Community
7 August, 2026
Special farewell event for June and Jane
PREVIOUS staff members from the Camperdown Post Office reunited to celebrate June Gungl and Jane Hately’s retirement.
Mrs Gungl and Ms Hately recent;y announced they would be stepping into retirement.
A celebration was held last Friday, which marked Ms Gungl’s last day.
The celebration saw a number of customers dropping by to say their farewells as well as delivering many bouquets of flowers to the duo.
Mrs Gungl said the celebration was “very overwhelming” as she had hoped to have a quiet retirement.
“Thank you to everyone for the flowers, cards and gifts,” she said.
“There were bouquets of flowers coming in for most of the day.
“It was just lovely to see the community’s reaction, saying they were going to miss me and wishing me a happy retirement.
“Thank you to the Camperdown community for all the support.
“I’m looking forward to being retired and taking it easy now.”
The celebration saw previous staff members of the Camperdown Post Office reunite to celebrate with a morning tea, with Mrs Gungl and Ms Hately sharing memories from their time working.
Ms Hately described the day as a “very emotional and overwhelming” day of reminiscing.
“It was great to be with all those people who have been part of my journey from when I started to where I am today,” she said.
“We had people from all over who came, so it was a special day.
“Some of them, like George Johnson and Graham Sharp, were from 37 years ago.
“George was my first boss, so it was great to see him.
“I’m going to miss the customers once I retire.”
Mrs Gungl said she was pleased to be able to reconnect with those she worked with when she started in 1984.
“There was George Johnson, the first postmaster from when I first started there, and Graham Sharp, who was there when I first started back in 1984 – it was lovely to see them there,” she said.
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