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A protest rally will be held outside the Kingaroy Post Office this Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 4, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

A community protest against Australia’s Post decision to close the Kingaroy Street Post Office business counter has been organised for this Friday (February 8).<\/p>\n

The peaceful rally will be held from 11:00am in Mulcahy Place (the small park beside the post office) and on the adjacent footpath.<\/p>\n

Organisers have stressed the aim of the rally is not to intimidate local Australia Post staff but rather to emphasise the depth of feeling against the decision in the community.<\/p>\n

“Make noise, bring placards!”, local businesswoman Janelle Frohloff suggested.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann spoke to Australia Post Area Manager Geoff Hyland today and expressed his disappointment over the Australia Post decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said that although he won’t be at the rally – he will be at a South Burnett Disaster Management Group debriefing – he would ensure the South Burnett Regional Council was represented.<\/p>\n

Cr Kratzmann said Mr Hyland had explained that the proposal was for a dedicated business counter at the Shoppingworld premises from 2:30pm to 4:30pm on weekdays.<\/p>\n

Australia Post was also considering some special delivery options for bigger businesses.<\/p>\n

“Most people would understand if Australia Post wanted to merge the two services into one bigger premises,” Cr Kratzmann said.<\/p>\n

“But until they can give the people of Kingaroy a suitable post office, there shouldn’t be any change.<\/p>\n

“The closure will cause other problems. The impost that it will put on the Shoppingworld shop will create a bigger dilemma than they have now.<\/p>\n

“The services Australia Post provide at Shoppingworld are fine but from a business perspective, we need the one in Kingaroy Street, too.”<\/p>\n

An Australia Post spokesperson, based in Victoria, told southburnett.com.au<\/strong>\u00a0Australia Post “doesn’t take these decisions lightly”. She said the decision was made after considering the best interests of customers.<\/p>\n

She admitted she had never been to Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

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