Overview
- Weekend parcel rounds restart this Saturday and will operate until Christmas.
- Deliveries will run in every metropolitan capital with selected regional cities and towns included.
- Australia Post forecasts a significant spike tied to Black Friday and Cyber Monday after handling nearly 103 million parcels over last year’s Black Friday period.
- The network is adding free Parcel Lockers, opening 24/7 parcel-focused self-serve Post Offices in metro NSW, VIC, QLD and ACT, and scaling up with thousands of extra staff.
- Customers are urged to meet cut-off dates: Parcel Post same-state by December 22, interstate by December 19, and Express Post by December 23, with extra time advised for WA, NT, Tasmania and regional or remote areas; international timeframes vary by destination and service.