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: One-on-one personalized 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.

• Maurice Beinat (EcoMaster) – Draught proofing, insulation, glazing - single/double/secondary - what is best. Find out where to start.
  [3x 10minute consultations available in this session]

• 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.
  [3x 10minute consultations available in this session]

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: Sustainability Victoria
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 of energy transitioning (TBC)
Format: 30min each panel member + 10min question time
Location: Multipurpose room of the stadium
Moderator:
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)

1.00pm to 1.30pm: One-on-one personalized 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.

• Maurice Beinat (EcoMaster) – Draught proofing, insulation, glazing - single/double/secondary - what is best. Find out where to start.
  [3x 10minute consultations available in this session]

• 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.
  [3x 10minute consultations available in this session]

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

At the end of the event: Lucky Door Prizes

• 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 (Courtesy of EcoMaster)

• 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 2 x – valued at $62 each

• Many local Riddells Creek businesses have also donated door prizes

At the end of the event: Lucky Door Prizes

• Visit the 99 Bikes exhibit at the Expo, try out an e-bike and register for your chance to win a $1000 voucher towards the wholesale purchase price of a 99 Bikes Werribee E-Bike!

Thank you to our sponsors!