10+
Years in Removals Industry
5,000+
Moves Completed
4.9â
Average Customer Rating
150+
Suburbs and Cities Served
Local RemovalistsExpert Movers has been moving homes for more than 10 years, with a 4.9 rating from 5,000+ moves across Australia. You talk to our own team, never a call centre. The movers who arrive are trained staff we employ, not subcontractors or day labour, and they come in our own trucks.
Manuka is a shopping and dining precinct in Canberraâs inner south, sitting across parts of Griffith and Forrest. Around it are apartment blocks, townhouses and older family homes on wide, tree-lined streets. Moves close to the shops often depend on loading zones and lift bookings, while moves on residential streets usually have a driveway.
Our Manuka removalists cover the full range:
Manuka shares the postcode 2603 with Griffith, Forrest and Red Hill, a few kilometres south of Civic. Thereâs no local council, as the ACT Government runs local services. The precinct is known for Manuka Oval, Manuka Pool and its cafe streets, with homes and apartments on every side.
Key roads youâll know:
Canberra Avenue: runs past the precinct toward Kingston and Fyshwick.
Flinders Way: heads south through Griffith toward Red Hill.
Captain Cook Crescent: curves through Griffith, linking local streets with Canberra Avenue.
National Circuit: on the Forrest side, leading toward Barton and Parliament House.
Neighbouring suburbs include Griffith, Forrest, Kingston, Barton, Red Hill and Narrabundah. Canberra Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue make it easy to reach Civic and the rest of Canberra.
Each home type needs its own plan.
Apartments near the shops: Many have a lift and a basement or rear loading area. We set the start time around your buildingâs booking window.
Townhouses: These often have internal stairs and a single garage. We take beds apart upstairs and protect walls and stair rails.
Older family homes: Larger homes on Griffith and Forrest streets can have four or five bedrooms. We send a bigger crew and truck so it goes in one trip.
When quoting, we ask about your home type. In the 2021 Census, about four in ten Griffith homes had two bedrooms.
Many people leave a family home in the inner south for an apartment near Manuka. Our local removalists in Manuka help you sort what fits and what goes to family or storage. Measure your new rooms first and send us the floor plan, so the biggest pieces are placed right the first time.
If youâre comparing the best removalists in Manuka, ask who will actually turn up on the day and whether theyâre employees. Our verified removalists in Manuka, ACT are all our own staff, and we can tell you in advance how many movers and which truck size to expect.
Start with a free written quote. Tell us your home type, preferred date and any heavy or fragile pieces, like a piano or an artwork. Your quote shows the hourly rate, travel and fuel upfront, and weekends cost the same as weekdays. Call or WhatsApp +61 489 292 094, or email info@expertmovers.au. Get your free quote now
Hereâs how a typical day runs with our movers in Manuka, from first knock to final box.
7:30 am, crew arrives: We walk through the home with you, agree what goes first and check the parking.
8:00 am, protection goes down: Floors, doorframes and lift walls are covered before anything moves, including shared hallways in apartment blocks.
8:30 am, loading begins: Beds and wardrobes come apart, heavy furniture loads first, and boxes fill the gaps so nothing shifts.
Midday, the last walk-through: You check every room, cupboard and the garage before we leave the old home.
Early afternoon, unloading: Furniture goes into the rooms you choose, boxes go to their labelled rooms, and beds go back together.
Before we leave: We remove blankets and wrap, and you confirm everything has arrived.
Professional moving services tailored for homes, businesses, specialty items, and last-minute relocations Australia-wide.
Get a fixed, written quote for your house removal in 60 minutes, no site visit needed. Expert Movers has completed 5,000+ moves across Australia, with a 4.9â rating from 190+ verified reviews. Fully insured. Fixed pricing. No hidden fees.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote for your office relocation in 60 minutes. Our office removalists move your business with as little disruption as possible. Weekend and after-hours slots are included. Your team logs off on Friday in one office. They log on to the next Monday.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote to move your furniture in 60 minutes. Whether it's one sofa or a full house of furniture, our removalists handle it with the same care and the same fixed pricing. Fully insured, no hidden fees, no guesswork about what it'll cost until the invoice lands.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote to move one item in 60 minutes. No need to book a full house removal, or rent a van and do it yourself, our single item removalists handle furniture, appliances and more with the same fixed pricing and insurance as any of our bigger jobs. Part of a team that's completed 5,000+ moves across Australia.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote to move your antique in 60 minutes. Part of a team that's completed 5,000+ moves across Australia, and our antique removalists handle furniture, art and heirloom pieces knowing there's no second attempt if something goes wrong. Fully insured, fixed pricing, individual handling on every piece.
Explore âAnyone can say "we lift heavy things." Not everyone can do it without damaging your stairs, your item, or someone's back.Expert Movers has been doing this for 10+ years. Tell us the weight, the size, and what's in the way. We'll send back a fixed price within 60 minutes. No site visit needed. No surprise costs later.
Explore âYou've already worked out you don't need a full crew. What you need now is a price you can trust and a booking you can make today.Tell us what you're moving. We'll send back a fixed quote within 60 minutes - no site visit, no "final price on the day" surprises. It's the same number when we finish as when we started.
Explore âYou've already worked out you don't need a full crew. What you need now is a price you can trust and a booking you can make today.Tell us what's moving. We'll send back a fixed quote within 60 minutes â no hourly clock, no van turning up too small for the job. It's the same number when we finish as when we started.
Explore âPacking takes longer than everyone thinks it will. It's not the big furniture that eats the weekend â it's the kitchen drawers, the wardrobe, the garage shelf nobody's touched in two years.Our packing and unpacking services take that off your plate. Tell us what needs packing and we'll send back a fixed price within 60 minutes. No hourly rate that runs long because your bookshelf had more on it than expected.
Explore âA piano isn't just heavy. It's heavy, awkward, expensive to repair, and genuinely dangerous to move badly. This isn't a job for two people and a set of stairs.Tell us what you're moving upright, grand, digital and where it's going. We'll send back a fixed price within 60 minutes. No site visit, no price that changes once the crew's already there.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote to move your pool table in 60 minutes. A full-size table can weigh several hundred kilograms once you count the slate, and moving one wrong can crack the playing surface or wreck the frame. Our pool table removalists handle the full job, disassembly, transport, and reassembly levelled and ready to play, not just carried out the door.
Explore âGet a fixed, written quote to move your bathtub in 60 minutes. A cast-iron tub can weigh close to 200kg, and even a lighter acrylic tub is awkward to carry through a standard doorway. Our bathtub removalists handle the extraction, protection and transport, so it comes out without cracking a tile or scratching a doorframe on the way.
Explore âSometimes your move date and your new place's move-in date don't line up. Sometimes you're downsizing and just not ready to part with everything yet. Either way, you need somewhere secure to put your belongings that isn't "figure it out later."Tell us how much you need stored and for how long. We'll send back a fixed price within 60 minutes - no vague "per cubic metre" pricing that's hard to work out until you get the bill.
Explore âA bed is one of the hardest things to move on your own. It's heavy in the wrong spots, easy to scratch on a doorframe, and awkward to carry down a hallway by yourself. Our bed removals service covers single beds moved on their own and beds moving as part of a bigger household job, with safe lifting, careful handling, and transport that gets the bed to its new home undamaged. If you've searched for bed movers near me, this is the bed removal service built for exactly that, whether you need bed movers for one item or as part of a full house move.
Explore âQuote and crew, one person: The person who quotes you runs your move. Nothing gets lost between the phone call and the day.
Staff on our books: Every mover is our own trained staff, and every truck is ours. We donât use subcontractors or day labour.
Weekend rate equals weekday rate: Your hourly rate is in writing before you book. Saturday and Sunday moves cost the same per hour.
Public liability insurance with your quote: Each customer gets public liability insurance based on their requirements. Itâs included in your final quote.
More than 5,000 moves done: Weâve been moving homes and offices for more than 10 years. Customers rate us 4.9.
Planned around event days: Cricket and football at Manuka Oval can fill nearby streets. We check the fixture list and plan your start time around it.
Choose the right vehicle configuration. Pay only for the space you use.
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Get a free, no-obligation quote and lock in your preferred moving date.
Tell us your Manuka suburbs, move date and floor access â we'll get back to you fast, no obligation.
Lock in your preferred date and time, and let us know which extras you need â packing, storage or assembly.
Our local crew arrives on time, packs and loads your belongings with care, and navigates Manuka traffic and parking with ease.
We unload, place furniture where you want it, and clear away packaging so you can start settling into your Manuka home.
Common questions from customers moving in and around Manuka.
You pay your quoted hourly rate for the hours worked. Time runs from depot to depot, from when the truck leaves our depot until it returns, plus a call-out fee and fuel, all shown in your written quote. If the move runs over, extra time is charged at the same quoted hourly rate.
About 3 to 5 hours for a local move, as an approximate guide. Lift access, the walk from the loading area and how much is packed all change that. Send us your room list for a closer estimate.
Yes. We move between Manuka and nearby suburbs like Kingston, Red Hill, Narrabundah and Forrest, and across Canberra. Give us both addresses so we can plan the truck and crew.
Yes. We wrap antiques and framed art in blankets and plan the carry before lifting. Tell us about glass, marble or very heavy pieces when you ask for a quote.
Yes. We can keep what doesnât fit in our own storage facility until you decide what to do with it. Tell us your dates so storage is in your quote.
Yes. We can pack every room or just the kitchen and fragile items, and unpack at your new place if you want. Ask when you request your quote.
Yes. Our office removals cover desks, files, IT gear and shop fittings, and we can start early so you open on time. Tell us what needs to work first and weâll unload it first.
Yes. Send photos and a room list, and house removal quotes usually come back in about 60 minutes.
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