Andrew Willcox (Dawson, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Sovereign Capability) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to highlight a major issue, the BOM website—a source of serial frustration for regional Queenslanders. The Bureau of Meteorology's new site is failing the very people who rely on it the most: farmers, weather forecasters, transport operators and everyday Queenslanders. Constituents tell me it's confusing, clunky and hard to navigate. One farmer said, 'You may as well have a blank page.'

With cyclone season looming, every second counts. It's time the bureau stops clouding the facts and delivers what people really need. Accessing the radar, forecasts and warnings should be simple, quick and reliable, not a treasure hunt through a maze of menus. This is about safety, livelihoods and common sense. A modern design is worthless if it comes at the expense of function. We cannot have a bureau site that looks flashy but leaves families and farmers in the dark. It's time to put practicality before aesthetics.

I have formally written to the Minister for the Environment and Water urging immediate improvements. Either reinstate the previous layout or fix the current one, because Queenslanders need confidence, clarity and control when checking the weather. At the end of the day, it's not just a website; it's the difference between being prepared and being caught in a storm.

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