Melton residents can now pick up their parcels any time they like thanks to new around-the-clock lockers on High Street.
The Parcel Lockers 24/7 give residents the flexibility of picking up their parcels at a time that’s convenient.
Local business owners are thrilled by the news, saying it will help boost business and make online shopping more appealing.
Johanne Curran, of JoJo’s Pre-Loved Toys, said the initiative would help bring more people and potential business back to High Street.
“It will encourage people to come back into the main shopping and business district of Melton,” Ms Curran said.
“And it gives people the flexibility to buy things online and the choice to have them sent to a secure place where they’re not going to get damaged or taken.”
Ms Curran said the lockers could encourage her customers to buy online and have things delivered outside business hours.
The lockers also allowed her to have items delivered somewhere secure rather than to the shop or to her house when she wasn’t home.
“You can pick it up at your convenience rather than having to be at the post office by 4pm or 5pm,” she said.
Residents and business owners need to create a free Australia Post account and then register to use the parcel lockers, selecting Melton as the delivery destination.
When the parcel arrives, customers will receive an email with a unique PIN code allowing them to access the locker.
Rockbank – at 7-Eleven, 1593 Western Highway – is another of the 180 parcel locker locations in Australia.
To register, visit www.auspost.com.au/parcel-lockers
