PHOTO: Like many small Australia Post outlets Gulgong Post Office is expected to be impacted by the recent changes to letter deliveries. Photo Credit: Scott Etherington
Australia Post licensees are frustrated with new performance standards implemented by corporate headquarters beginning on Monday 15 April.
The changes involve, among others, the reduction of reserved letter delivery to every second business day and extending the time that Australia Post has to deliver letters by one business day.
While many post office operators around the western plains are unsure of how it may affect their customers, a Northern Territory academic and an industry spokesperson have flagged negative impacts for regional and remote communities…