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Freight guide · 6 min read

Freight to Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and the hinterland

How freight reaches the Cooloola Coast, the Blackall Range and the Mary Valley, which areas run on set days, and the access details that save a second visit.

All Freight Carrying delivers freight to Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove through its Gympie and Cooloola regional network, and to Maleny, Montville, Kenilworth, Imbil and the rest of the hinterland on scheduled runs out of its Yandina depot. These are the addresses national networks tend to treat as exceptions. For us they are part of a published run structure, with a service day you can be told before you book.

This page explains how freight actually reaches these towns, how often we go, and what to put on a booking so a rural or coastal delivery works the first time.

The Cooloola Coast: Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove

Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and the surrounding localities sit in our Gympie and Cooloola region service area, which takes in 99 suburbs. Freight for these towns is delivered on request: book ahead and we confirm the delivery or pickup day, and regular freight can be put on a scheduled run so you and your receiver always know when we will be there.

That wording matters, so here is what it means in practice. We are not a carrier that sends a vehicle to the coast whenever a single carton turns up. Freight for the Cooloola Coast is held at Yandina, consolidated, and delivered on a confirmed day through our regional network. If you send there every week, tell us and we will match your pickup to the service pattern so nothing waits at the depot longer than it has to.

The towns themselves tell you what travels: accommodation houses, tourism and marine operators, cafés, the shops along the main streets, the marina and boating businesses at Tin Can Bay, and the trade suppliers and home deliveries behind them. Rainbow Beach is also the gateway to Inskip Point and K’gari, so a steady share of the freight is stock, spares and equipment for businesses that cannot simply drive to a city to pick something up. Town pages with the detail for each are at Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach.

The Blackall Range: Maleny, Montville, Mapleton and Flaxton

The range towns are serviced on set days each week by our hinterland vehicle, and we confirm the day when you book. On the days it works the upper range it runs Palmwoods and Hunchy across to Maleny, Witta and Reesville, through Montville and Flaxton, and down through Mapleton, Kureelpa and Dulong. On its other days the same vehicle takes the lower range: Eudlo, Ilkley, Mooloolah, Glenview, Diamond Valley, Beerburrum, the Glass House Mountains, Beerwah, Peachester and Landsborough.

Range freight is a mix of retail and hospitality stock for the tourist strips at Maleny and Montville, supplies for the schools, the medical centres and the rural and farm businesses, and home deliveries to the acreage streets. The practical constraints are the roads rather than the volume: steep, narrow approaches, long private driveways and gates. A gate code, a mobile number and a note about where a parcel can be left safely are worth more on a range booking than anything else you can write.

Kenilworth, Imbil and the Mary Valley

Kenilworth, Obi Obi, Coolabine and Gheerulla are on the hinterland vehicle on set days each week. Imbil, Kandanga, Amamoor, Dagun and the rest of the Mary Valley are serviced on set days from the Gympie vehicle, which leaves Yandina, runs north through North Arm, Eumundi and Cooroy, works the city, and takes the valley and the outlying districts on their day. Kenilworth and the valley towns carry farm and agricultural supplies, building materials, stock for the village shops and cafés, and a lot of freight to rural properties on dirt roads where directions beat a street number.

Every suburb we deliver to, and how often we run there, is listed on our service areas page. Exact weekdays are not published because runs change, but we will tell you the current day for your suburb on the phone or with your quote.

How the freight gets there

  1. Collection. Freight is collected anywhere in the Brisbane metropolitan area or on the Sunshine Coast and in Gympie.
  2. Overnight to Yandina. Brisbane freight runs north overnight on our own linehaul to our Yandina depot.
  3. Sorted at the depot. It is cross-docked onto the right run, rather than through a third-party cross-dock in Brisbane.
  4. Out on the run. Daily-service towns go the next business day. Hinterland, rural and Cooloola Coast addresses go on their set or confirmed day.
  5. Proof of delivery. Every delivery is scanned, with a signature or photo carrying a GPS and time stamp.

Transit times for every lane we run, and for the rest of Australia on established national carrier networks booked and tracked by us from Yandina, are set out on our transit times page. They are estimates given in good faith in business days from pickup, not promised delivery times. If you have a deadline, tell us when you book and we will tell you honestly whether we can meet it.

What to put on a booking for these areas

  • A mobile number for the receiver. On acreage and rural properties this is the difference between a delivery and a second trip.
  • Gate codes, property names and directions. Many Mary Valley and range addresses are easier to find by landmark than by number.
  • Whether there is a forklift. If there is not, ask for tailgate delivery and we will send a suitable vehicle. See tailgate delivery explained.
  • Receiving hours. Village shops, schools and medical centres often have narrow windows.
  • Authority to leave, and where, for homes and holiday addresses where nobody may be there.
  • Anything oversize or long, so the right vehicle is allocated. See oversize freight.

Sending freight out of these towns

It works the same way in reverse. Freight collected in the hinterland, the Mary Valley or on the Cooloola Coast comes back to Yandina with the run, is sorted that afternoon, and goes out on the Brisbane linehaul that night or into our national network. For a regional sender that means a pickup today reaches Brisbane the next business day and the southern capitals within a few days. Businesses in these towns that send regularly usually set up a standing pickup, so the same driver who brings the inbound freight takes the outbound away.

Get a quote or confirm a service day

Tell us the pickup and delivery suburbs and what you are sending, and we will come back with a price and the service day for that address. Get a quote or call 1300 882 117, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm. We are at 48 Central Park Drive, Yandina QLD 4561, or email cs@allfreightcarrying.com.au.

Published by All Freight Carrying, Yandina, Sunshine Coast · 31 October 2026 · Last updated 31 October 2026

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Do you deliver to Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay?

Yes, on request. Book ahead and we will confirm the delivery or pickup day. Regular freight can be put on a scheduled run so you and your receiver always know when we will be there. Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove sit in our Gympie and Cooloola region service area.

How often do you deliver to Maleny, Montville and Kenilworth?

On set days each week, from our hinterland vehicle. We confirm the day when you book, because runs change and we do not publish fixed weekdays. Maleny, Witta, Montville, Flaxton, Mapleton, Kenilworth and Obi Obi are all on scheduled runs rather than treated as exceptions.

Can you deliver a pallet to a rural property without a forklift?

Yes. Ask for tailgate delivery when you book and we will allocate a vehicle with a tailgate. Tell us about the driveway, any gates and the ground at the unloading point, because a tailgate needs firm, level standing to work safely.

How long does freight from Brisbane take to reach the hinterland or the Cooloola Coast?

Brisbane freight travels overnight to our Yandina depot. Daily-service towns are normally delivered the next business day; hinterland, rural and Cooloola Coast addresses go out on their set or confirmed service day. All transit times are estimates in business days from pickup, not promised delivery times, so tell us if you have a deadline.

Can you collect freight from Imbil or the Mary Valley?

Yes. Imbil, Kandanga, Amamoor and Dagun are serviced on set days each week from our Gympie vehicle, and a pickup can go on the same visit as a delivery. The freight comes back to Yandina with the run and goes on that night’s Brisbane linehaul or on established national carrier networks, booked and tracked by us.

What should I put on a booking for a rural address?

A mobile number for the receiver, the property name or gate code, directions if the address is hard to find, whether there is a forklift, any receiving hours, and authority-to-leave instructions if nobody will be there. Those details are what turn one visit into a completed delivery.

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