Old Post Office to get new vision

EXTENDED opening hours, an internet cafe and Buderim business listings are among ideas to put the Old Post Office back on the map for residents and tourists.

The committee that manages the facility has come up with ways to make the space more attractive, usable and inviting for the Buderim community.

Convenor Derek Fenwick is determined to see the Old Post Office eventually known to locals as the Buderim Community Information Centre, as a central information hub for the area.

"Only 70% of people living in Buderim have stepped foot in the Old Post Office," he said.

"We want to make it more attractive for people to come in and check what's available.

"The community raised the money to buy it, so you'd might as well get your money's worth and use it.

"It has been set up for the community and I want the community to take advantage of that."

The Old Post Office committee, made up of 55 volunteers, unanimously voted on reinstating longer opening hours at its last meeting.

Mr Fenwick said the first few months would be tough filling volunteer shifts, but he hoped residents would come forward to help.

He said other ideas, like business listings and installing an internet cafe, had been discussed to make the facility more usable.

"I'd like to get a list of businesses in Buderim - the banks, the restaurants and the real estate agents - so people know what's available in Buderim," he said.

"Having it as an information hub for locals would be ideal.

"We had the idea of having an internet cafe in there.

"These are the sorts of things we're looking at so that we can get locals in."

Mr Fenwick said the committee wanted to connect with other community groups to offer the space for meetings and functions.

If you would like to volunteer at the Old Post Office, visit the centre at 4 Burnett St, Buderim, open 10am-2pm daily.

From May 1, the facility will be open 9.30am-3.30pm, Monday to Sunday.

OLD POST OFFICE

  • Purchased from Telstra by the Buderim War Memorial Community Association as a community information centre in 1998.
  • The building was renovated and restored by volunteers.
  • It was opened for the community in 2003.
  • It sells Buderim postcards and a variety of local publications.
  • It doesn't sell stamps.


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