Goldfields Getaway
1 September, 2022
Energy Breakthrough is back!
Maryborough will come alive in November celebrating the return of the Energy Breakthrough
Maryborough will come alive in November celebrating the return of the Energy Breakthrough.
As many as 20,000 students, teachers and family members are expected to descend on Maryborough from Wednesday 16 November to Sunday 20 November to take part in the 30th edition of the event.
Country Education Partnership (CEP) and the Central Goldfields Shire Council (CGSC) have partnered since 1991 to provide opportunities for students, teachers, parents, and local industry to work together to design and construct a vehicle, a machine or innovation in technology that will represent an ‘energy breakthrough’.
The program encourages participants to examine and use the latest technology while considering its impact on the environment and the way people live locally and globally. School groups work throughout the year to design, build and test machines within detailed specifications.
These groups then bring their vehicles and machines to Maryborough in Victoria for a huge celebration in which they can demonstrate and trial them in action.
Energy Breakthrough is made possible by the support from the dedicated team of volunteers, many from the local Maryborough community, and Energy Breakthrough alumni.