The Bureau of Meteorology will continue to provide high quality weather and related forecasts to the Australian community as its highest priority. Associated with this there will be a number of on-going and new activities, including:

• establishment of the Australian Tsunami Warning System in collaboration with Emergency Management Australia and Geoscience Australia;
• operational introduction of new Doppler radar facilities in Adelaide and Brisbane and associated services;
• implementation of the Bureau's enhanced field office replacement program, commencing with Willis Island;
• the commissioning of new equipment including radars, automatic weather stations, and wind profilers;
• involvement in the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) with CSIRO, the Australian Greenhouse Office and scientists from other institutions; and
• introduction of a new payroll and human resource management system.