Articles tagged: Powercor
Crews powering on with Otway works
Multiple Powercor crews have teamed up to repair powerlines near Gellibrand in one of the network’s most “remote and challenging areas”.
Recruitment drive powered for new trainees
Opportunities for bright sparks in Colac are part of an electrical distributor’s big recruitment drive.
Crash impacts power
Police have interviewed a Colac district man following a motor vehicle crash at Cororooke.
Drones flying high to repair powerline
Cutting-edge flying technology has helped Powercor restore power in Deans Marsh with a new powerline.
Broken crossarm fault for outages
A broken electrical crossarm is responsible for Colac experiencing three separate power outages in recent days.
Power outage impacts city
Powercor crews said the cause of an outage that left parts of Colac without power for multiple hours yesterday was unknown.
Crews respond to power outages across district
Powercor crews rolled out drones, generators, emergency power supplies and even coffee and tea across the Colac district - the hardest hit communities in the state this week.
Colac Otway Shire Council plants trees under lines
Powercor will request Colac Otway Shire Council relocates trees inappropriately planted directly under Birregurra powerlines.
Power network blitz prepares Otways for season
A maintenance blitz by Colac and district Powercor crews is preparing the Otways electricity network heading into summer.
Powercor praise for pair
A Colac Powercor apprentice and his mentor have won major awards for their outstanding work in the electrical industry.
Storms cut power
Colac Powercor crews have responded to a broken cross arm of a power pole in Colac’s Hesse Street after storms hit the state.
Empowering move for lineys
Two Colac apprentice line workers have joined Powercor as part of the company’s annual recruitment program.
Grass fire starts at Alvie electricity pole
A fire underneath a power pole at Alvie this week was likely due to a fault in power infrastructure.
Preparing for power outages
Powercor is encouraging customers to prepare for the impacts of extreme weather affecting power supplies this summer.
Our hidden system of power networks
“Everyone takes it for granted, but no one wants to hear how it works.”
Chopper views powerlines
Helicopters criss-crossed the sky over Colac early this week to check up on the region’s powerlines.
Power pole replacement work
Colac residents could notice a buzz of activity across the district’s power pole network, with crews set to replace more than 40 poles in the area across the next two months.
Air support for powerline work
Powercor has used helicopters to help install new powerlines in inaccessible parts of the Otways.
V-Line train disruption
Colac train commuters faced heavy disruptions this week after a power outage at the state’s main operations centre.
Fire solution taken to America
Bushfire technology pioneered in Colac is attracting attention overseas, with California trialling the technology.
Power bills down following report
Colac and district residents and businesses will likely see reduced electricity bills from July under a new five-year distribution plan.
Outage spread across region
Thousands of Colac and district residents were briefly without power on the weekend after parts of trees fell on powerlines during blustery weather.
Strange sight in the hills
A giant robotic “Spider” has been scaling the hills behind Wye River as part of Powercor’s work to support the introduction of NBN internet in the area.
Choppers sweep Otways powerlines this week
Two helicopters will fly over the Colac region over the coming week as Powercor inspects vegetation around the region’s powerlines.
