
To acknowledge Traditional Custodians, include the Traditional Place name below your name, but above your street address.Īt Australia Post, we have a long and proud history of promoting and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and implementing measures that contribute to a lasting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. When receiving itemsĪs a recipient you’re welcome to include a Traditional Place name when providing your delivery address, either online or in person. When addressing a parcel or letter, place the Traditional Place name after the recipient’s name, but before the street address, suburb or town. To ensure that the item will be delivered correctly we recommend that the Traditional Place name is included below your name or company name, but above the street address. When sending items you can include a Traditional Place name in either the address you’re sending from, or in the recipient’s address. To find Traditional Place names, check AIATSIS, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Councils, or Cultural Centres in your local area. To acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land your item is being delivered on, you can include those place names in the address field. Use pre-printed envelopes with the 4 postcode squares if you're addressing by hand, and print the destination postcode clearly in those squares. Put your address in the top left corner, or on the back flap of the envelopeįor machine-addressed envelopes, we recommend using clear readable type such as Courier 12 point or 10 pitch.

Include a return address so we can return the letter if it can't be delivered.Always place the address information on the front of the letter and not on the side where you seal the. When you want to write an envelope for a letter, there are two vital details you must include: the receivers address and your address as the sender. Print clearly using dark ink preferably black on white. The format of the letter envelope is easy to follow.Use the correct postcode (you can use our find a postcode tool to do this).For international mail, the country name should be in capitals on the bottom line.This line should be printed in capitals without punctuation or underlining, with the postcode put last The last line should contain the place name or post office of delivery, state or territory abbreviation and postcode.

