Australia Post reveals Christmas deadlines for mailing parcels and cards
Australia Post has revealed the key dates customers will need to beat if they want their Christmas gifts to be under the tree before Santa arrives.
The postal service released its last-sending dates on Wednesday and urged Aussies to plan ahead.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.For interstate deliveries, senders using Parcel Post should have parcels in the mail by December 19. For same-state deliveries, you will have a little bit longer — Monday, December 22.
Express Post parcels need to be sent by December 23.
Letters and Christmas cards heading to loved ones interstate should be in the mail by December 16, and December 18 if they are heading somewhere in the same state.
“People sending to or from Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania, or regional and remote locations, should allow a few extra days,” the service said.
‘Busiest time of year’
Timeframes for parcels heading overseas are tightened even further, “depending on the destination”.
Economy Air parcels need to be sent between November 21 and December 5, International Standard parcels should be off between November 28 and December 12, and customers using International Express have between December 5 and 18 to send.
“Christmas is the busiest time of year for our network and we know how important it is for parcels and cards to arrive on time,” said Gary Starr, Australia Post’s executive general manager of parcel, post and eCommerce services.
“We’re sharing these key dates early so people can plan ahead, while also scaling up our operations with thousands of extra team members.
“While we’ll still deliver items sent after the recommended dates as quickly as possible, we can’t guarantee they’ll arrive before Christmas.”
The date release comes after Australia Post announced it was rolling out 500 new sustainable electric delivery bikes.
The new three-wheeled Rapide 3 will give drivers improved safety, handling and the ability to tackle more challenging terrain.
Originally published on 7NEWS
