The 2024 Schools Event Manual provides teams with all of the finer details and links to the information you need for this year’s event. Congratulations for making it this far!

The successful running of the event depends on teams reading all of the relevant information and passing the relevant details on to all of your team members, other Team Managers at your school, parents and support staff.

Please assist us by forwarding this Event Manual on to your school community.

Summary of Key Program Changes for 2024

  • Condensed the Pushcart Program into a one-day program on Thursday.
  • Partnered our Robotics Program with the Sphero Global Challenge. This new activity will take place in the nearby Maryborough Pipe Band Hall on Friday.
  • Cancelled the Junkyard Challenge.
  • Made changes to the TRYathlon Schedule

VENUE ACCESS REMINDERS:

  • To allow for a safe set-up, the Event Site is CLOSED to schools until 1pm on Tuesday 19th
  • An important reminder that there will be NO VEHICLE ACCESS to the camping areas inside Track 1, including Jubilee Oval and the Tennis Bay campgrounds, during the Practice and Trial sessions.
    Please refer to the Track Access details within this Event Manual for full details.

EVENT MANUAL CONTENTS

  • Team Manager Checklist
  • Safety And Insurance
  • Child Safety Policy
  • Review Your Team Schedules
  • Car And Bus Parking Policy
  • Medical & First Aid Advice
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Extreme Weather (Heat / Rain / Thunderstorm) Policies
  • Camping Information
  • Camping Requirements
  • Camping Checklist
  • Pit Areas
  • Camping Area & Pit Area – Set-Up / Pack-Down Times
  • Participant License
  • Marshal Training And Marshal Rosters
  • At Event Check-In & Eb Admin Hub
  • Prizes And Special Awards
  • Overal Event Schedule

If you have any questions about this year’s event, please feel free to contact our team via enquiries@eb.org.au or the contacts listed on our website ‘Contact’ page: https://www.eb.org.au/contact/

Thank you for your dedication and participation – and we really are looking forward to seeing you at Maryborough.

Best of luck,

Nigel Preston

Education Team Leader
Energy Breakthrough

CONTACT DURING THE EVENT
During the event, please contact us via
Event Operations Centre (EOC): 1300 561 854
Please direct all written enquiries to enquiries@eb.org.au