Australia Post has officially opened its new parcel delivery centre in Ballarat, in what it says is deepening its long-term investment into the key regional hub.
The national postal service company notes the modern 13,024 sqm centre has been built to accommodate parcel volume growth in the region, as well as improve turnaround times, and help process more than 8000 parcels a day, and up to 20,000 during peak periods like Christmas.
Australia Post Executive General Manager Network Operations, Rod Barnes, says the multi-million-dollar investment into Ballarat and its surrounds including Birchip, Kaniva, Maryborough, and Daylesford, reflects Australia Post’s commitment to improving services for the community.
“As one of Victoria’s biggest regional cities, we’ve seen parcel delivery volumes increase by 80 per cent over the past three years, with data indicating that four in five Ballarat households are now shopping online.
“We expect this trend to continue, as the needs of local and other e-commerce businesses grow. Our new centre will enable faster parcel processing and turnaround times, getting deliveries to customers’ doors sooner.”
The Ballarat centre will introduce the latest in automated parcel sortation technology, which will be installed early next year.
This new parcel sorter will have the ability to sort a further 3000 parcels per hour, boosting the site’s overall capacity with automation reducing manual handling and improving safety for team members.
Minister for Infrastructure and Member for Ballarat, Hon Catherine King MP, who officially opened the new parcel delivery centre, says Australia’s Post’s latest investment was a vote of confidence in the future of the company in regional Victoria.
“Australia Post and its hardworking staff have been at the heart of the Ballarat community since our first Post Office opened in a tent In Golden Point way back in 1851.
“This investment will give local Ballarat workers the facilities they deserve, as well as helping ensure our parcels and letters arrive safely and on time.”
Replacing two former temporary delivery centres at Bakery Hill and Wendouree, the larger, consolidated centre provides Australia Post team members with indoor space to load their vans and deliver the parcels promptly to customers.
The new centre will accommodate almost 160 Australia Post team members in the region.
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