Weekly Update 13 November

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2025 ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH

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Get ready Maryborough! Our biggest event on the calendar – Energy Breakthrough – starts at Princes Park next week - Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 November, 2025.

For our 33rd year we are excited to welcome:

  • 3,500 participants and their families
  • 250+ teams
  • 15,000 visitors
  • 92 schools
  • $3.6 million injected into local economy.

Everyone welcome

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Whether you know a student participating in Energy Breakthrough or not – community members are invited to come along, experience the spectacle and soak up the activity and excitement.

A special Twilight Celebration will be held on Saturday 22 November from 4.30 to 8.30pm coinciding with the 24-hour trial action, which commences at 12 noon the same day.

Families can relax, have fun and enjoy:

  • Live music
  • Silent Disco
  • Inflatables
  • Interactive games and challenges
  • Giveaways
  • A range of delicious food trucks operating from 11am until late

All the action will take place on the grassed area between Princes Park Oval and Earl Street.

Visitors will also have the chance to enjoy a pedal boat experience on Lake Victoria thanks to Pelican Paddlers. They'll be operating Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 November from 10am to 5pm each day.

Road closures

To enable the safe delivery of Energy Breakthrough, the following road closures will be in place.

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Please note in addition:

  • Park Road from Holyrood to Gladstone streets allows resident access at the Gladstone Street (Golf Club end)
  • Holyrood Street resident access is from the Burns Street end
  • Burns Street resident access is paused when main track is in use
  • Dellavedova customers access at Holyrood Street end
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