A SECOND post office is set to open in Ocean Grove, with Australia Post seeking expressions of interest for a three-year license to manage a new site at Kingston Village Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n
Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson launched a campaign for a new post office in Ocean Grove in March 2016, when she was federal member for Corangamite.<\/p>\n
At the time, Australia Post stated there was not a need for another post office in the community, having just committed $500,000 to renovations on the existing Ocean Grove Post Office located at 83 The Terrace.<\/p>\n
Ms Henderson said with the town’s population continuing its rise, it was now imperative a second post office be established.<\/p>\n
“The rapidly growing communities in the Kingston and Oakdene estates of Ocean Grove currently lack appropriate and equitable access to postal services and this announcement represents a great win for the Ocean Grove community.”<\/p>\n
In April, May, and June parcel volumes in the Corangamite electorate almost doubled compared to the same period in 2019.<\/p>\n
Ms Henderson said the effects of the coronavirus pandemic meant the new post office was particularly good news for the community.<\/p>\n
“This community licensed post office will improve postal services for the Ocean Grove community at a time when more people than ever are relying on Australia Post due to the COVID-19 restrictions,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I thank Australia Post for responding to this vital community need and I thank the many Ocean Grove residents who backed our community campaign for better postal services.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A SECOND post office is set to open in Ocean Grove, with Australia Post seeking expressions of interest for a three-year license to manage a new site at Kingston Village Shopping Centre. Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson launched a campaign for a new post office in Ocean Grove in March 2016, when she was federal member […]<\/p>\n