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A decade of transformation at Cranbourne West Primary School
Way back in 2013, Cranbourne West Primary School decided to get involved in the Energy Breakthrough for the very first time. With just an old vehicle, and very little community awareness and support, one team travelled to Maryborough, where they got their first taste of a program that now sees students come back, well after their primary school days are over. Fast forward ten years, and Cranbourne West Primary School is now a mainstay of the Energy Breakthrough, with three teams set to hit the track this month!
WATCH: Three of the best videos to get you excited about the Energy Breakthrough
Wanting a go-to source of the best Energy Breakthrough videos to share with friends, family, students, parents (or even principals?). Look no further as we share three hero videos that - at a total runtime of about 10 minutes - are guaranteed to get your excitement levels up for the EB.
B-Alternative leads charge to make Energy Breakthrough more environmentally friendly than ever!
We're working with B-Alternative again this year to help make the Energy Breakthrough as environmentally friendly as possible. Watch this short video, co-produced with students from Highview College, explains what the B-Alternative team have planned. Whilst as an organisation, we're working hard with B-Alternative to make the Energy Breakthrough the greenest year yet - we can't do it without you, the schools! So we want to know, what is your school doing to reduce waste and be environmentally conscious in the lead up, and at the Energy Breakthrough?
2023 Team Schedules Released
The Energy Breakthrough team have finalised the schedules for Display & Presentation, Design & Construction and Scrutineering for over 100 schools that will be travelling to Maryborough to participate in the Energy Breakthrough (EB). View your school’s schedule now at: https://schedule.eb.org.au/
Tidiest campsite competition returns!
We're bringing back the tidiest campsite competition this year, motivating campers to keep their spaces spick and span. We'll celebrate and reward the cleanest campsite and team with a free waste audit for their school (valued at $1700)!
Teacher and Principal Event Site Tours – Expressions of Interest (2023)
Calling for expressions of interest from School Teachers or Principals to attend a guided Event Site Tour, hosted by Country Education Partnership's Chief Executive, Mark McLay on Friday 24 November 2023.
Team Manager Update: Event Manual Released
Our 2023 Energy Breakthrough Event Manual provides all the key details and links to the information school's need for this year’s Energy Breakthrough event in Maryborough.
From Energy Breakthrough to the Formula One: Oscar Piastri’s journey from HPV’s to F1s
Oscar Piastri, Formula One Driver with the McLaren Formula 1 team, has become a household name over the last few years, making his full time debut in 2023 and scoring his first F1 podium in Japan this year. But Piastri didn’t make his racing debut on the Formula One track, in fact, it was right here in Maryborough, when he competed in the 2013 Energy Breakthrough for Haileybury College.
Epsom Primary School preparing for the 2023 Energy Breakthrough
With the countdown on for the 2023 Energy Breakthrough, we know our teams are working hard to finalise their trikes and pushcarts, perfect their racing lines, and get race ready. We caught up with the team from Epsom Primary School at a recent training session to see how they’re tracking for the event.
Pit Requests, Camping Details and Mobile Cool Room Applications close at 9am Monday 9 October
Welcome to Term 4 ... or as we like [...]
Top ten tips for your video Display & Presentation
In 2022, we introduced a new way for students to showcase their work in preparing for the Energy Breakthrough - by allowing students in the puscharts and secondary HPV events to submit their Display and Presentation virtually by video. We received some incredible submissions from our teams last year, so we’ve decided to do it again! Check out our Top ten tips for your virtual Display and Presentation.
Webinars coming this July: Robotics, Junkyard Challenge, Pushcarts and TRYathlon
We have four Webinars upcoming this July: Robotics, Junkyard Challenge, Pushcarts and TRYathlon on July 17, 18, 19 and 24. View the eb.org.au website to find out more.
EB event tenders now open for response
As part of the Energy Breakthrough initiative, the Central Goldfields Shire Council is seeking responses to tenders for a wide range of EB contracts.
2023 Program Update Unveiled
Over 60 Team Managers joined us for a Webinar on Thursday 8th June to receive an important 2023 Program Update. A recording and summary of the exciting new changes are now available online here!
2023 Program Update Webinar | 8 June 2023
The Energy Breakthrough Education Team invite all interested Team Managers to join us for a Webinar on Thursday 8th June to receive an important 2023 Program Update. If you have a team entered in this year’s event, we strongly encourage you to block out the time to attend. A recording will be made available afterwards.
Applications to enter roar in on day one of our entry period
Applications to enter the 2023 Energy Breakthrough have roared in from across the state on day one of our entry period. The day was highlighted by a number of new schools, rural schools and a strong home-town representation from Maryborough schools, too.
Entries for the 2023 Energy Breakthrough open today!
Entries for the 2023 Energy Breakthrough open today!
2023 School Handbooks now live, key messages for the year ahead
Our Schools Handbooks for the 2023 Energy Breakthrough (EB) is now live in the Team Managers' Hub page on our website. Please note that there are two Parts: A and Part B and they should be ready in conjunction with the specific ‘Handbook’ for each category. Entries for all categories will now open at 12noon on Monday 20th March 2023. Within this update is some key points for 2023 that we wish to highlight.
Register for Test N Tune Day in Bendigo – 10 March 2023
To support schools kick-off 2023 on the right foot, the Country Education Partnership is hosting a 'Test'N'Tune Day in Bendigo on Friday 10 March for all Energy Breakthrough HPV and EEVs teams. Sign-up your school today and enjoy some 'seat time', meet other teachers and students and enjoy a free BBQ!
Welcome to 2023! Entries, dates and new Team Manager Hub
Welcome to 2023! We hope that the buzz of being back at school and into the swing of things. We wanted to share a quick update for schools about this year's Energy Breakthrough program including categories of entry, entry open and closing dates and our new Team Manager Hub.