Brisbane’s heritage-listed General Post Office is going to market for the first time since it was purpose-built for the colonial Australian Postal Corporation in 1872.

While ownership would remain with the modern-day Australia Post, the government-owned corporation will seek expressions of interest for a 99-year lease for the landmark Queen Street building.

Australia Post chief financial officer Michael Bradburn said a post office would remain at the site.

Brisbane’s GPO is going on the market for the very first time. Credit: Cameron Atfield

However, its physical location within the building would form part of negotiations for a leaseback to Australia Post.

“The Brisbane GPO is a landmark building, however, the post office only occupies a very small part of the full site,” Bradbur

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