Time is running out to send your Christmas gifts and messages. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done – now Australia Post is full steam ahead for its Christmas deliveries.
Australia Post executive general manager of parcel, post and e-commerce services Gary Starr urged us to check destination deadlines to ensure gifts arrived on time.
“Christmas is the busiest time of year for our network and we know how important it is for parcels and cards to arrive on time,” he said.
Senders choosing parcel post should mail deliveries by 19 December (for interstate deliveries) or 22 December (within Queensland).
Express post deliveries should be sent by 23 December.
Letters or cards should be sent by 16 December (for interstate); the deadline is extended to 18 December if sending within Queensland.
But Australia Post suggests the more remote, the more to allow a few extra days before the deadlines.
For cards and gifts being sent internationally, time’s running out. If you’re using economy air, parcels should be sent by 5 December, depending on the destination.
For international standard post, the deadline pushes out to 12 December, while international express is 5 to 18 December (also depending on the destination).
“Planning ahead is the best way to make sure your gifts reach loved ones – and while we’ll still deliver items sent after the recommended dates as quickly as possible, we can’t guarantee they’ll arrive before Christmas,” Mr Starr said.
Use the Australia Post app or visit the website.
