By Vanessa Chircop
HOBSONS Bay City Council received a petition with 73 signatures from Brooklyn residents wishing to have their postcode changed from 3012 to 3025.
The suburb crosses into Hobsons Bay and Brimbank with the 3012 postcode also incorporating sections of Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray.
Australia Post changed the Brooklyn postcode to 3012 in 1997 and despite supporting residents in their plight to have the decision reversed, many councillors were not convinced Australia Post could be influenced.
Cr Michael Raffoul said some Brooklyn residents were forced to travel to Tottenham to pick up their post.
“It’s very inconvenient they have to go that far when they can just go to Altona Gate,” he said.
Cr Raffoul said in 2002 correspondence with Australia Post they said they would not reverse their operational decision “based on outside influences”.
“Hopefully we can persuade Australia Post to revisit the request based on this petition … hopefully they (residents) can walk across to Altona Gate rather than drive to Tottenham or Kingsville.”
Cr John Hogg said he wished the petitioners well.
“They’re (Australia Post) always watching their bottom line but it never hurts to agitate – you never know what will happen.”
