Powercor

  • 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.

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  • Preparing for power outages

    Powercor is encouraging customers to prepare for the impacts of extreme weather affecting power supplies this summer.

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  • Our hidden system of power networks

    “Everyone takes it for granted, but no one wants to hear how it works.”

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  • Chopper views powerlines

    Helicopters criss-crossed the sky over Colac early this week to check up on the region’s powerlines.

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  • 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.

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  • Air support for powerline work

    Powercor has used helicopters to help install new powerlines in inaccessible parts of the Otways.

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  • V-Line train disruption

    Colac train commuters faced heavy disruptions this week after a power outage at the state’s main operations centre.

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  • Fire solution taken to America

    Bushfire technology pioneered in Colac is attracting attention overseas, with California trialling the technology.

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