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  • CitiPower Proudly Supports Melbourne Open House
    04 July 2008

    On 20 July, Melbournians will be given a rare opportunity to look inside and celebrate some of Melbourne's most intriguing architectural sites. CitiPower is a proud supporter of the inaugural Melbourne Open House, shining a light on our city's treasures.

  • Calling on New Recruits to Get Set Up
    02 July 2008

    Applications are now open for our 2009 Apprenticeship and Traineeship intake. Successful candidates can earn an industry qualification and enjoy great rewards, working for a strong and stable employer in an industry that's essential to all our lives.

  • Major Storm Front Could Affect Power Supplies
    25 June 2008

    Given the severity of today's weather forecast, CitiPower and Powercor will be escalating a whole of business response, invoking resource, communications and operational plans to restore supply outages safely and quickly, and keep customers well informed.

  • 2007 CitiPower and Powercor Annual Report
    06 May 2008

    Our fifth CitiPower and Powercor Annual Report has recently been released - the report explains our role in the state's electricity industry, highlights our accomplishments from the 2007 calendar year, and outlines our business objectives and strategies.

  • Powercor Proudly Supports the Fun4Kids Festival
    01 May 2008

    Powercor is thrilled to be on board as a supporter of Australia's best children's festival, Fun4Kids. The festival is eight days of seriously good fun on the Great Ocean Road from Sunday 29th June to Sunday 6th July.

  • Improving Communities Through Health and Safety
    18 April 2008

    Our regional depots have donated almost $80,000 to Victorian charities since 2000 through our Health and Safety LTI scheme. Locations are rewarded for zero lost time injury milestones, and those monies are reinvested into the communities where we operate.

  • CitiPower and Powercor Thank Customers for Their Patience
    03 April 2008

    Significant progress has been made restoring power supplies to CitiPower and Powercor customers after Wednesday's damaging winds. Several hundred customers remain off supply, while crews work to resolve smaller single premises faults.

  • Look Up and Live Near Overhead Powerlines
    31 March 2008

    Powercor has teamed up with the State's electricity safety regulator, Energy Safe Victoria, to help prevent serious injury or death resulting from trucks hitting powerlines during the forthcoming season when bulk deliveries are made to farms.

  • Report Faulty Streetlights Online
    20 March 2008

    CitiPower and Powercor are responsible for maintaining most types of streetlights within our network areas. We attend to faulty streetlights as soon as practicable when reported by customers, or immediately when detected as part of our regular patrols.

  • Business Notches Up a Century for Apprenticeships
    07 February 2008

    CitiPower and Powercor's long term commitment to addressing the skilled labour shortage and building a sustainable workforce has reached a significant milestone with more than 100 apprentices and trainees on the business's books for the very first time.

  • Latest Techtalk Newsletter Released
    01 February 2008

    The newest edition of our popular trade publication, "Techtalk" is now available. The newsletter provides updates on developments in the electricity industry and helpful information for contractors and suppliers who work on our electricity networks.

  • Extreme Weather and Power Supplies
    10 January 2008

    CitiPower and Powercor is committed to taking all reasonable steps to meet peak electricity demand this summer and has invested millions of dollars in preparing its electricity networks for extreme weather conditions.

  • Remember Electrical Safety Over the Holidays
    17 December 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor is urging customers to identify and eliminate electrical safety risks, both around the home and in the community this festive season.

  • 2008 Network Performance Targets Released
    14 December 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor works with the Essential Services Commision to deliver ongoing improvements to our almost 1 million network customers. We've recently released our supply reliability targets for 2008.

  • New Website Launched for Civil Contractors
    27 November 2007

    All five Victorian Electricity Distributors have developed an industry website, outlining installation requirements for Civil Contractors.

  • ESC Backs Security of Supply Project
    15 November 2007

    A significant CitiPower network project to deliver a higher level of security to the power supply in Melbourne's Central Business District has received in principal endorsement from the Essential Services Commission.

  • Mystery Melbourne Prize Winners Announced
    14 November 2007

    CitiPower would like to thank all the entrants of last month's CitiPower Mystery Melbourne contest. Five lucky winners were randomly selected to win a prize.

  • Regulator Acknowledges Strong Performance
    26 October 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor have delivered strong performance across a range of measures according to the comparative report on the state's five electricity distributors, released by Victoria's independent energy regulator.

  • New Look Website - User Feedback Welcome
    19 October 2007

    Our new website has brought together the CitiPower and Powercor network brands on a new platform that's easier to navigate and simpler to use.

  • Energising Business, Locally
    19 October 2007

    Spreading business skills and knowledge is one of the keys to economic prosperity in any community. We regard business award programs as one of the best ways to share business know-how more broadly within regional communities.

  • Latest Sustainability Report Available Online
    15 October 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor are committed to providing the clearest and most accurate information in the key areas of sustainability ‑ stakeholder engagement, corporate governance and economic, environment and social performance.

  • Charters Awarded Best in Victoria
    14 October 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor have been recognised for their efforts in customer service, picking up a major award and a commendation at the recent Customer Service Institute of Australia (CSIA) Victorian Service Excellence Awards.

  • 2006 Annual Report
    16 May 2007

    Our third Annual Report showcases our objectives, strategies and performance results over the 2006 calendar year.

  • Metering Technology Trials - Select Customers
    02 February 2007

    As a prelude to the roll out of Advanced Interval Metering scheduled to start in 2008, trials are being conducted across Victoria to identify the best available communications technologies.

  • Updated Tariff Strategy Reports
    10 January 2007

    CitiPower and Powercor have prepared updated Tariff Strategy Reports that outline their overarching tariff strategies for 2006-10.