Guest Speakers
We will have a line up of interesting and knowledgeable people coming to talk
about what they do and how you can live off grid and gain freedom over your life.
Off Grid Speaker for 2025
Some of our Speakers will be doing Q & A Sessions and short talks at their Marques.
We have a vast array of knowledgeable people in our region, who are happy to share their wisdom and experiences with us so we can learn to be better caretakers of our land.
Most run workshops and courses so you can gain hands on experience and learn the skills required to improve your soil health and grow a productive permaculture garden or food forest. Bring your land back to life with proper planning and implementation of no spray weed control, landscaping and water capture.
Create a frog pond or habitat to attract birds, bees and native animals, including koalas. Our koalas are unfortunately now listed as endangered due to habitat loss through fires and land clearing. Learn how and what to plant for food and shelter for these beautiful animals. Planting trees, shrubs, and native flowers also encourage important pollinators to your patch of land, regardless of size.
Holistic farming methods and self-care are important aspects of living win harmony with the land. We need healthy people to assist with our mission to bring people and the land into a better balance and understanding of what is needed for both to be happy and healthy.
All speaker events are included in the cost of your ticket.
Many of our speakers have an Exhibitors Stand as well.
Visit Our Exhibitors Page
Speaker Events are included in the cost of your Expo Ticket.
Gympie Regional Council
We have been informed that we will have Councillor Gordon Maudsley, plus and staff members from the planning and plumbing departments at the Gympie Regional Council stand to answer your questions.
Located at the Gympie Regional Council Marquee
Certified Energy Solutions – Talk Schedule
These will be held at their Marquee so they can also show you the products.
Q &A Sessions over the weekend. Please arrive about 10 minutes before the talk so we can allocate enough space for everyone during the sessions.
SATURDAY
10am – Backup generators / Westinghouse. Integrating with your home or off grid / hybrid system automatically.
12pm – Goodwe solar carport, process for build, applications, council requirements.
2pm – Skybox / DEYE / Sigenergy hybrid and off grid product open Q&A + Battery and solar rebate talk session.
3pm – Open Group talk session, free chat forum. Anything goes!
SUNDAY
10am – Backup generators / Westinghouse. Integrating with your home or off grid / hybrid system automatically.
12pm – Skybox / DEYE / Sigenergy hybrid and off grid product open Q&A + Battery and solar rebate talk session.
2pm – Goodwe solar carport, process for build, applications, council requirements.
3pm – Open Group talk session, free chat forum. Anything goes!
Solar power to match your needs
A discussion circle with Kim and Craig
11am Saturday
A discussion circle on what and how we did it, What we have and how we use it.
The pitfalls and how we might have done it differently knowing what we know now.
Question time for those just starting on this path and hopefully answer a few for you.
Come join in the discussion and see where it leads us.
Living an Off Grid Lifestyle
Shakya Jemison
12pm Saturday
How I did it.
First make every mistake you possibly can. I don’t actually recommend this, I just happened to do it. Luckily for me it just my time I wasted mostly.
What do you need? What can you do? How can you earn a living off grid?
I have been in Gympie for 16 years and although I lived on farms before, this is the first time I set out to live Off Grid.
Solar Power Systems
Jason Marshall
1pm Saturday
Join Jason Marshall for a delve into the world of off grid power. We will start with the basics, how to design a power system to suit your needs, things to consider (heating, cooling, cooking, standby days), we will explore the different battery technologies, what’s happening in solar panel technology and the latest trends in grid connected battery systems. We will cover the new 30% battery rebate pros and cons and eligibility. Then I will throw to the audience for questions, so don’t be afraid…we are all in this together. Bring your questions and lets all have fun while we make all this technical stuff easier to understand.
Health Benefits of Consuming Fermented Foods
Tim McNeilly
2pm Saturday
I will be providing lots of info on how what we eat (and don’t eat) effects our microbiome, and the importance it plays in absorbing nutrients and detoxifying our bodies. How some simple choices can make all the difference for our health and wellbeing.
Fermented foods are those that have undergone a process where microorganisms like bacteria or yeast convert carbohydrates into alcohol or organic acids, resulting in unique flavours, textures, and health benefits. Examples include yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, miso, and tempeh.
Council On The Ageing QLD
Fiona Hawthorne
10am Sunday
Energy efficiency tips, government rebates, schemes and concessions for seniors who are still grid connected.
Are you are senoir looking to save money on your electricity bill?
information about concessions, rebates ans suppost available.
Discover ways to increase your homes’ energy efficiency without breaking the bank.
Resilience Off Grid
Daniela Mierendorff
11am Sunday
Nervous System Tools for Real Self-Sufficiency
Resilience isn’t just about mental toughness, it’s a biological capacity wired into your nervous system. And when you’re living off grid or outside the mainstream, knowing how to regulate your own energy becomes just as important as generating it. In this grounded, practical session, you’ll learn simple, science-backed techniques to calm your system, reset stress and build real inner resilience, no tech, no fuss, just tools you can rely on anytime, anywhere.
Universal Energy Clearing
Heinz Gugger
12pm Sunday
Heinz Gugger is a master dowser and radionics practitioner who helps customers all over the world harness and benefit from subtle energies. Heinz teaches dowsing and radionics in his regular workshops held worldwide.
Dowsing is not just used to find water but to harness subtle energies to manifest whatever you desire in all areas of your life. These tools can also be used to manifest health, wealth, finding water or lost objects, prosperity, love or whatever you like to attract. We’ll show how the different tools can be used, and what they are mostly used for, how subtle energy can affect your health, garden and vitality.
Why Off-Grid?
Phil Baulch
1pm Sunday
Event Organisers:
Dee White: dee@offgridexpo.com.au – 0434 630 510 | Di Woodstock: di@offgridexpo.com.au – 0419 224 628
Event Organisers
Dee White
dee@offgridexpo.com.au
0434 630 510
Di Woodstock
di@offgridexpo.com.au
0419 224 628