Parcel-only post offices will begin popping up across Victoria and New South Wales from today, as part of a major development for Australia Post.
The first parcel-only locations have now opened in Fitzroy in Melbourne and Waterloo in Sydney, with further locations to come before the rollout is extended into Queensland and Western Australia.
Additional locations in St Leonards in Sydney and
Chadstone in Melbourne will open soon.
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Known as Australia Post Parcels, the locations will have both in-person assistance and 24/7 self-serve options.
They will be staffed from 8am-6pm but will not handle banking or other post office services.
The new format has been developed out of necessity, with one hundred million parcels sent via Australia Post during the last Black Friday peak period.
The service is designed to supplement rather than replace traditional post offices.
They have been designed to supplement rather than replace traditional post offices.
“It’s all about recognising the continued growth in parcels through the e-commerce boom,” Josh Bannister from Australia Post said.
“The number one reason for a person to come into a post office these days is to collect a parcel and we think over the next 10 years that the whole market for e-commerce will double and the amount of parcels going through Australia will double.”
The measure is intended to help Australia Post adapt and survive.
The cost of a stamp will also rise again, to $1.70 next month.
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