New compact calendar set to trigger flood of interest

A compact version of the Australian Weather Calendar will be available for the first time with the publication of the 2011 edition later this year. The new small format, A4-size calendar, along with the traditional large format, will feature 13 inspiring photographs of Australian skies and landscapes. Both publications will be available by mail-order and over-the-counter at bureau offices.

Another initiative to be introduced for the first time this year will be 'flat-pack and courier'. Multiple copies of the traditional, large calendar will be available by mail-order, packed flat in one carton and delivered via a courier service. See below for more details.

Calendar sales will begin on Wednesday 3 November 2010 and will end on Christmas Eve. Online mail-order sales will again be available, however the calendar will not be sold over-the-counter in Sydney due to a renovation of the bureau office.

Format

Cover	Monthly photographs

The weather calendar is a full-colour, spiral-bound wall calendar. It is available in the traditional large (A2) format, and the new compact, small (A4) format.

Each month features ...

• Main picture A large photograph featuring clouds, thunderstorms, lightning, rainbows, tornadoes or other events with a meteorological theme. There is also information about the pictured weather event, plus details about the photographer. The pictures are most often donated for use in the weather calendar and remain the property of the photographer. To inquire about the sale or re-use of the individual photos, please contact the relevant photographer.
• Climate statistics A table of average weather conditions for that month for 12 Australian cities and towns. The table includes elements such as average minimum and maximum temperatures, average rainfall and average wind speed. For more information about each of the 12 sites, and the period of weather records used to calculate the averages, click here.
• Month-to-a-page calendar Each calendar month has large squares for each day and lists public holidays, daylight saving, moon phases, solstices and equinoxes. Each week starts on a Monday, placing Saturday and Sunday side-by-side to the right of the calendar, allowing weekend activities to be more easily recorded. The bureau is mindful that for many people the calendar is used to record many household and school activities and is valued for its utility.
• Theme Water Information The calendar contains information and photographs related to the Bureau of Meteorology's new role: to measure, analyse and forecast Australia's fresh water resources. Some water information, such as flood forecasts and dam levels, is already on the bureau website, and more is expected in future.

Mail order sales ... not available until November

Mail-order sales will be conducted by Publicis Loyalty Pty Ltd, on behalf of the Bureau of Meteorology. Sales begin on Wednesday 3 November (registered customers can buy a little earlier) and end on Christmas Eve, while stocks last. All calendars will be dispatched from Melbourne, Australia. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars.

Mail-order prices ... to be advised

Traditional, large calendar (one only) in postal tube

• Melbourne metro    $00.00 (incl GST)
• Rest of Australia    $00.00 (incl GST)
• New Zealand          $00.00 (ex GST)
• Asia-Pacific*          $00.00 (ex GST)
• Rest of the World   $00.00 (ex GST)

• Melbourne metro     $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (incl GST)
• Rest of Victoria       $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (incl GST)
• Rest of Australia     $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (incl GST)
• New Zealand           $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (ex GST)
• Asia-Pacific*           $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (ex GST)
• Rest of the World    $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00   $00.00 (ex GST)

• Australia                $15.00 (incl GST)
• New Zealand          $00.00 (ex GST)
• Asia-Pacific*          $00.00 (ex GST)
• Rest of the World   $00.00 (ex GST)

Note: Asia-Pacific* includes India, Japan and China.

Mail-order methods of payment

• Cheque or money order, in Australian dollars, payable to Publicis Loyalty Pty Ltd
• Visa, Mastercard, Diners or AMEX
  (credit cards statements will list Calendar Sales Loyalty Millers Point as the vendor).

How to mail order

• Online:       www.calendarsales.com.au
• Telephone: 1300 798 789 (between 9am and 5pm eastern summer time, Monday to Friday)
• Fax:          1300 732 173
• Post:         Weather calendar sales
                   Publicis Loyalty Pty Ltd
                   Locked Bag 12999
                   A'Beckett Street P.O.
                   MELBOURNE VIC 8006
                   Australia
• Print an order form to fax or post ... not available until November

Mail-order packaging & dispatch

• Traditional calendar in postal tube Single copies of the large calendar are rolled and inserted into 60mm postal tubes and sealed with end caps. Those with Australian addresses are sent via Australia Post's parcel service, while those with international addresses are lodged with Quantium Solutions (formerly Spring Global Mail), flown to the country and delivered through the national postal service.
• Traditional calendars in flat pack Multiple copies of the large calendar are packed flat in a box - one, two, three five, seven, 10, 15 or 20 calendars per box. This option has the potential to reduce damage due to handling, offers cost savings with the larger packs (compared with calendars in tubes), and minimal extra costs with smaller packs. Those consignments with an Australian address are lodged with Australia Post's courier service, which barcodes the boxes and enables them to be tracked and traced if not delivered. Those with an international address are lodged with Quantium Solutions.
• Compact calendar in Jiffy bag Single copies of the new small (A4) calendar are packed in sturdy Jiffy bags (Rigi Bag #4). Those with Australian addresses are dispatched via Australia Post's standard letter service, while those with international addresses are lodged with Quantium Solutions.

Mail-order delivery

• Australian deliveries Australia Post states that it can deliver items about one to five business days after the item is lodged. However, in our experieince, calendars can be delivered up to four weeks after lodgement due to the busy Christmas-New Year period.
  It also advises that items are generally delivered between 8am and 5pm. If the delivery will not fit into a letterbox and no one is home, the driver will usually return the parcel to the local Australia Post outlet and leave a card in the letterbox notifying the location of the outlet.
  Australia Post also has a policy of Safe Drop parcel delivery. If the item will not fit into a letterbox and no one is home, the driver can leave it in a safe location around the home, such as under a carport, veranda or porch, behind a plant pot, or behind a flyscreen door. The parcel must not be visible from the street or susceptible to damage from rain, for instance. A safe drop notification card will be left in the letterbox indicating where the calendar has been dropped.
  More information: Australia Post: Regular Parcel Delivery
  Postal Industry Ombudsman, March 2010: Australia Post 'Safe Drop' program: Review of the First Year
• International deliveries Quantium Solutions' delivery time to New Zealand is six to eight days; to Asia is seven to 10 days; and to the Rest of the World is seven to 17 days. The quoted delivery times are indicative only and are based on average transit times in working days, excluding the collection day. Deliveries can take up to six weeks, in our experieince.

Counter sales ... not available until November

Counter sales are conducted only at selected Bureau of Meteorology offices. Sales begin on Wednesday 3 November and end on Christmas Eve, while stocks last. All prices quoted are Australian dollars, GST inclusive.

Counter sales prices

• Traditional large calendar
  $14.00 each
  $15.00 each pre-packed in a postal tube (available only at some bureau offices)
• New small calendar
  $12.00 each
  $12.50 each pre-packed in a Jiffy bag (available only at some bureau offices)

Counter sales methods of payment

• Cash
• Cheque or money order, in Australian dollars, payable to The Collector of Public Monies.
• Most capital city offices accept Visa, Mastercard or AMEX credit cards, but do not accept debit cards. Please consult your nearest bureau office before setting out. Credit card statements will list the Bureau of Meteorology as the vendor.
• EFTPOS not available.

Counter sales outlets

VICTORIA

• Melbourne: Level 6, 700 Collins Street, Docklands. tel: (03) 9669 4653
  (look for the "Medibank" sign on top of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Building)
• Mildura: Met office, Mildura airport. tel: (03) 5023 3404

• Sydney: 16th floor, 300 Elizabeth Street. tel: (02) 9296 1555 ... Closed for 2011 calendar sales ...
  (opposite the Elizabeth Street entrance to Central Station)
• Cobar: Met office, Louth Road. tel: (02) 6836 2149
• Coffs Harbour: Met office, Coffs Harbour airport. tel: (02) 6652 3485
• Lord Howe Island: Met office, Lord Howe Island. tel: (02) 6563 2083
• Moree: Met office, Blueberry Road. tel: (02) 6752 1655
• Norfolk Island: Met office, Norfolk Island. tel: 0011 672 322 079
• Wagga Wagga: Met office, Wagga Wagga airport. tel: (02) 6921 3185
• Williamtown: Field Office, RAAF Base, Williamtown. tel: (02) 4964 6501

• Casuarina (Darwin): Floor 3, The Met Building, 13 Scaturchio Street. tel: (08) 8920 3819
• Alice Springs: Met office, Alice Springs airport. tel: (08) 8952 1943

• Brisbane: Level 21, 69 Ann Street. tel: (07) 3239 8799
• Charleville: Met office, Charleville airport. tel: (07) 4654 1033
• Longreach: Met office, Longreach airport. tel: (07) 4658 1783
• North Mackay: Met office, Mt Bassett, North Mackay. tel: (07) 4955 1355
• Mt Isa: Met office, Mt Isa airport. tel: (07) 4743 3382
• Rockhampton: Met office, Canoona Road, Rockhampton airport. tel: (07) 4922 3597

• Kent Town: 25 College Road. 8.30am to 4.15pm. tel: (08) 8366 2600
• Ceduna: Met office, Ceduna airport. tel: (08) 8625 2048
• Mt Gambier: Met office, Mt Gambier airport. tel: (08) 8725 5533
• Woomera: Met office, Woomera. tel: (08) 8673 7271

• Hobart: 5th floor, 111 Macquarie Street. 11am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday
  tel: (03) 6221 2043, e-mail calendars@postoffice.tas.bom.gov.au
• Launceston: 6 Cornwall Sq Transit Centre, cnr St John and Cimitiere sts. tel: (03) 6331 7116
  8:30am to 1pm, Monday to Friday
• Smithton: Cape Grim BAPS, 159 Nelson Street. tel: (03) 6452 1629

• West Perth: 5th floor, 1100 Hay Street. tel: (08) 9263 2222
• Albany: Met office, Albany airport. tel: (08) 9842 2616
• Broome: Met office, Broome airport. tel: (08) 9192 1211
• Carnarvon: Met office, Carnarvon airport. tel: (08) 9941 1321
• Geraldton: Met office, Geraldton airport. tel: (08) 9923 3671
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder: Met office, Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport. tel: (08) 9093 2500
• Port Hedland: Met office, Port Hedland airport. tel: (08) 9140 1440

More information

In its 25th year

The weather calendar has been produced each year since 1985 by the bureau and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society as a not-for-profit publication. About 50,000 copies are sold each year, while 10,000 complimentary calendars are sent to volunteer and cooperative weather observers, heads of emergency services, Australian Missions overseas, and other national meteorological services around the world.
Browse through past calendars ...
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2009 2010 2011

Photo competition

The photographic competition for the 2012 Australian Weather Calendar will begin on 1 July 2010 and will close on 1 April 2011. For more information click here.

Feedback

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