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Medical & educational remote area parcel service

If you are sending medical or educational supplies to remote areas we offer a reduced-cost delivery service.

The recipient or the sender as well as the parcel will need to meet set criteria to be eligible for the reduced postage fees.

Parcels must be 5kg or under to qualify for the reduced costs.

How does it work?

  • Check the eligibility criteria against the criteria below
  • Ensure the delivery or return address clearly indicates your eligibility
  • When presenting your parcel at your nearest Australia Post retail outlet, please advise us that you wish to use the remote area parcel service.

Eligible medical parcels

  • Prescription medicine
  • Non-prescription pharmacy medicines
  • Other medical products specified by a registered medical practitioner.

Parcels must be posted by or to one of the following:

  • a registered medical practitioner
  • a practising ophthalmologist, optometrist, optician
  • a dentist
  • a retailer or wholesaler of medicines and medical supplies.

Dietary supplements, alternative, complementary or herbal remedies, vitamins, veterinary supplies and nappies are excluded from this service.

All existing Terms and Conditions for sending parcels with Australia Post still apply when sending medical supplies including size and weight limitations as well as Dangerous Goods restrictions.

Eligible educational parcels

Education materials eligible for this service include written, printed or electronic media related to recognised courses of study administered by a certified educational institution.

Parcels must be posted by or to an educational institution or private tutor.

Stationery, educational toys, office supplies or books are excluded unless specifically related to a course of study.

Eligible postcodes

To be eligible for the remote area parcel delivery services the parcels must be posted to or from one of the following postcodes:

  • 0822, 0837, 0845-852, 0854-0899
  • 2361, 2386-2388, 2396, 2400, 2405-2407, 2410, 2551, 2672, 2675, 2711, 2715, 2824-2825, 2828-2829, 2831-2840, 2873, 2877-2880, 2898-2899
  •  3396. 3419, 3424, 3485, 3500, 3506, 3509, 3512, 3889-3892
  • 4025, 4183, 4385, 4406, 4416-4420, 4422-4423, 4425-4428, 4454-4498, 4627, 4702, 4705, 4707, 4709, 4718-4736, 4739, 4741-4746, 4756-4800, 4802-4805, 4807, 4816, 4820-4830, 4854, 4871, 4890-4891
  • 5220-5223, 5267-5268, 5275, 5302, 5304, 5341, 5432, 5434, 5440, 5575-5577, 5582-5583, 5602-5607, 5630-5690, 5710-5734
  • 6161, 6262, 6328, 6335-6348, 6353-6367, 6369, 6372-6375, 6386, 6398, 6415, 6418, 6420-6427, 6429-6430, 6434-6441, 6443, 6445-6450, 6468, 6472-6479, 6484-6485, 6488, 6490, 6514-6519, 6522, 6532-6537, 6603-6799
  • 7109, 7140, 7186, 7190, 7215, 7255-7257, 7264, 7330, 7467-7470

Need more information?

If you want more information or require help accessing the remote areas parcel delivery service, please contact us.

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