road intersection. Accretions such as signage, pavements, ramped access and lighting are minor, and have not diminished the overall integrity of this building. Internally, changes are minimal especially in the public space which still retains its original ceiling. Visually it remains a Federation building. One fireplace remains but is bricked in. The chimney remains in place. The original rendered walls with expressed dado moulding and some picture rails are still in situ. The current post office fit-outs include modern shelving systems, furnishings and fit-out that tend to obscure the original fixtures, windows and doors. The former telephone exchange, a freestanding structure beside the post office, was converted to mail contractors space. The additions of the private box area, toilets and lunch space, probably occurred during the 1980s. Heritage listing Macksville Post Office was listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011 having satisfied the following criteria. Criterion A: Processes Macksville Post Office, constructed in 1917, is of historical significance as one of the first two New South Wales post offices, along with Botany Post Office, designed by Commonwealth architects. Although extended and modified, the building still presents as a 1917-era structure. The free-standing timber-clad telephone exchange is extant, although in poor condition and no longer used for its original function. References Bibliography Savills, APPD Property Valuation Report, June 2005 B O'Keefe, M Pearson, Australian Heritage Commission: Initial Inventory of Federation Places, c. 2000, p. 5. Attribution Commonwealth Heritage List places in New South Wales Macksville, New South Wales Post office buildings in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the Australian Heritage Database