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Event Cleaning in Darwin
Set up before the gates open, roving crews during the event until 10pm, and an early-morning clean up from 6am the next day. Festivals, race days, markets, corporate functions and private parties across Darwin and Palmerston.
Our rates are published below. If your hire agreement sets a handback time the morning after, we start at 6am and size the crew so the site is clear by then.
- Rates published below, per cleaner-hour
- Early-morning clean ups from 6am, evening work until 10pm
- Bin numbers and placement written into your waste plan
- Sharps and glass handled properly, not swept into a bag
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
What should you check in your hire agreement first?
Venue and reserve hire conditions often put the clean up on the hirer. Read them before you book a cleaner, because they set the job.
Whether a waste management plan is required. If it is, it usually asks what waste you expect, how it will be contained during the event, how it will be removed, and how many bins go where. We write the bin numbers and placement so that section is done rather than guessed.
When the site has to be handed back. If it is the morning after an evening event, the clean up starts at 6am and the crew is sized to finish on time.
What the deposit covers. Damage to lawns, gardens and fixtures inside the hire area is usually on the hirer, so oil, ice and confetti on grass are worth planning for before the day.
What makes a Territory Day clean up its own job?
Fireworks night leaves a mess that is not like any other, and it is all cleared from 6am the next morning.
It spreads further than the venue
Plastic caps and fragments end up across beaches, paths and lawns. We sweep the wider area, not just around the launch site.
Sharps are part of it
We carry sharps containers as standard, and our crews do not pick anything up by hand that belongs in one.
What do we actually do at an event?
Three separate phases, priced separately, because they are three different jobs.
We work bin numbers out from your attendance and how many meal times you run, not from the gate alone, and place them where people actually eat and queue.
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Step 01
Site visit and run sheet
We walk the site with your plan, count the amenities and stall line, and work out where bins actually need to be rather than where they fit.
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Step 02
Crew numbers and hours
Quoted per cleaner-hour against the three phases, so you can see what the roving crew costs against the clean up.
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Step 03
On site, on radio
Crew leader on your channel until 10pm, so a spill or a blocked amenity is a call, not a complaint.
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Step 04
Handback with photos
A dated photo record of the site as we left it. If a deposit is ever questioned, that is the evidence.
Why is the Darwin event season different?
Because the big outdoor crowds are packed into the dry, and the wet is a different job entirely.
The major outdoor events fall in the dry season, May to October: race days, festivals, markets and the long weekends. That makes the season a queue rather than a spread, so a July or August event that calls in June is competing with everything else on the calendar.
From November to April events move under cover, which swaps litter picking across a field for floor care and entry matting. In the heat of the day we roster water and breaks for the crew, which can change how many people a long event needs.
What else should you sort before you book anyone?
Four things that hold events up when they are left late.
- Which authority your venue sits under. Council reserves, the Waterfront and private venues each have their own hire conditions and approval paths
- Whether your cleaner can actually meet the handback time. We start at 6am, so check the time in your agreement against that
- Whether the pack down fits the evening. We work until 10pm, and anything left after that is cleared from 6am the next morning
- Whether your food stalls and extra amenities have the approvals your venue asks for
None of that is our paperwork, but we would rather raise it in the quote than watch an event get held up over it.
Why do Darwin organisers book us?
Six reasons, one line each.
A Darwin office
93 Smith Street, Darwin City, so a site question is a local call.
Published rates
Per cleaner-hour, on this page.
Early starts, evening crews
From 6am for the clean up, until 10pm for the pack down, seven days.
Bin plan, not bin guesswork
Numbers and placement written to the plan your hire may ask for.
Photo record at handback
Dated photos of the site as we left it.
Happy before we leave
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
What do Darwin organisers say about us?
How much does event cleaning cost in Darwin?
NT rates including GST, charged per cleaner-hour.
| Phase | NT rate, per cleaner-hour |
|---|---|
| Pre-event cleaning and site preparation | $85 |
| Post-event cleaning and pack down | $95 |
| Heavy recovery | $109 |
Crew numbers and hours come off the site walk, attendance and how long you have to hand the site back. A tighter deadline needs more people, not more hours, and we will tell you which one your event needs.
Do you do private functions as well?
Yes. A wedding at home, a milestone party, a corporate function in a venue, or a long lunch that got away from everybody.
Same three phases, smaller crew. Most private jobs are a single post-event booking the next morning, covering the kitchen, glassware and crockery, bathrooms, floors and the outdoor area, with rubbish and recycling taken away rather than left in your bins.
If your function is on hired ground rather than at home, check the handback time in your agreement before you plan a late one.
What else gets booked with an event?
Usually on the same visit, which is cheaper than a second one.
Pressure cleaning
Paving, paths and the stall line where oil and fat have gone down. From $195. See pressure washing
Carpet cleaning
Function rooms and marquee carpet after a spill heavy night, quoted after an inspection. See carpet cleaning
Deep and spring cleaning
A full reset of a home before or after hosting. From $315. See deep cleaning
Window cleaning
Venue glass before an event, or fingerprints off it afterwards. Up to 10 windows from $170. See window cleaning
Upholstery cleaning
Lounges and seating in a function room or a hired venue. Three seater from $220. See upholstery cleaning
Water damage drying
When a wet season storm gets into a marquee or a venue mid event. Call out $265. See water damage drying
Which Darwin venues and areas do we cover?
Reserves, showgrounds, raceways, the Waterfront and private addresses. Festivals, race meetings, markets, sporting fixtures, corporate functions, weddings and private parties. Venue not listed? Send the address and we will confirm the same day.
City and coastal
- Darwin CBD
- Larrakeyah
- Stuart Park
- The Gardens
- Fannie Bay
- Parap
- Cullen Bay
- Nightcliff
Coastal salt air coats glass and louvre blades, requiring extra care on tracks.
Northern suburbs
- Casuarina
- Alawa
- Wagaman
- Leanyer
- Karama
- Malak
- Marrara
- Wanguri
High residential rental movement makes bond cleaning very common across these suburbs.
Palmerston and rural
- Palmerston
- Berrimah
- Winnellie
- Howard Springs
- Humpty Doo
Larger family blocks and sheds often combine regular cleans with outdoor pressure washing.
What do Darwin event organisers ask first?
How much does event cleaning cost in Darwin?
Pre-event cleaning is $85 per cleaner-hour in the NT, post-event is $95, and heavy recovery is $109, all including GST. What changes the total is crew size and hours, which come off the site walk, the attendance and how long you have to hand the site back.
Do you work through the night after an event?
No. We work from 6am to 10pm, seven days. The evening pack down runs until 10pm, and anything left after that is cleared from 6am the next morning, with the crew sized to meet your handback time.
How fast does a hired site have to be cleaned?
That depends on your hire agreement, so check the handback time before you book. If it is the morning after an evening event, we start at 6am and put enough people on to finish before the deadline.
Do we need a waste management plan?
Many venue and reserve hires ask for one. It usually covers the waste you expect, how it is contained and removed, and the number and location of bins, and we write the bin section for you.
How many bins do we actually need?
It scales with attendance and with how many meal times you run, not with the gate alone. A six hour festival with two meal times usually needs more bins than a longer event with one, and we work the number out at the site visit.
Can you do Territory Day clean ups?
Yes, from 6am the morning after. Spent fireworks are soaked in water before they go into general waste, never into recycling, and our crews carry sharps containers rather than picking anything up by hand.
How far ahead should we book?
For a dry season event, as early as you can. The big Darwin events fall between May and October, so crews are competing for the same weekends. If something goes wrong after the event and cannot wait, ring our 24-hour emergency line on 0483 982 111.
Do you handle private parties as well as festivals?
Yes. Same rates, smaller crew, and usually a single post-event booking the next morning covering the kitchen, glassware, bathrooms, floors and the outdoor area, with rubbish taken away rather than left in your bins.
We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Ready to get an event quote?
Send the venue, the date, expected attendance and when you have to hand the site back. We walk it and quote the three phases separately per cleaner-hour.
- Reply within 2 hours
- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
93 Smith St, Darwin City NT 0800
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