Presentation by Australia Post via ZOOM (Pre-AGM meeting open to all Licensees)

This year we will be embracing video-conferencing technology by running our AGM weekend events via ZOOM. Our pre-AGM presentation will be by Australia Post's CEO, Christine Holgate and EGM, Nicole Sheffield who will address our Members and Licensee guests. We welcome all LPO Licensees to register and join this meeting. 

LPOG has partnered with a small business consortium manufacturing Australian washable, reusable face masks to meet the demands of our customers in the coming months, or years if we are unlucky. These masks are being manufactured by struggling small manufacturing businesses, in several different states, and just like us, they would benefit greatly from our support by buying, and selling Australian manufactured products, to help them survive through to the end of this pandemic, and hopefully beyond. LPOG members will receive a discounted rate for the packs, and we have been able to make this availbe via the central billing payment system, which will add this invoice to your Australia Post stock account if you select that option.

   Mask order form.pdf 

https://www.covidmasksaustralia.com/

Currently a random selection of 50 Licensees across Australia are being audited, for an on behalf of Australia Post by PKF, in an endeavour to discover if the entire LPO network might have systemic issues with compliance of the current workplace obligations under the 2017 Vulnerable Workers Act.

The ARA and NRA each requested authorisation to enable their tenant members who have been adversely affected by the COVID‑19 pandemic to collectively negotiate with landlords regarding the support to be provided to tenants by landlords. 

This authorisation has now been approved by the ACCC. If you are in need of support in this situation contact the ARA on 1300 368 041 to discuss your options.

Could be you forgot to renew your LPOG membership, so check that you did remember to note your membership reference if you made a direct deposit. We have several renewals each year that just have LPOG Renewal as the reference, and we are trying to identify that a bit quicker this year. Especially for those that have also paid their Public Liability Insurance in that payment.

UPDATE FOR MELBOURNE AND SOME VICTORIAN RETAIL OUTLETS: AP have just been advised that the 2/3rds staffing rule will impact DC and sorting facilities, so that will mean PO Box mail will be delayed into Melb LPOs, and probably further down the line to most Victorian outlets tomorrow morning.

A notice is just about to be loaded up on POP for LPOs in Victoria trading in the lockdown stage 4 area/state to authorise you and your employees to travel to and from work. 

Read the info provided and print off the work permit form for each staff member and Licensees. These work permits will have to be with you when travelling for work purposes.

Stay safe everyone and hopefully it will not be necessary for the rest of the states to use these permits, if we are lucky.

A message from Christine

Once again Licensees have the opportunity to voice their opinions, or raise their concerns, regarding the future direction of the business that we are so heavily invested in. Over the past 10 years, as part of the retail arm of Australia Post, we have been forced to adjust our business model to meet the changing needs of our communities. It is now the time for the delivery side of the business to look to meeting the changing needs of our customers.