Amazon begins construction for its first sort centre in Australia

Construction has begun for Amazon Australia’s first dedicated sort centre at Goodman Group’s new Amaroo Business Park in Cragieburn, Melbourne.

Set to open this year, the new sort centre is Amazon’s fifth operations site in Melbourne and will assist the company in improving delivery speed for customers in Victoria and around the country.

Amazon sort centres are where already-picked-and-packed customer orders are sorted by final destination and then consolidated and shipped to last mile sites for delivery to customers.

“We chose Melbourne as the home of our first Australian fulfilment centre in 2017 and have continued to invest significantly in Victoria, providing employment for hundreds of Melbournians and improving delivery promises for our customers,” said Craig Fuller, Director of Operations at Amazon Australia.

“Opening our first sort centre in Melbourne signifies further our commitment to the state,” Fuller said.

The operations site will create around 200 local jobs ranging from entry level positions that will sort customer orders to specialist roles, including human resources, workplace health and safety to team leader positions.

The 15,600 square metre sort centre, described as nearly the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground oval, has generated over 700 construction jobs.

“We know the past few years have been tough for Melbournians and we’re grateful to have had the opportunity to support our Victorian customers by helping them get the items they need delivered to their homes and supporting thousands of small and medium sized Australian businesses in reaching their customers more efficiently,” he said.

Amazon said that the location for the sort centre is well positioned for workers in Melbourne’s north and for the transportation and delivery of customer orders.

“Continued investments by international companies like Amazon sends strong signals that Victoria is open for business and is strategic location to invest, expand to drive for more jobs and economic opportunity,” said Tim Pallas, Treasurer of Victoria.

The Craigieburn Sort Centre will be supporting the company’s existing fulfilment and logistics network in Victoria, which includes fulfilment centres in Dandenong South and Ravenhall, and Amazon logistics sites in Tullamarine and Mulgrave.

“We are helping grow jobs in one of Melbourne’s fastest growing regions to improve regional prosperity and ensure more local families can find quality work options close to home,” said Ros Spence, Member for Yuroke.

Source: Amazon Australia