What’s on, when and where ……

10.00am to 10.15am: Welcome to Country / Welcome to Expo

• Welcome to Country from Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

• Official opening of the Expo

10.30am to 11.15am: Keynote Conversation

Title: The Chemical Experiment: The Hidden Cost of Convenience
Location: Multipurpose room of the stadium
Reservation for this session will be required

11.30am to 12noon and 1.00pm to 1.30pm: One-on-one free consultations

Location: Towards the rear of the stadium
Reservation for these consultations will be required

Experts on home thermal efficiency options, community buy schemes for energy saving devices, electrifying your home, going off-grid & home batteries, and Electric Vehicle purchasing and running.

• Maurice Beinat (EcoMaster) – Draught proofing, insulation, glazing - single/double/secondary - what is best. Find out where to start.

• Stephen Pepper (Go Renewable Energy Group) -  Electrifying your home, Going Off Grid, Home batteries. The economics of EV’s. Bring your power bills for Stephen to look at.

• Bryce Gaton (EVchoice)  - Choosing and charging an EV

Available Session Times

11.30am to 12.30pm: First Panel Discussion

Topic: What Works? Helping you to make choices
Format: 25min each panel member + 10min question time
Location: Multipurpose room of the stadium
Moderator: Olivia Hedge
Reservation for this session will be required

Panel members:

• Julie Weatherhead, Peppermint Ridge Farm : Creating a Native Pantry

  • Highlighting the amazing range of bush foods that can be grown in the home garden and how to use them in your kitchen

• Electrify Your Home Macedon Ranges step-by-step action plan

  • The formal public launch of this valuable Household Electrification Planner

12.30pm to 1.30pm: Induction Cook Top Demonstration

What you will see: Demonstration of Induction Cooktops, including how they work, pros and cons, benchtop cutout considerations and the health benefits of not cooking with gas
Location: Outdoors near the food area
Reservation for this session is not required

1.20pm - 2.30pm: Second Panel Discussion

Topic: Challenges and opportunities of energy transitioning
Format: 30min each panel member + 10min question time
Location: Multipurpose room of the stadium
Moderator: Melissa Hatty, Research Fellow and Health Psychologist, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University | [Profile]
Reservation for this session will be required

Panel members:

• Bryce Gaton, EVchoice - EV Choice Consulting and EV writer for “Renew” and “The Driven”

• Anthony Hooper, Peppermint Ridge Farm - Rural Property Electrification

  • Focusing on the development of energy, design and land management practices and initiatives at Peppermint Ridge Farm over forty years (1986-2026)

Throughout the day: Roving “Ask me about…” experts

• Dr Jenny Grounds

  Ask Jenny about her Off-Grid home, and her electric vehicle

• TREVOR KINSEY  

Ask Trevor about his Passivhaus

Throughout the day: Exhibits and displays

Throughout the day: Music

Throughout the day: Food & Drink

• freshly made coffee - global village learning coffee van

• Delicious Indian food - Dhaba Food VAN

• sausage sizzle and bake sale - Riddells Creek Scouts

• Water Refill Station located Inside Stadium - Please remember to Bring a water bottle. The greater western water furphy trailer will be on-site

2.35pm: Prize Draws and Expo Closing

Lucky Door Prizes

• Courtesy of EcoMaster

  • Find and Fix My Draughts (Online Course) value $87.00 x 1 

  • Buying a Home (Online Course)  value $247 x 1 

  • Gift Voucher $50 x 1

• A year’s supply of Yarn’n toilet rolls

• Year’s subscription to Renew magazine x 2 – valued at $54 each

• Year’s subscription to Sanctuary magazine x 2 – valued at $62 each

• Many local Riddells Creek businesses have also donated door prizes

Special Prize Draws

• Visit the 99 Bikes exhibit at the Expo, try out an e-bike and register for your chance to win a $1,000 voucher towards the wholesale purchase price of a 99 Bikes Hoppers Crossing E-Bike!
  
  

• Courtesy of Essential Solar, one lucky winner will receive $500 towards a new battery system (over 10kWh) or Ducted HVAC system (with ducted gas decommissioning) or Hot Water Heat pump (over 300L)
  …. Or alternatively ….

  $1,500 off all three (Battery, HVAC & Hot Water) as an Essential Electrification incentive!

  Non-transferable, must be redeemed and installed by 30th June 2026.

  Must enter the draw in person, on the day only.

EXIT SURVEYS

• Please fill out our Expo survey (On-line or on paper).

  • This information is vital for future expo funding and improvements

Thank you to our sponsors!