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New Amazon fulfilment centre to open in Australia

Global e-commerce giant Amazon, is expanding its Australian operations with the opening of its first Queensland multi-million dollar fulfilment centre before Christmas this year.

The new facility is located at Goodman’s Port Industry Park in Lytton, Brisbane and is set to begin operations before Christmas, enabling faster delivery to customers in QLD during the busy holiday period.

The fulfilment centre in Brisbane, along with the existing buildings in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, will allow Amazon to handle current and future customer demand and speed up delivery to customers across the country.

The new fulfilment centre (FC) will be around the same size as two Rugby League fields, housing more than half a million items from Amazon.com.au ranging from health, household and personal care products, to electronics, books, gardening equipment and pantry staples.

Craig Fuller, Director of Operations, Amazon Australia said Brisbane is a key strategic location to meet customer demand in Queensland.

“We are committed to improving delivery promises for our customers as demand continues to grow, and building infrastructure closer to where our customers and third party sellers live enables us to do this, while reducing our environmental impact,” he said.

Local sellers will soon be able to send their products to the Brisbane FC where Amazon will then pick, pack and ship orders to customers, provide customer service support and manage returns on behalf of the seller.

The Premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said as the state recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, Amazon’s commitment is a clear indicator of its confidence in QLD’s economic recovery.

“I’m proud that my government is playing a key role in facilitating their investment in Queensland,” she said.

Annastacia said lifestyle patterns and purchasing behaviours changed significantly throughout the global pandemic which meant a lot of Queensland businesses focussed their attentions online.

“E-commerce companies like Amazon have a key role to play in supporting that growing economy and helping facilitate Queensland businesses deliver their products to the door,” she said.

Amazon worked with Goodman Australia to secure the strategic location for the fulfilment centre, which is close to the Port of Brisbane, Brisbane airport and transport links.

Goodman has commenced works on the existing and acquired sites to ensure it meets Amazon’s specific requirements, supporting more than 170 construction jobs over the development and fit-out phase.

State Development Minister Kate Jones said the government had worked hard to negotiate the sale of surplus industrial land in Lytton to Goodman.

“This deal means millions of dollars of private sector infrastructure being built here in Queensland,” she said.

Member for Lytton Joan Pease said Goodman will undertake significant infrastructure works along with considerable upgrades to an existing adjoining building to ensure it meets Amazon’s specific requirements.

“Opening our Brisbane fulfilment centre will build on our capability to support Queenslanders, whilst providing job opportunities for local workers in a safe work environment, along with competitive pay,” Craig said.

The company currently has three fulfilment centres in Australia, it opened its first in Dandenong South, Melbourne in December 2017, followed by Moorebank, Sydney in August 2018 and the most recent in Perth’s Airport Precinct in November 2019.

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