At Australia Post we are proud of our longstanding association with the Australian Local Government Association and are pleased to be sponsoring the 2006 National General Assembly of Local Government.
Australia Post’s network of Licensed Post Offices (LPOs) plays a central role in the social and commercial fabric of their local community. Many are family concerns that are often operated by licensees who are ratepayers in the community.
Just over half of all LPOs are located with other businesses providing local employment opportunities. In more isolated areas the LPO may also be the sole provider of agency banking services.
Through the Postbillpay service Australia Post provides Councils with close to 4,000 retail outlets as payment collection points, including nearly 2,000 in rural areas. Payments can also be made by phone on 13 18 16 or on the Internet at postbillpay.com.au.
More than 80 per cent of rate notices can be paid at Australia Post, and other types of bills, such as animal registrations, infringements and debtors, are increasingly collected via Postbillpay.
Billmanager is another example of how Post serves your community. Billmanager allows ratepayers to break large bills into smaller monthly or fortnightly payments. This means ratepayers can budget more easily and are less reliant on credit cards – avoiding debt. For Councils it means receiving payments in advance and offering a cost effective payment card service.
At this year’s National General Assembly of Local Government, Australia Post will present innovative solutions that enable Councils to collect payments for invoices prepared in house using eLetter Solutions easy to use desktop software and electronically transferred to eLetter Solutions for printing, folding and lodgement into the mail.
For more information you can contact Soren Ohrtmann at Australia Post on (03) 9299 4852.
* Copy supplied by Australia Post
