Zhi Soon (Banks, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

When Australia Post announced that the post office in Revesby town centre would be closing, I knew that the wrong decision had been made—and it came as extremely disappointing news for the community in Revesby and the surrounding areas it services. When I spoke about the situation during the last parliamentary sitting week, I said I looked forward to further discussions with Australia Post, particularly around alternatives to closure. While I'm pleased that these conversations were had, I am terribly disappointed that, unfortunately, Australia Post did not recognise the importance of the post office and are pushing forward with its closure. The petition I launched in September received the support of more than 2,600 local residents from our community. I'd like to thank the community for supporting our efforts to save the post office, with special recognition to Amanda Sweeney, who took it upon herself to collect signatures.

While the post office will close on 29 of this month, there is still work to do. Revesby is a growing community. It needs more services, not fewer. I will continue to work with local residents, businesses and Australia Post to find alternative solutions to preserve access to services in our community.