Chris Crewther (Dunkley, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Dunkley is a growing hotspot for innovation in business. Frankston Foundry, The Garden and The Loft are all innovation co-working hubs in Frankston, which hosts many entrepreneurs and growing businesses. Last month was the national launch party for Passel, and on the same night of the launch Channel 7 News published their story.

Passel is a crowd-sourced delivery platform like Uber Eats but for parcels. Drivers don't work shifts or need to compete for driver loyalty against delivery apps. First, you sign up and have your details verified. Passel then alerts you through the app when you are in the vicinity of a store that has a delivery needed. If you accept, you have three hours to make the delivery and are rewarded in the form of either cash or a gift card. Fairfax's The Weekly Review said that Parcel is 'changing the way you get your online shopping'.

The sharing economy is a space of massive growth in Australia. I'm very proud that my constituents are playing an active role in it. It is great to see such passion and innovation in Dunkley. We're proud to see the inventiveness of our community put into practice and developed into commercial successes. I encourage all my colleagues and anyone interested in the opportunities that Passel provides to check out their website at passel.com.au and also the great work of the many businesses at the three innovation co-working hubs that I mentioned: Frankston Foundry, The Garden and The Loft.