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Media release: Recruiting kicks off for annual power apprentice program

Recruitment for one of Victoria’s most sought-after apprenticeships has opened and applicants looking for a ‘high voltage’ career like no other are being encouraged to apply.

2021 Media releases

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

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