Weekend delivery services will now be available in the lead-up to Christmas as the holiday rush begins, with last postage dates also announced .

Australia Post has reintroduced temporary deliveries over both Saturday’s and Sunday’s until Christmas to help with the increased volume of packages over the festive season.

The weekend delivery service will be available in all metro capitals and select regional cities and towns, offering “added flexibility for customers and helping ensure timely arrival of parcels”.

Australia Post Executive General Manager Gary Starr said the additional services will help with a “spike in parcel volumes”.

Starr said AusPost has “brought on thousands of additional team members and expanded our delivery options — including more self-service parcel lockers

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