In sentencing Magistrate Young said he had no cases to use in comparison because the state had never experienced mail theft to this extent.ĭickason was sentenced to 12 months' jail, suspended for two years, because she had no criminal record.Ī spokesperson said Australia Post was committed to delivering mail as safely and securely as possible.įollowing an investigation, the spokesperson said, Dickason was no longer driving for the service. In his closing statement Mr Dworcan said jail was the only suitable penalty because her actions affected not only thousands of Capel residents, but also Australia Post and the thousands of organisations, including government departments, whose letters were never received. The state prosecutor, Sean Dworcan, said Dickason not only damaged the trust of her community but had also 'deceived her mother and sister' who employed her. She was also taking care of six children. 'You were entrusted by the community to deliver their mail and you failed to do that,' Magistrate Young said.ĭickason's defence lawyer, Ian Macfarlane, said that she had been going through a breakup involving domestic violence and drugs at the time the offences were committed. Tell us your location and find more local ABC News and information.With the release of our sister brand, by WILLA, we’ve entered a new era of excitement. Through the vast Postie network, lifelong friendships endure and the lives of literally thousands of women have been enhanced. He told her she had damaged the trust of the entire Capel community. Our personal triumphs and success stories are enduring themes that make up Postie’s proud Australian fashion story. Half of the items were discovered buried in the Tuart Forest National Park by a Capel resident who was walking in the area at the time.ĭickason wept as Magistrate Young told her the evidence against her proved beyond reasonable doubt that she was responsible for the theft. An annoyed resident has shared an image about the actions of his postie, and it has sparked huge debate. In total, 3,700 items of mail were found in various houses Dickason lived in. Finance Work At Work Australia Post at centre of heated debate over muddy tyre marks. ( ABC News: Xavier La Canna) Mail found buried in forest “We continue to extensively consult with the union on issues and challenges Covid-19 has presented, which includes daily and weekly meetings with the National Secretary and the State Secretaries as we progress with our Enterprise Bargaining Agreement discussions.The woman was a postal worker in Capel. We have many more delivery rounds than we do posties and we are confident given early expressions of interest, a large portion of our workforce will want to transition to the growth area of the business. “Union claims as many as one in four postie jobs will be impacted are false. “These temporary changes will allow our business to keep pace with the way Australians are currently shopping, doing business, and connecting with each other. “In May 2020, our letter volumes were down around 36 per cent on the previous year, with the average Australian household receiving the equivalent of 1 letter every second day.

“The shift to online retail has dramatically increased during COVID, meaning that many Australian consumers and small businesses now rely on Australia Post to get their product to their customers as their main channel of business. We will still require posties to deliver letters. Holgate continued, “The temporary changes to letter delivery will only happen in metro areas and allow us to redeploy some of our posties to where their help is needed most in parcel processing and delivery. We are not forcing 2,000 of our valued posties into redundancies,” Ms Holgate said. “Unfortunately there has been a range of false claims made about the temporary changes to our regulations.

These services include daily parcel and Express Post delivery, daily letter delivery in rural and regional Australia and all PO Boxes, which is critical to support small businesses. “The temporary changes have been requested to enable Australia Post to continue to offer important community services and remain sustainable while managing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia Post – no postie will lose their jobĭismissing the idea that the pandemic induced changes to its business practices will cause job cuts, Australia Post has called on the country’s Members of Parliament to support its planned change programme.ĬEO, Christine Holgate said “Australia Post has confirmed no postie will be forced to accept a redundancy as part of the temporary changes to the postal service in response to COVID-19.

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