Jodie Belyea (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) | Hansard source

BELYEA () (): Australia Post has announced the closure of the Wells Street post office in Frankston as of 9 August. Unsurprisingly, the community and I are disappointed in this decision, which will affect businesses in central Frankston and local residents. I was out speaking to businesses in central Frankston last week. Many businesses have thriving online business and are stretched for time. They require almost daily trips to the post office to dispatch packages. Now, business owners will have to travel even further to do so. Frankston will only continue to grow in the future years as a designated Victorian government metropolitan activity centre, with Frankston to become a business hub. We have received a total of 1,600 signatures to the petitions established by Paul Edbrooke, MP for Frankston, and the Frankston Business Collective. I put forward the case with my colleagues and the people of Dunkley that a post office must stay in central Frankston. I want to thank Australia Post CEO Paul Graham for meeting with me and the Mayor and CEO of Frankston City Council to hear the community's concerns around the closure. Discussions with Australia Post to find a solution will continue.

On another note, I would like to acknowledge the final day of Felicity Topp, CEO of Frankston Hospital, last week. Thank you, Felicity.

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