Australia Post reveals its Christmas cut-off dates to deliver parcels nationwide
Australia Post will resume weekend deliveries on Saturday as online shopping increases in the run-up to Christmas.
Postal services expect more than 100 million parcels to be delivered before Christmas and will restart weekend delivery services in capital cities and some regional areas on Saturday to ensure parcels are delivered in time for the festive season.
If there is sufficient demand, weekend service will continue until Christmas.
Australia Post Executive General Manager Gary Starr said they expect to see a significant increase in parcel volumes and online spending as Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales approach.
“In preparation, we have recruited thousands of additional team members and expanded our delivery options, including more self-service Parcel Lockers and extended Post Office processing hours, to make collecting parcels easier than ever before,” he said.
“Last year, we delivered nearly 103 million packages during the Black Friday sales period, and we’re poised for even greater success this holiday season.
“Weekend deliveries are just one way Australia Post is stepping up to support our customers during our busiest time of the year.”
Australia Post has also announced its deadlines for sending parcels in time for Christmas across the country; Packages must be delivered to stores by 14.30 on the following dates:
Parcels sent from NSW:
- NSW 22 December
- ACT, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania 19 December
- Western Australia 18 December
- Northern Territory 16 December
Packages sent from ACT:
- ACT 22 December
- NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania 19 December
- ACT 22 December
- Western Australia 18 December
- Northern Territory 16 December
Packages sent from Victoria:
- Victoria 22 December
- NSW, ACT, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania 19 December
- Western Australia 18 December
- Northern Territory 16 December
Packages sent from Queensland:
- Queensland 22 December
- NSW, ACT, Queensland and South Australia 19 December
- Tasmania 18 December
- Western Australia 17 December
- Northern Territory 12 December
Parcels sent from South Australia:
- South Australia 22 December
- NSW, ACT, Queensland and Tasmania 19 December
- Western Australia 18 December
- Northern Territory 17 December
Parcels sent from Western Australia:
- Western Australia 22 December
- NSW, ACT, Victoria and South Australia 18 December
- Queensland 17 December
- Tasmania 16 December
- Northern Territory 12 December
Packages sent from Tasmania:
- Tasmania 22 December
- NSW, ACT, Victoria and South Australia 19 December
- Queensland 18 December
- Western Australia 16 December
- Northern Territory 12 December
Packages sent from the Northern Territory:
- Northern Territory 22 December
- NSW, ACT and Victoria 16 December
- Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia 17 December
- Northern Territory 12 December
