Election communications

Delivery Options

Standard - Articles delivered within 15 business days of booking.

Premium - Articles delivered within 7 business days of booking.

First Campaign Week (for federal elections only).
 

The most cost-effective size is:

• maximum size Small (for example DL flyer)
• dimensions 130 x 240mm
• thickness 5mm
• maximum weight 50g.

Large sizes and other weights are also available.
 

Areas that can be targeted include:

• federal electorates
• state electorates
• local government areas (LGAs)
• suburbs
• postcodes
• geographic areas by postal round using Campaign Targeter.

Bookings

All customers need to complete a booking form (PDF 108kB).

Standard bookings:

• Book at least 10 business days before the delivery week. Bookings close Mondays at 5pm³.
• Send completed form to ums@auspost.com.au.

Premium bookings:

• Book at least three business days before the delivery week. Bookings close Wednesdays at 5pm.
• Send completed form to premiumums@auspost.com.au

Frequent senders of Unaddressed Mail can book directly through UM Online. You can book instantly and keep track of your bookings. You’ll need to register first by sending a completed form to ums@auspost.com.au.

Pricing

Contact your Account Manager for government and candidate contract rates.

Preparing your mail

• Bundle your flyers following the instructions in the 'Unaddressed Mail preparation advice' document provided by the Unaddressed Mail (UM) team with your booking confirmation.
• Order mail trays from your lodgement facility (allow three days for delivery).
• The UM team will email labels to you or if you are booking using UM Online, you can download your own labels.

Lodging your mail

Standard bookings

Lodge articles before midday:

• for other state delivery – seven business days prior to the Monday of the nominated delivery week.
• for same state delivery – five business days prior to the Monday of the nominated delivery week.

Delivery is between Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

Premium bookings

Lodge articles before midday on the business day before the nominated delivery week, usually a Friday.

Delivery is between Monday and Friday, excluding public holidays.

Premium bookings may be accepted where the nominated lodgement or delivery week includes a public holiday – additional fees and charges apply, please refer to the website.

Paperwork to include:

• Booking Confirmation Advice
• Unaddressed Mail Preparation Advice
• Unaddressed Mail Booking Form
• A mail sample (unsealed if enveloped)

Additional information

• Read our step-by-step Unaddressed Mail guide (PDF 2.6MB)
• Learn more about Unaddressed Mail on our website
• See our Unaddressed Mail Service Guide (PDF 1.7MB)
• Register for our Campaign Targeter tool to map your campaigns.
• Register to book Unaddressed Mail online (PDF 43kB)

Have questions? Contact your Account Manager or call Unaddressed Mail Customer Services on 1300 223 571.

Electoral candidates and political parties can save on postage when sending bulk volumes of addressed promotional mail up to eight weeks prior to a government election or referendum, with the option for Priority delivery. 

Articles must be promotional in nature. The mail piece needs to provide political or campaign information, or member, party or policy information, intended to win favour of constituents. The information can include how to vote information or polling locations when it is incorporated within the letter or pre-populated with candidate selection, e.g. Vote 1 Mary Smith. 
 

For Small articles only:

• minimum size 88 x 138mm
• maximum size 130 x 240mm
• thickness 5mm
• maximum weight 125g.

For large sizes and other weights, use Promo Post (conditions apply).

Sending volume

Minimum of 4,000 barcoded and sorted articles per lodgement.

Delivery Options

Regular – our standard option, delivered within 3-7 business days.

Priority – our faster delivery option, delivered up to 2-3 days faster.

Getting started

• Apply for PreSort Letters service (PDF 61kB).
• Take your completed application form to the mail centre or business centre where you’ll make your lodgements.

Preparing your mail

• Letters need to have a barcode printed above the address for our sorting machines to read.
• You can organise barcoding through a mail house or do it yourself in-house. You can buy software from these providers.
• Learn how to barcode your mail.
• Order mail trays from your lodgement facility (allow three days).
• Sort letters in trays by postcode using the Barcode Sort Plan (BSP).
• Tray labels need to correspond with the BSP. Order these from your lodgement facility and allow two weeks for delivery.

Detailed instructions can be found in the PreSort Letters service guide (PDF 1.5MB).

Lodging your mail

Lodge on any business day before 4pm.

For Priority lodgements greater than 100,000 articles, advise your Account Manager at least three business days prior to lodgement to ensure timely delivery.

Paperwork to include:

• A copy of the Election Promo Post Lodgement form (PDF 92kB).
• If paying by account, you’ll need to lodge at the lodgement facility nominated when applying to use the PreSort Letters service.

Pricing

See our Fact Sheet (PDF 114kB) for pricing information.

Additional information

• Election Promo Post fact sheet (PDF 114kB)
• PreSort Letters Service guide (PDF 1.5MB)
• Election Promo Post Lodgement Form (PDF 92kB)
• Tray labels fact sheet (PDF 91kB)
• Promo Post webpage

Have questions? Speak with your Account Manager. You can also email us at electionpromopost@auspost.com.au or call 13 11 18.

Deliver machine addressed mail items which are barcoded and sorted.

The most cost-effective size is:

• maximum size Small (e.g. DL flyer)
• dimensions 130 x 240mm
• thickness 5mm
• maximum weight 125g.

Larger sizes and other weights are also available.

Sending volume

Minimum of 300 machine addressed, barcoded and sorted items per lodgement.

Delivery options

Regular – our standard option, delivered within 3-7 business days.

Priority – our faster delivery option, delivered up to 2-3 days faster.

Getting started

• You'll need to apply for PreSort Letters service (PDF 61kB) the first time you use it. Take your completed form to your approved lodgement facility⁴.

Preparing your mail

• Letters need to have a barcode printed above the address for our sorting machines to read.
• You can organise barcoding through a mail house or do it yourself in-house. You can buy software from these providers.
• Order mail trays from your lodgement facility (allow three days).
• Sort letters in trays by postcode using the Barcode Sort Plan (BSP).
• Tray labels need to correspond with the BSP. Order these from your lodgement facility and allow two weeks for delivery.

Detailed instructions can be found in the PreSort Letters Service guide (PDF 1.5MB) or learn more about the barcoding process.

Lodging your mail

Lodge on any business day before 4pm at your approved lodgement facility (as nominated when you applied to use the service).

Include a copy of the PreSort Lodgement document (PDF 98kB).

Pricing

See our PreSort Letters page for pricing information.

If you’re a Member of Parliament, a PO Box may already be set up for your office location. Check with the Department of Finance to see if this applies.

Available sizes:

• Small
• Medium
• Large
• Jumbo
• Locked Bag

Sizes available will depend on your location.

How to arrange

• Complete an application form (PDF 3.5MB) and email to your Account Manager.
• Once a PO Box is set up, it can be linked to your Reply Paid product. Email your PO Box details to the Reply Paid team to link these two products.

Pricing

See our PO Boxes page to learn more about pricing.