Australia Post Annual Report 2005/06

	We helped to take the arts to rural and regional Australia through our sponsorship of OzOpera, which performed in 22 towns in three states.
	We contributed to the development of young Australians’ literacy and numeracy skills through our continued involvement in National Literacy and Numeracy Week, our free educational resources for schools and our sponsorship of Phiggles the Flying Scientist.
	We recognised 24 of our people with the Australia Post Community Champion Award.
	We continued our commitment to community health with our sponsorship of research into a variety of medical conditions, including melanoma, cystic fibrosis, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer.
	We completed a formal strategy for the conservation and management of our heritage properties.
	Our workforce raised more than $200,000 from Be Seen in Red and Green Day and $70,000 from the Walk to Cure Diabetes.
	Approximately 150,000 people visited exhibitions at the Post Master Gallery in Melbourne and many more saw our philatelic exhibitions at regional galleries.