Media centre

This media centre is updated immediately as our news is announced. Information and links to photos, videos, audio and other resources are noted when available to support each media release. These are updated immediately as our news is announced. For anything further, please contact our media information line: (03) 9683 4342. This service is available 24×7 and provides access for further comments or updated details. Please note that in a network emergency, such as a major power outage, information is also updated via our social media channels.

latest Tue 21 Dec, 2021

Media release: New power safety trial kicks off in the Macedon Ranges

New technology which adds an additional layer of bushfire protection to the powerline network is being trialled in the Macedon Ranges.Electricity distributor Powercor has installed a pilot device near Woodend to test the technology called SWER Broken Conductor, which aims...

2021 Media releases

Fri 17 Dec, 2021Media release: Powercor to deliver western Victorian customers a stronger and safer power network

Mon 13 Dec, 2021Media release: Powercor gets head-start on 2022 vegetation inspection flights

Wed 01 Dec, 2021Media release: Mammoth network investment no replacement for being prepared

Tue 30 Nov, 2021Powercor’s response to Energy Safe Victoria court case

We welcome yesterday’s decision by Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) to

Tue 23 Nov, 2021Media release: Major upgrade supports more rooftop solar for Melbourne’s inner suburbs

Solar customers in Melbourne’s inner suburbs can now share more

Wed 17 Nov, 2021Network safety always a priority

Thu 04 Nov, 2021Media release: Canteen Grants help cricket clubs get back on their feet

Sat 30 Oct, 20219.45am Update: Power outages across Victoria’s northern and western region

Fri 29 Oct, 20214pm Update: Power outages across Victoria’s northern and western region

Fri 29 Oct, 2021Update – Power outages in across Victoria’s west and Melbourne’s inner suburbs

Fri 15 Oct, 2021Media release: Powercor takes action to improve power reliability near Ballarat

Detailed patrols of the power network located north east of

Wed 29 Sep, 2021Media release: Mildura bushfire safety technology tested ahead of summer

Wed 22 Sep, 2021Media release: Powercor drone trials take off across central and western Victoria

Tue 21 Sep, 2021Media release: Recruiting kicks off for annual power apprentice program

Recruitment for one of Victoria’s most sought-after apprenticeships has opened

Tue 07 Sep, 2021Media release: Major upgrade for Geelong and Surf Coast electricity grid

Wed 01 Sep, 2021Media release: Major power upgrade delivers boost for solar customers

Some of Victoria’s leading rooftop solar areas can now share

Mon 23 Aug, 2021Media release: New battery to help Tarneit share the sun

A community battery to support the growth of rooftop solar

Mon 23 Aug, 2021Media release: Scouting future community battery sites across Central and Western Victoria

CitiPower and Powercor will explore opportunities to locate community batteries

Sun 22 Aug, 2021Media release: Drones inspect Central Victorian power network

Powercor is continuing to test new drone technology to inspect

Tue 03 Aug, 2021Media release: Powercor helicopters using lasers to scan northern Victorian powerlines

Wed 21 Jul, 2021Update: Critical works to continue through lockdown

We understand many of our customers are working or studying

Tue 06 Jul, 2021Media Release: Drone inspections for Ballarat power network

Powercor has used the Ballarat region as a testbed for

Tue 06 Jul, 2021Media Release: Stawell bushfire safety technology passes first test

Stress-testing of the power network has taken place this week

Fri 18 Jun, 2021Media Release: Bushfire technology helping communities here and abroad

As electricity distributor Powercor commences the final stage of a

Tue 15 Jun, 2021Media Release: Customers back on supply in north central Victoria

Power has now been restored to customers within the Powercor

Sun 13 Jun, 202113 June update: Power outages across Victoria’s northern and western regions

Major reconstruction of the power network in the Woodend, Trentham,

Fri 11 Jun, 202111 June update: Power outages across Victoria’s northern and western regions

Powercor crews are continuing to rebuild parts of the electricity

Thu 10 Jun, 202110 June update: Power outages across Victoria’s northern and western region

Powercor crews have restored power to more than 70,000 homes

Wed 09 Jun, 2021Media Release: Victorians urged to prepare for power outages ahead of extreme weather

Householders are being urged to prepare for potential power outages

Fri 28 May, 2021Update: Critical works to continue through lockdown

We’ve had some questions about why we are continuing to

Tue 25 May, 2021Media Release: Major upgrades for Portland’s electricity network

A major upgrade to powerlines in Portland aimed at maintaining

Mon 17 May, 2021Media Release: Powercor proposes faster, simpler renewable energy connections

More renewable energy projects would be connected faster, helping provide

Mon 17 May, 2021Media Release: Electrical scholarships help mum’s career move

At 34, single mum Kasey Smith isn’t afraid to try

Wed 12 May, 2021Media Release: Even more power upgrades to reduce fire risk for Bendigo region

Powercor has installed new technology to further reduce the fire

Wed 12 May, 2021Media Release: New upgrades to reduce fire risk in Geelong region

Powercor has installed new technology to further reduce the fire

Thu 06 May, 2021Media Release: More rooftop solar, batteries and EVs under ‘Future Networks’ program

A major program supporting customers to maximise their rooftop solar

Fri 30 Apr, 2021Media Release: Lower costs, continued reliability, solar exports and batteries a focus of CitiPower’s five-year plan

Fri 30 Apr, 2021Media Release: Lower costs, continued reliability, solar exports and bushfire safety a focus of Powercor’s five-year plan

Wed 28 Apr, 2021Media Release: Powercor lineys ride to Cairns for a cause

What started out as a dream of adventure for two

Tue 13 Apr, 2021Media Release: Powercor helicopters scanning powerlines in Macedon Ranges

Helicopters will be flying over parts of the Macedon Ranges

Tue 30 Mar, 2021Media Release: Works ramp up to deliver Stawell bushfire safety device

Powercor has begun conducting significant upgrades to Stawell’s electricity network

Tue 30 Mar, 2021Media Release: Safety upgrades for Mildura electricity network

Work has started on an advanced bushfire safety device being

Tue 30 Mar, 2021Media Release: Power works help restore Warrnambool shop facades

Warrnambool City Council and Powercor have joined forces to help

Wed 17 Mar, 2021Media Release: Powercor upgrades Geelong public lighting

One of the largest street light upgrade programs in Victoria

Wed 10 Mar, 2021Media Release: Works begin to deliver Hamilton bushfire safety device

The final stage of one of the largest bushfire mitigation

Tue 09 Mar, 2021Media Release: Aboriginal artwork brings electrical boxes to life

Three metal boxes used to house electricity infrastructure beneath the

Thu 04 Mar, 2021Media Release – 50,000 solar customers set to benefit from power upgrades in Western Victoria

Rooftop solar systems supporting an estimated 50,000 homes in western

Fri 26 Feb, 2021Media Release – Powercor tests new bushfire safety device in Terang

Testing will take place next week on cutting edge technology

Fri 26 Feb, 2021Media Release – Not a Hollywood film: Powercor crews call in the ‘Spider’

Anyone hiking in the hills behind Wye River’s picturesque coastline

Thu 25 Feb, 2021Media Release – Donald and Tarnagulla residents invited to have their say on the new energy future

Donald and Tarnagulla residents have the opportunity to take part

Tue 09 Feb, 2021Media Release – New power apprentices selected from record applications

Ten new recruits have donned the safety gear for the

Thu 28 Jan, 2021Media Release: Powercor to test new South-West bushfire safety device

Installation of bushfire safety technology to protect key parts of

Wed 27 Jan, 2021Media Release: CitiPower and Yarra Energy Foundation pursue Victorian First “SOLAR SPONGE” community battery network

Victorian electricity distributor, CitiPower, and the Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF)

Tue 12 Jan, 2021Media Release: Clubs benefit from boosted investment in CitiPower Canteen Grants

The number of clubs and the value of grants issued

Mon 04 Jan, 2021Media Release: Powercor lineys help save wildlife in 37-degree scorcher

Powercor crews helped rescue a koala and swamp wallaby within

Media release archive

question mark icon

Looking for something else in
Media and resources

Explore another page

Fact sheets and other resources