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700 Collins Street

The Bureau of Meteorology relocated its Head Office and Victoria Regional Office to 700 Collins Street Docklands in August 2004.

The new Australian Bureau of Meteorology building, located on the western fringe of Melbourne's central business district, includes a purpose-built supercomputer facility, the National Meteorological Library, Research Centre, Training Centre and work place for more than 800 scientists, engineers, IT and management support specialists, meteorological students and administration staff.

Moving into the Docklands area has given the Bureau access to more robust and extensive external communications infrastructure than was possible in the previous location. The relocation will ensure that our national and state headquarters are appropriately equipped to continue to provide the best meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic services to meet our statutory and mission goals and objectives. The purpose built internal communications infrastructure has been designed to be flexible in anticipation of likely technological innovations.

The building was officially commissioned at an opening celebration on 8th June 2006. Public access is now available.

The postal addresses and main switchboard numbers (shown below) have not changed:

Head Office
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne 3001
(03) 9669 4000

Victoria Regional Office
GPO Box 1636
Melbourne 3001
(03) 9669 4000

The new street address is 700 Collins Street, Docklands - just over Spencer Street (as per the street map below)

Most of our direct telephone and fax numbers also remain the same. If you have any difficulty calling a particular telephone number, please call (03) 9669 4000 during business hours for assistance.

The Melways reference is 32nd ed. map 2E, J6,7

Access, for deliveries, is via Aurora Lane. Trucks are required to enter Aurora Lane at its southern end, via Wurundjeri Way.

The Receipt/Despatch team operates from Level 5, directly behind the Reception Desk on the north east side of the foyer. Deliveries requiring access to the Loading Bay/Goods Lifts should contact the Receipt/Despatch team on tel: 9669 4320; or 9669 4326