How to save Glenroy Post Office, and all Post Offices! - MEDIA RELEASE 27/06/2023

The Albanese government is to blame for Australia Post closing Glenroy Post Office and dozens of others, because it is ignoring the solution that would fund all postal services. Australia Post’s decision to close Glenroy Post Office has sparked outrage in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, with local political leaders posting angry objections on Facebook. Local state MLC Evan Mulholland posted: “I’m bitterly disappointed at the decision by Australia Post to close its Glenroy Post Office. So many people in our community rely on this post office for basic services like the paying of bills. When local banks have closed (there's been a few) they make the excuse that locals can go to their local post office. I'm calling on Australia Post to reverse their decision and for the Federal Labor Government to intervene to stop it closing.” The local federal Labor MP Peter Khalil posted: “The decision to close the Glenroy Post Office has come as a shock to me and the residents of Glenroy, and we will advocate to reverse this decision….” The state Labor Member for Broadmeadows Kathleen Matthews-Ward posted: “I’m so furious about Australia Post’s decision to close the Glenroy Post Office. Communities need access to services, especially communities like ours with higher than average people with a disability and people over 80 as well as lower than average internet connection, income and car ownership. It is such a bad decision, I’ll be doing everything I can to see it reversed.” Merri-bek Mayor Angelica Panopoulos posted in a video: “Hi, we’ve just had word that the Glenroy Post Office is set to close. This is shocking news for so many of us who know the Post Office to be a vital community asset.” There is a clear solution to the problem of maintaining essential postal services—establishing a national Post Office People’s Bank. Postal services and banking services are both essential services. The banks are closing branches all over Australia, denying communities essential banking services, and (except for ANZ) they are also telling