The project plan, risk register, communications plan, and project schedule for the new website update that was released in October 2025

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The released document is the Bureau of Meteorology's communications and engagement approach for its new website, which was released in October 2025, with a revision history running from June 2023 to November 2023. It sets out the communications principles, audiences (internal teams, customers, and stakeholders and partners such as elected officials and emergency agencies), objectives, core messages, a risk table and an evaluation approach. It is supported by three tactical documents: a key message framework, activity schedules and an issues management plan. The redevelopment is part of the ROBUST program, which the document says is needed because the site evolved over 30 years without significant investment in security or resilience. The site receives over 2.6 billion page views a year. The phased rollout runs from internal private beta through external private beta to public beta at beta.bom.gov.au, with severe weather warnings still directed to the current site. Identified communications risks include strong negative public reaction driven by users' sense of ownership. No costs or budget figures are included in the excerpt.