Grawin — a town without its own postcode

Grawin locals Leanne Allen and Jenny Turvey want a dedicated postcode for Grawin. Photo contributed

The Grawin community is pushing for its own postcode as it faces ongoing mail issues and seeks to establish a distinct identity.

The Grawin shop doubles as the local post office and manager, Lynette Hardwick says there are constant issues with mail getting misdirected.

“I have the Australia Post contract in Grawin,” Ms Hardwick said. “We just have so much drama out here with our mail it’s ridiculous.

“I meet the contractor down the road and pick up the mail, bring it back to the shop and sort it, then I also deliver over to Sheepyards and Glengarry.

“If people have parcels, they bring in their card to collect it, but so much goes missing because we have the same post code as Walgett and Cumborah and other towns.

“If we had our own postcode, and Grawin was recognised, it would make things a lot simpler.

“When new people come to town, they come into the shop and ask what address they need to put on their licence, but we don’t have street addresses or anything like that out here so it’s not easy.”

Ms Hardwick said the small opal mining community was growing and more people with families were choosing to live permanently.

Having an individual postcode for the region would simplify many things, not to mention give the town a real sense of identity.

At the October Walgett Shire Council meeting, petitions were presented to council by Grawin residents. The petitions requested action on water security and road maintenance.

Ms Hardwick said that when the community initially came together to discuss the petitions, the postcode issue came up in conversation.

“When we had our meeting, some of the people that are born and bred in Grawin said they thought Grawin did have its own postcode years ago and then we were put together with Cumborah. But we don’t live in Cumborah, we live in the Grawin Opal Fields,” Ms Hardwick said. […]

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