Post office permanently closed

THE Australia Post branch on Wells Street is set to permanently close. Australia Post announced that the 54-58 Wells Street post office would close permanently last week. Its final trading day will be 9 August.

In a statement Australia Post said it had decided to close the branch “following a fall in customer visits of almost 40 per cent over the past four years resulting in substantial financial losses.” “The area is well serviced with four post offices within a three-kilometre radius, including the Frankston South Post Office 1.9 kilometres away,” the statement read. “All team members will be offered roles at surrounding outlets or closer to home.” Eight staff will be affected by the closure.

The Wells Street branch is a corporate post office – other nearby branches on Yuille Street, Beach Street, Heatherhill Road, and Ashleigh Avenue are licensed post offices. The next closest post office to Wells Street is the LPO at 58 Yuille Street, nearly two kilometres away.

PO Box customers will be moved to the Frankston PO Box Centre at 27 – 31 Playne St. There are 221 leased PO boxes at the Wells Street branch which will need to be relocated.

First published in the Frankston Times – 11th June 2024