	{"id":56405,"date":"2021-08-06T04:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T18:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=56405"},"modified":"2021-08-04T18:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T08:39:28","slug":"armstrong-creek-ready-to-pass-the-parcel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/armstrong-creek-ready-to-pass-the-parcel\/","title":{"rendered":"Armstrong Creek ready to pass the parcel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARMSTRONG Creek now has an Australia Post to call its own, after the new post office opened its doors on Monday morning in the suburb&#8217;s town centre.<\/p>\n<p>The new post office will cater to everyone south of the railway line all the way down to Freshwater Creek and out past Moriac.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am pumped,&#8221; said licensee of the new post office Alex McCann.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m super excited and really, really happy to be serving the people of Armstrong Creek.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Armstrong Creek&#8217;s new post office will also direct traffic to its door from other Australia Posts in Grovedale East, Waurn Ponds and Highton to help with the influx of postal deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are hoping business will be gentle to get started,&#8221; Mr McCann said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the parcel package is pretty huge out here and once we get that rolling it will start to come along, and it will be a good business I think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr McCann was also excited to announce that the post office will be running a parcel shoot from 7-9am Monday to Friday for people who are unable to visit during usual business hours.<\/p>\n<p>All services are readily available to customers except for EIS services such as WorkSafe licences and passports, which are expected to be a few weeks away once the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade gives the stamp of approval.<\/p>\n<p>Federal MP for Corangamite Libby Coker also played a large part in opening the Armstrong Creek Town Centre post office, lobbying for it in national parliament over the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is another good day for Armstrong Creek residents,&#8221; Ms Coker said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every Australian town has at its heart a post office. 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