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Timber, colorbond, and pool fencing installation
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Plan-manager-ready gardening, cleaning & home maintenance for NDIS participants
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Verified operators across South East Queensland.
Brisbane
Brisbane City Council · 2,600,000+
5 areas · 50 suburbs
Browse BrisbaneGold Coast
City of Gold Coast · 700,000+
3 areas · 21 suburbs
Browse Gold CoastIpswich
Ipswich City Council · 240,000+
2 areas · 14 suburbs
Browse IpswichLogan
Logan City Council · 350,000+
2 areas · 13 suburbs
Browse LoganSunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Council · 350,000+
3 areas · 19 suburbs
Browse Sunshine CoastWhy Local Trader?
We're not hipages. We're not Gumtree. We're something different.
Fair to operators
No lock-in contracts, no auto-renewal traps, no paying for leads you never win. A simple verified listing — the opposite of how hipages treats tradies.
No pay-per-lead
hipages charges $9-$200 per lead and locks tradies into 12-month auto-renewals. Local Trader operators get a real verified profile customers find direct — no bidding war, no per-lead gouging.
Verified, not gamed
Every operator is ABN verified and trade licence checked via public government registers. Real Google reviews — not platform reviews that can be manipulated.
Every local service, one place
From a blocked drain to a wedding photographer — find a verified local for the job.
Waste & Removal
Trades & Construction
Home & Garden
Auto & Transport
Personal & Beauty
Pets
Events & Creative
Professional & Business
New categories are verified and added across SEQ every week.
Frequently asked questions
What is Local Trader?
Local Trader is a marketplace for finding verified local service businesses — trades, home & garden, auto, beauty, pets, events, and professional services. We check every operator's ABN (and licence where the work requires one) against government registers, show real Google reviews, and connect you direct. Think of us as the Trading Post for the 2030s — but verified and digital.
What does Local Trader cost?
Searching, comparing and requesting quotes is free for customers and plan managers. Operators get a free verified listing, with optional paid Pro features — never a per-lead fee and never a lock-in contract.
How do you verify operators?
We check every operator's ABN against the Australian Business Register and verify trade licences via state licensing bodies (QBCC in Queensland). We also pull real Google reviews — not platform-controlled reviews that can be gamed. Operators with verified credentials get a trust badge on their listing.
How is Local Trader different from hipages?
hipages charges operators $9-$200 per lead and locks them into 12-month auto-renewing contracts (the ACCC made them clean that up in 2023). Local Trader doesn't do per-lead fees or lock-ins. We show transparent pricing, real un-suppressible reviews, and government-verified credentials — not gated information behind a quote request.