Reports of mail theft

The Bays Community Group has had reports of mail theft in Phegans Bay.

Group president Ms Cathy Gleeson urged Bays residents to remain vigilant with their mail and to report any suspected mail theft immediately to Australia Post.

Ms Gleeson also listed advice from Australia Post on how to minimise the risk of having mail stolen.

This included: securing mailboxes with a lock and regularly collecting mail from it, rather than letting mail pile up.

The shredding of any personal or financial mail was also advised.

Australia Post also recommended having a trusted person collect your mail should you be unable to do so or to arrange a mail hold with Australia Post if you will be away from your mailing address for an extended period of time.

When changing your address, Australia Post suggested notifying important organisations such as banks immediately to ensure sensitive mail is redirected to the new address as soon as possible.

Source:

Newsletter, 17 Jul 2017

Cathy Gleeson, The Bays Bulletin