

7th Nov 2026

I have around 1m3 of garden soil that needs to be removed from my back garden. It will require shoveling into a wheelbarrow and then into a Ute. It is a short distance from the pile to the road and I have shovel and a wheelbarrow that can be used. I have dump vouchers too so there won’t be a disposal fee. Please send me a quote. Many thanks.

Backyard level with bobcat

$200

Holmview QLD 4207, Australia

7th Nov 2026

Fix the ground making it level, lot’s of marks from the excavator and rain, leveling the clay to make ready for top soil, should be 1 to 3 hours job max

Spread half a ton of top soil on the lawn

$120

Taringa QLD 4068, Australia

6th Nov 2026

I need half a ton of top soil spread on the lawn, it will be dumped on the driveway. It's easy access but the lawn is sloping.

Move rock to my backyard

$150

St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia

5th Nov 2026

Hi , Need someone to move 2/3 of a cubic metre of sandstone rock from my driveway to the backyard . It is down stairs as pictured . Will need someone who isn't afraid of manual labour!

The boys turned up and did the job very quickly . No mucking around! Thanks again .

Placement of river pebbles through property (wheel barrow/shovel)

$35

Merrimac QLD 4226, Australia

5th Nov 2026

Hi there, I have a job Monday that needs River pebbles moved around. Basically will be 3 of us on wheel barrows. Load barrow, move barrow approx 10-20mtr dump and spread around. Pretty simple job just need to be ready and fit. I also would have plenty of other work if you fit in. Just bring yourself, a hat, work boots. No equipment needed. Hourly rate. Full days work. Will mix it up a bit as will be removing some hedges and loading into trailer, pinning some geofab down to rock over etc. Thank you.

Bobcat or small tractor service to clear/turn 600m2 of grass

$300

New Beith QLD 4124, Australia

5th Nov 2026

Bobcat or small tractor to clear the current vegetation from our HSTP area which is 600m2 so that it can be turfed ASAP. There are purple irrigation lines underneath the ground so it will be need to be done carefully. There will be no waste as we will just turn and flatten whatever is there. We just need it so that we can top soil and turf after this is done. New Beith area Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Move topsoil and spread on to ground ready for turf

$30

Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia

5th Nov 2026

I will be getting 6.5m2 of topsoil delivered on Friday 6th and then a couple of guys to take it up small ramp and spread it over the upper front yard. I can supply 2x wheel barrows, shovels , rakes and spreader.

Arrived on time, communicated well throughout the job and not afraid of some hard work!

Move Soil from backyard to skip.

$120

Palm Beach QLD 4221, Australia

4th Nov 2026

Sections of lawn have been pulled up, and needs to be moved from backyard to soft skip on front yard. Probably 6 or 8 decent barrows left to do. Previous airtasker MIA, reposting.

Awesome communication and very good efficient worker

Moving pebble rocks

$150

Sumner QLD 4074, Australia

1st Nov 2026

I have around half tonne pebble bought for some work and sitting in front of the yard. These needs to move and place to side of the house over black matte. I have a wheelbarrow and shovel This task is labour only

Very easy to work with. Definetly 5/5. Thanks again.

Wheelbarrow 1m³ of garden mulch to rear garden

$150

Albany Creek QLD 4035, Australia

30th Oct 2026

I just need someone to shovel 1m3 garden mulch and wheelbarrow it to backyard. Only about 15m distance from front to back.

Really great guy, and hard worker, always on time and very reliable!!

Move dirt from one garden bed to the next

$123

Redcliffe QLD 4020, Australia

12th Oct 2026

Took me about half hour to move what you can see has been moved already. Toddler is too annoying, hoping to have someone come do it instead Garden beds pushing against fence, need to get all dirt into solid beds on other side Fully paved for ease of getting wheelbarrow around

Really reliable! And perfect work

Wheelbarrow 4m3 of Mulch and Sand

$120

Bridgeman Downs QLD, Australia

5th Oct 2026

Wheelbarrow 4m3 of Mulch and Sand from front to the backyard and spread.

Calvin was great deal with kept me up to date and got the job on time

Move sand to sandpit

$175

Ashgrove QLD 4060, Australia

5th Oct 2026

Moving sand to sandpit per my task yesterday

Very efficient work.

Moving mound of sand in wheelbarrow

$200

Palm Beach QLD 4221, Australia

3rd Oct 2026

I have 10 m2 of sand dumped on my curb I need backfilled around a pool shell, I’ve made a start but am on a timeline so would love some help!

Archie & Jake put in some serious hard work, moving 10m2 of sand to backfill my pool. Their work ethic was exceptional (rare for guys their age), they were polite and punctual and I’d hire them again any day.

Labour hire

$100

Dutton Park QLD 4102, Australia

1st Oct 2026

I need to move drainage gravel from road to yard only few meter

Excellent work highly recommend

Move gravel to side of house

$450

Carina Heights QLD 4152, Australia

27th Sep 2026

more gravel ,old soil into skip, tidy up

Michael made an effort to fit in with my schedule and was efficient in getting the work done quickly

Move dirt

$500

Mount Cotton QLD 4165, Australia

27th Sep 2026

We need 5 cubes of dirt moved from the front verge to the back yard. Distance from verge to backyard point is 50 meters. Thank you

Would definitely use again , polite , punctual extremely hardworking.

Move Timber piles

$100

Bellbowrie QLD 4070, Australia

25th Sep 2026

Move these two piles of timber and other things 50 meters to a new location and stack them.

He was fantastic, great to deal with and did an excellent job will hire again!