Dubbo Grove Post Office is opening six days a week with the extended retail hours until December 21.

It comes as Australia Post reveals the city is contributing to record volumes of parcels delivered across the country.

“Dubbo residents are avid online shoppers, with purchases rising 23.9 per cent last year compared with 2016,” an Australia Post spokesman said.

Australia Post post office network general manager David McNamara said extended trading hours would give customers more choice and convenience as they sent and received their Christmas gifts in time for the big day.

“We know Christmas is a really busy time of the year so we are giving our customers greater flexibility to come in and send all their presents, or pick them up, when it best suits them,” Mr McNamara said.

“With the online shopping boom continuing, we’re delivering record volumes and we want to make sure our customers have convenient access to our products and services to help them get ready for the big day.

“Last year we delivered 37 million parcels in December and we’re expecting to exceed that number this year, so it’s all hands on deck at Dubbo Grove Post Office.”

Mr McNamara said Australians had shopped up a storm this year, with parcels growing 10 per cent domestically.

Earlier this month, Australia Post announced a record number of additional workers – close to 3000 – ahead of the busy Christmas period.

Dubbo online shoppers had become “big buyers of fashion, with purchases rising 36.1 per cent”, a spokesman said.

“Women’s fashion is particularly popular,” he said.

“They also really love buying health and beauty products, with purchases up 27.3 per cent.

“Dubbo residents also enjoy shopping from online variety stores such as Kogan, Catch and Target, with purchases rising 34.7 per cent.”

Dubbo Grove Post Office in Boundary Road will open from 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 12pm Saturday.

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