The Energy Breakthrough will return from Wednesday 19 November – Sunday 23 November 2025 in Maryborough, Victoria.

Entries will open in March 2025 for:

  • Robotics – Sphero Global Challenge
  • Pushcarts
  • Human Powered Vehicles – TRYathlon (Primary / Secondary)
  • Human Powered Vehicles – Primary
  • Human Powered Vehicles – Secondary
  • Energy Efficient Vehicles (Pedal + Electric and Electric Vehicles)

Stay tuned for further announcements about our Junkyard Challenge and Test N Tune Days.

2025 Energy Breakthrough proposed entry fees:

  • Human Powered Vehicles (Primary): $800.00 per entry.
  • Human Powered Vehicles (Secondary): $800.00 per entry.
  • Human Powered Vehicles (Tryathlon): $800.00 per entry.
  • Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEVs): $700.00 per entry.
  • Pushcarts: $440.00 per entry.
  • Junkyard Challenge: $80.00 per entry.
  • Robotics: Entry fees to be confirmed with the Sphero Global Challenge.

All entry fees include GST.

The entry fee for our HPV categories (Primary, Secondary and TRYathlon) in 2025 will be the equivalent of $100.00 per student for a team of eight.

The entry fee for our Pushcart category in 2025 will be the equivalent of $55.00 per student for a team of eight or $44.00 for a team of ten.