Australia Post Group has announced it will build a new A$500m (US$324m) parcel facility in South Australia, its largest ever investment in the region.
The new facility, set to open in 2028 at the former Holden site in Elizabeth, is designed to meet demand across the state for the next 20 years.
The 83,000m2 facility will be the first fully combined Australia Post and StarTrack unit and the largest in the network. Equipped with advanced sortation technology, it will have capacity to process up to 400,000 parcels per day – double that of the Adelaide Airport Parcel Facility.
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 e-commerce 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 modernize our network, improve efficiency and maintain our role as Australia’s trusted delivery partner, for consumers and businesses alike.”
Pelligra Group will develop the Adelaide Parcel Facility. Chairman Ross Pelligra commented, “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 implement advanced on-road sustainability technology.
In related news, Australia Post opened a multimillion-dollar parcel facility in Queensland