Services and trading hours may be affected by public holidays. Please see below for more details. For the most current service updates during these times, please visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

Retail trading

  • National public holidays
    Our Post Offices are generally closed. Selected Post Offices may be open on some public holidays. This may include some larger outlets in major metropolitan locations or large shopping centres.
  • State, regional or local public holidays
    Some Post Offices may be open depending on the nature of the public holiday and local arrangements.

Please check local newspapers and in your local Post Offices for notices of upcoming public holiday closures or changes to trading hours.

Delivery operations

  • National public holidays 
    No mail or parcel deliveries will take place, including Express Post items.
  • State, regional or local public holidays
    No local mail or parcel deliveries will take place, including Express Post items, during state, regional or local public holidays.

The next guaranteed day of delivery for Express Post items posted before closing time on the business day before a public holiday will be the next business day after a public holiday. This applies for all items sent to and from locations within the national, state and Saturday Delivery Express Post networks.

Please allow for additional delivery time if you're sending time-sensitive material around the time of national, state, regional or local public holidays.

National public holidays

Our national public holidays are New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

State, regional and local public holidays

Public holidays other than those listed above under national public holidays can vary in each state or territory. This includes holidays such as Labour Day and Queen's Birthday.

See the Australian Government website for a handy reference of public holidays in each state and territory.