Australia Post Group will make its biggest ever investment in South Australia, with the announcement of an almost half-a-billion-dollar Parcel Facility.
The new facility has been designed to service and support deliveries across the entire state for the next 20 years and will allow Australia Post to test and learn as it plans its future operations and national network footprint.
Opening in 2028 at the former Holden site in Elizabeth, the 83,000 sqm will be the first fully combined Australia Post and StarTrack facility and the largest in the network. Built with world leading sortation technology and innovation, it will have the capability to process up to 400,000 parcels per day, doubling the current capacity at Adelaide Airport Parcel Facility, which means faster deliveries for customers.
Australia Post Group CEO and Managing Director Paul Graham said the Adelaide Parcel Facility will streamline parcel processing and customer experience for South Australians, ensuring maximum efficiency delivered in a sustainable way, for decades to come.
"South Australia continues to experience year-on-year eCommerce growth, with 80% of residents shopping online in the past year. This new parcel facility will help us meet that growing demand over the next two decades and deliver to customers' doors faster than ever before."
"As online shopping habits evolve, it's critical that Australia Post invests in infrastructure that gives us a competitive advantage. This parcel facility will be the largest in the country and the blueprint for our most technically advanced facilities going forward. It forms part of our long-term strategy to modernise our network, improve efficiency and maintain our role as Australia's trusted delivery partner, for consumers and businesses alike," Mr Graham said.
Pelligra Group will develop the Adelaide Parcel Facility, with Chairman Ross Pelligra highlighting "This project will provide a broad range of benefits to South Australia, and we're excited to be a part of that. We're proud that Australia Post selected us to help them breathe new life and activity into a site with significant industrial heritage and help transform it into a state-of-the-art facility focused on keeping South Australians connected."
The facility will target a 5-star Green Star rating and feature advanced on-road sustainability technology.
