41-499: Villawood may refer to: Villawood, New South Wales Villawood Immigration Detention Centre Villawood railway station See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Villawood Valla Wood , a nature reserve in Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
82-518: A broad range of distribution options to track and trace deliveries. Australia Post offers a number of digital services outside of their main mail/parcel/logistics area. These include employment screening, online payment services and a digital identity platform. Australia Post now offers parcel lockers at over 500 locations near post offices, supermarkets and railway stations. These lockers are free to use for Australia Post deliveries and can be picked up at anytime during day or night. Once delivered,
123-432: A financially self-sustaining business. In September 2015, the corporation announced its first loss in 30 years. The A$ 222 million loss was down from a $ 116 million profit the previous year. Large decreases in addressed and stamped mail led to a $ 381 million loss in the mail delivery side of the business. Parcel delivery then accounted for over half of total revenue. Overall revenue was stable at $ 6.37 billion. In August
164-856: A fleet of custom-designed electric vehicles, amongst others. In 2019, with parcels deliveries increasing while letter deliveries falling, the Post Office transferred several thousand workers from letters to parcels. Letter deliveries were reduced from five days per week to two days per week. In 2021, Australia Post began using its first electric trucks; three Fuso Ecanters in Melbourne. Responding to competitive pressures, Australia Post continued to broaden its product and service range in 2019, having invested in extensive technology-based infrastructure programmes. It operates in three core areas: letters and associated services; retail merchandise and agency services; and parcels and logistics. It has
205-435: A new strategy dubbed "Future Ready" designed to reinvigorate Australia Post. This included a new organisation structure as well as a renewed foray into digital businesses under the "eServices" strategic business unit . However, in 2013, the corporation acknowledged that, though the strategy was successful in improving Australia Post's profitability and structure, it was insufficient in its contributions to their development as
246-421: A number of subsidiaries and joint ventures, including Sai Cheng Logistics International—a joint-venture logistics company established with China Post in 2005. Australia Post operates regular mail delivery as well as an express/courier service through Messenger Post (Now trading as Startrack Courier). Australia Post is self-funding and uses its assets and resources to generate profits, which can be reinvested in
287-410: A state or territory are authorised to request Australia Post to open packets and parcels sent from interstate for inspection when inspectors believe they may contain quarantine material. The legislation also authorises Australia Post to remove any mail articles that are suspected of being scam mail . In February 2010, Ahmed Fahour was appointed MD (CEO) of Australia Post. In May 2010, he announced
328-500: A suburb of local government areas City of Canterbury-Bankstown and City of Fairfield , is 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district , in the state of New South Wales , Australia. The Aboriginal tribe of Gandangara once lived in the area. European settlement began in the early 1840s. During the 1860s, Villawood was used as pastoral land, but it was overrun with wild dogs. Woodville Road, which runs through Villawood,
369-580: Is also home to the Villawood United Soccer Club. At the 2021 census , Villawood recorded a population of 7,051. Of these: The suburb is home to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre , which is situated at 15 Birmingham Avenue. It was originally a hostel , constructed in 1949, to accommodate post-war refugees from Europe. In 1976, a subdivision of the original camp was converted into an immigration detention centre. In addition to housing asylum seekers , people refused entry into
410-674: Is located in proximity to Villawood railway station . A business park in Villawood holds enterprises concerning hardware products, furniture, auto parts and second-hand goods. Leightonfield railway station services an industrial area in the eastern part of Villawood. Villawood railway station and Leightonfield railway station are on the Main Southern railway line . Apart from the Woods Action centre (see above) which includes Indoor Climbing, Ten-pin bowling, Go-karting and
451-450: Is too high." On 23 February 2017, Fahour announced his resignation, effective July 2017, telling media that the decision was not related to discussion of his salary. In October 2019, Australia Post completed a major rebranding project with Melbourne-based brand strategy firm Maud. This project saw the development of a new brand identity, website and self-service platform, parcel and letter packaging, street posting boxes, staff uniforms, and
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#1732772339074492-632: The Australian Postal Corporation and also known as AusPost , is an Australian Government-owned corporation that provides postal services throughout Australia. Australia Post's head office is located on Swan Street in Richmond Victoria. Australia Post is the successor of the Postmaster-General's Department , which was established at federation in 1901 to formalise colonial postal services. In 1975,
533-555: The Hawkesbury River to the north of Sydney, out of Brooklyn ― The Riverboat Postman. The most isolated Post Office is located 217 km (135 mi) from Onslow, Western Australia , 32 km (20 mi) from the nearest customer. The highest Post Office is located in Perisher Ski Resort at 1720m above sea level. According to the 2019 annual report, Australia Post: and had: Undelivered items go to
574-484: The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG). This body was responsible for telegraph and domestic telephone operations as well as postal mail. An airmail service was introduced in 1914. In 1967, 4-digit postcodes in Australia were introduced, in addition to the world's first mechanical processing centre, which garnered international attention. On 1 July 1975, separate government commissions were created to undertake
615-569: The 1950s-1970s consisting of detached cottages, semi-detached townhouses, walk up apartments on Urana street, and formerly a Radburn design housing complex within a precinct between Villawood Road, Kamira Avenue & Kamira Circuit (behind the Woodville Shopping Village), which became infamous for serious social issues, such as drugs and anti-social youth crime, even eventually breeding a gang called "the Bronx boys", dabbling in
656-459: The Wiggles indoor play centre, Villawood is home to three other major sport and recreation areas: The Wran Leisure Centre, Thurina Park and Villawood Skatepark. The Wran Leisure Centre (named after Neville Wran ) houses a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gymnasium and squash courts. Thurina Park houses two multi purpose sporting fields that cater for soccer , cricket and baseball . Thurina Park
697-899: The base rate for domestic letters was $ 1.10. Since about 2005, larger letters have been charged a round multiple of the base postage rate, which is helpful to customers if they do not have stocks of the more expensive stamps. A large letter, including packaging, cannot be more than 20mm thick or larger than 260x360mm, otherwise it will be considered a parcel, which as of July 2023 costs a minimum of $ 10.60 (up to 500 grams). Agency services: Australia Post provides third-party agency services that connect consumers, businesses and government bodies such as bill payment services, banking services and identity services. Australia Post also offers personal finance products, such as car and travel insurance and currency conversion. Retail Merchandise: A variety of complementary products, packaging products, collectibles and post office boxes and locked bags are offered across
738-413: The basic domestic letter rate was increased to $ 1.00 on 4 January 2016, there were no changes to prices of concession stamps or seasonal greeting stamps, which remained at 60 cents and 65 cents respectively. At the same time, a category of "Priority" mail was introduced (as distinct from "Regular"), under which delivery standards were varied and a 50-cent Priority label was required as additional payment for
779-682: The better standard. Under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989, letters up to 250 grams are reserved to Australia Post – other people and businesses can only carry them if they charge four times the basic postage rate. All of the other goods and services provided by Australia Post are sold in fully competitive markets and, in 2005–06, nearly 90 per cent of the corporation's profit (from ordinary activities before net interest and tax) came from selling products and services in competitive markets. Empty cells have no data available for that year. All results as at 30 June of
820-581: The building, then perpetrated what came to be known as the Queen Street massacre . The mass shooting left eight Australia Post and other company employees dead. The perpetrator fell to his death from the building while struggling with a security guard. The incident resulted in calls to strengthen gun control laws in Australia . Under amendments to the Australian Postal Corporation Act which came into effect in March 2008, quarantine inspection officers of
861-524: The business or returned as dividends to its sole shareholder, the Australian Government . Under its community service obligations, Australia Post is committed to providing an accessible, affordable and reliable letter service for all Australians wherever they reside. The corporation reaches more than 10 million Australian addresses; operates 4,330 postal outlets; and serves more than a million customers in postal outlets every business day. When
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#1732772339074902-668: The country at international airports and seaports may also be detained in the centre. The centre has been the focus of much controversy, with accusations of human rights abuses. In January 2008, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) said the high-security section of Villawood Detention Centre was the "most prison like" of all Australia's immigration detention centres, and demanded it be closed immediately. 33°53′10″S 150°58′44″E / 33.88611°S 150.97889°E / -33.88611; 150.97889 Australia Post Australia Post , formally
943-530: The department was abolished and its postal functions were taken over by the Australian Postal Commission. The organisation's current name and structure were adopted in 1989 when it was made into a government-owned corporation . Before colonial control of mail started in 1809, mail was usually passed on by ad hoc arrangements made between transporters, storekeepers and settlers. These arrangements were flexible, and inherently unstable. It
984-420: The drug trade and car-rebirthing before the eventual demolition of the complex in 1998. Villawood East Public School and Sacred Heart Primary School are located in the suburb. There are also day and community centres, several Christian churches and a Mosque conducts Islamic services in the old post office building on Woodville Road at the shopping centre. Villawood Place was once a major shopping centre, serving
1025-416: The entire Australian community and between Australia and other countries overseas. It also offers bulk mail delivery services for businesses and community organisations and provides research, advice, consumer list rental, and profiling and segmentation services to help businesses target their objectives and customers, along with other associated services. While postal services of letters and parcels are one of
1066-489: The following year, Australia Post returned to profit with strong parcel and courier performance, and organisation re-structuring. However, mail performance reached an all-time low. In February 2017, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticised CEO Ahmed Fahour's $ 5.6 million annual salary, saying "As the Prime Minister and a taxpayer, I've spoken to the chairman today. I think that salary, that remuneration,
1107-484: The longest, and the world's longest, overland mail route was Meekatharra to Marble Bar , Western Australia . As there were few roads, a round trip took seven days. The current longest overland route is Norseman , Western Australia to Border Village , South Australia : 1,460 km (910 mi). The longest air service delivers to remote communities in the outback covering 1,790 km (1,110 mi) over two days. The last remaining mailboat service operates still on
1148-742: The mail redistribution centres, which attempt to return the items to their senders. In February 2015, Australia Post reported a 56% fall in its half-year profit from 2014, a loss of A$ 151m. The first full-year loss in over 30 years was forecast. Managing Director, Ahmed Fahour noted this tied in with a worldwide decline of letter volumes over the past seven years. In February 2017, it was reported Fahour's reforms reduced potential 2015-16 losses, to A$ 138 million. Australia Post operates in three core markets: letters and associated services; agency services and retail merchandise; and parcels and logistics that span both domestic and international markets. Australia Post collects, processes and distributes letters for
1189-630: The mandated basic rate. For version of this table showing inflation, see List of postage rates in Australia . In July 2009, Australia Post requested the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to approve a stamp price rise in 2010 to 60 cents but the ACCC declined the approval of the price rise, however in April 2010, Australia Post resubmitted the proposed postal stamp rise. The ACCC approved this request on 28 May 2010 and it
1230-530: The network of Australia Post outlets in Australia. Australia Post is one of organisations of issuing agency of Australian Passport along with Australian Passport Office of Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australia Post collects, processes and delivers single parcels or multi-parcel consignments all across Australia and internationally. It also provides complete end-to-end supply chain capabilities, from manufacturer (domestic or international) to consumer with integrated logistics services and
1271-731: The operational responsibilities of the PMG. One of these was the Australian Postal Commission. It later became the Australian Postal Corporation on 1 January 1989 when it was corporatised into what is now known as the Australian Postal Corporation, or Australia Post. In December 1987, 21-year-old Melbourne University student Frank Vitkovic, while experiencing a mental health crisis, entered the Australian Post building located at 191 Queen Street in Melbourne and spoke "animatedly" with an unidentified friend who worked in
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1312-485: The original areas of Australia Post, it has also diversified its operations into the provision of other services including agency services, business-to-business integration and logistics and supply chain management (see below). The basic postage rate for a small letter has increased over the years due to inflation but influenced in recent years by a complex interplay between Australia Post's monopoly over small items, and need to provide service to all Australian addresses at
1353-568: The postmasters' domain were serviced by contractors on horsebacks or in coaches. In 1825, the New South Wales Legislative Council passed the Postal Act which transferred responsibility from Nichols, acting as a private company, to the governor . The governor would then set the wage of the postmaster and the cost of collecting mail. Following federation in 1901, the colonial mail systems were merged into
1394-437: The surrounding areas. After nearby Bass Hill Plaza opened, many Villawood businesses went into decline, leaving a legacy of abandoned shop fronts and buildings, including the abandoned Franklins supermarket and large Australia Post office. There has been rejuvenation and renovation of Woodville (Villawood) Place since with construction of the new supermarket and homegoods stores, a bakery, chemists, grocers and other shops. It
1435-515: The title Villawood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Villawood&oldid=1004901933 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Villawood, New South Wales Villawood ,
1476-399: The year indicated. In June 2015, Australia Post announced that in view of mounting losses, and especially the accelerating decline in its letter delivery service, it would reduce its workforce by 1,900 over three years through voluntary redundancies . At the time, mail delivery losses were approaching $ 500 million for the 2014–15 financial year. As of 2019 however, Australia Post's workforce
1517-521: Was broadly similar in numbers compared to 2015. Nationwide there are 7,950 postal routes serviced by 10,000 "posties". Motorcycles (including the Honda CT110 ) are used for delivery on about 6,600 routes, bicycles on 350 routes and walking for 1,000 routes. Electric-assisted bicycles were introduced in Victoria in 2011. Cars, trucks and vans are used on only the longest routes. Until the 1960s
1558-470: Was common for early settlers to ride many miles out of their way to deliver neighbours' mail that had been collected from informal distribution points. The first organisation of a postal service in Australia commenced in 1809 with the appointment in Sydney of the first postmaster . An English ex-convict, Isaac Nichols , took the post operating from his home in George Street, Sydney . His main job
1599-468: Was once named Dog Trap Road because many farmers set dog traps for these wild dogs. A train station opened in 1922 to service the area was originally known as Woodville Road. Unfortunately, there was confusion with another place called Woodville in the Hunter Valley and thus the name was transposed into 'Villawood'. The Villawood area is home to a large public housing estate constructed around
1640-484: Was published in the Government Gazette on 9 June 2010. On 26 December 2013, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to 70c. On 4 January 2016, due to the heavy decline in mail usage due to competition from email, etc., Australia Post requested an increase in the base rate to $ 1.00. As of 1 February 2020
1681-851: Was to take charge of letters and parcels arriving by ship, to avoid the chaos of people rushing aboard ships as soon as they arrived at Sydney's wharves. Nichols would pick up the mail and post a list of recipients outside his house. He would advertise in the Sydney Gazette the names of all those who received mail. Recipients paid a fixed price of one shilling per letter to collect mail from Nichols' home, with parcels costing more depending on how heavy they were. VIP addressees were afforded personal delivery by Nichols. Between 1812 and 1842, postmasters were also appointed in Tasmania (1812), Western Australia (1829), Victoria (1836), South Australia (1837) and Queensland (1842). Settlements outside of