Grounded Gathering 2026 to be hosted at High Valley Dawn!

Exciting news y'all!

We are super stoked to announce that the tradition of our annual Spring Equinox gathering will continue this year with a special collaboration between High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm and Grounded Permaculture Action Party. Grounded Gathering #10 will coincide with our 10 years of High Valley Dawn celebration this September school holidays for what promises to be our biggest and best gathering yet!

It official, Grounded and High Valley Dawn will join forces again for the 10th annual Grounded Gathering this September. This special event has really started to become a community of communities, connecting up the self-sufficient permaculture hubs and people all up the east coast of Australia. These two organisations have collaborated in the past on Off Grid Retreat and Harvestival and now we are coming together in full force along with many other organisations and individuals to bring Central Queensland something truly special, completing the Grounded mission of regenerating our sacred connection to country, community and culture. The Grounded Gathering is like a small, intentional festival with an emphasis on bringing more action to the party with a weekend gardening blitz where we will learn how to plant out a food forest in 2 days, guided by some of the best in the business while we also enjoy lots of workshops, music, food and of course many offerings for the kids (as this is a family-focused event).

More details to follow soon but you can rest assured the lineup will be sensational and will bring together some of the festival scene's best performers and facilitators. The best way you can support this event is to lock in your tickets early so we can budget accordingly and bring you an even more epic lineup.

Simply reply to this email to get the special High Valley Dawn Discount code. Please note as well that the ticket price includes 4 meals throughout the weekend as part of your ticket.

Get your tickets here

Central Queensland's first PDC

We're also super excited to finally be offering Central Queensland's first (as far as we are aware) dedicated Permaculture Design Course!

The course will be delivered as a hybrid model with 13 weeks online content, culminating with a 4 day (fully catered) practical training leading up to the Grounded Gathering which will feature presenters from both Grounded and High Valley Dawn.

This course is Permaculture's flagship program which has launched many into new careers, new projects and a new way of observing and interacting with the world.

Sign up for the PDC here

Jarjum's (kids) Bush School

Of course, no permaculture event would be complete without a specially curated, week-long program for the kids which happens to fall during the September school holidays. If you are local, you will have the option to either drop the kids off each day (if they are over 5) or come, camp out for the week and join the crew.

This option also makes it possible for many parents to obtain their PDC and know that the kids are also learning at the same time.

Sign up for Bush School here

Calling all Crew!

What would you like to contribute to this year's Grounded Gathering?

Applications are now open for Volunteers, Musicians, Presenters, Market Stalls, Performers and Media.

We are deeply grateful for the support we have received in delivering these events in the past and believe that community and collaboration is what makes these events so special.

This year is already shaping up to be bigger and better than ever so come along, contribute and help us build a world-class event that benefits our region and our planet.

Spaces are limited so now is the time to get involved and contribute whatever it is you feel called to share.

Apply here