When Melissa Watt first moved into the Woodlea housing development in west Melbourne five years ago, there were a few show homes around and not much else.
Now, Woodlea is fast becoming a "mini-city" in the suburbs with 14,500 residents calling the area home and the local population expected to swell past 20,000.
There's an upgraded train station, parks, cafes, a new shopping centre, a child care centre and a doctor's surgery. A high school is under construction.Woodlea resident Melissa Watts, pictured left, with her daughter Belle. Residents in the new Melbourne development area are hoping a post box will be installed soon.
But Watt and other locals say there's one small - but essential - item that appears to have been overlooked in the $2 billion development, which sprawls across the suburb of Aintree and north into Bonnie Brook.Watt told 9news.com.au they were unsure why Australia Post was yet to install one of its red mail receptacles in the neighbourhood - but the oversight was frustrating.two weeks ago calling on Australia Post to install a post box within the development."It's ridiculous.
Australia Post was also looking at the option to install "self-service parcel lockers" in Woodlea, the spokesperson said.This number is down from about 16,000 a decade ago in 2012-2013, data from Australia Post's annual reports show.recorded a $200 million lossLetter volumes have declined 7.8 per cent on the previous financial year, with Australian households now receiving on average 2.2 addressed letters each week, down from 8.5 in 2008, the postal service said.