Jeremy Thomas - iHemp NSW

Author name: Jeremy Thomas

Secretary of iHemp NSW and an active member of the Marketing Sub-Committee, I support the organisation by strengthening communication, improving member engagement, and helping showcase the growing opportunities within Australia’s industrial hemp sector. I’m passionate about education, advocacy, and building the visibility of hemp’s role in sustainable construction, agriculture, and regional development. Through my work, I aim to help the industry grow with clarity, credibility, and community. I have a passion for hemp especially in the building sector with a zoomed in focus on hempcrete - I co-founded the Hemp Building Directory with Kirstie Wulf and run the website and tech systems. Much of this mission driven work falls under the scope of work by Environmentarian, and ethical agency I founded to help organisations with their online ecosystem.

A Major NSW Agriculture Grant Opportunity for the Hemp Industry

A significant NSW Government grant is currently open that presents a real opportunity for the industrial hemp sector in NSW, and for iHemp NSW to play a stronger, more effective role in supporting industry growth. The Agriculture Industries Innovation and Growth Program is designed to accelerate the uptake of innovative technology and equipment, improve supply chain productivity, open new export markets, and reduce emissions across the agricultural sector. With funding available from $500,000 to $4 million, this program is aimed at projects that deliver practical, on-the-ground outcomes, not business-as-usual activity. Industrial hemp aligns strongly with the program’s objectives, particularly in plant-based industries, low-emissions materials, regional development, and supply chain innovation. Why this grant matters for industrial hemp High-level project ideas that could work for iHemp NSW Below are concept-level ideas only. Any project would need to be developed with industry partners and co-investment. Statewide hemp supply chain enablement Regional hemp processing and equipment access hubs Low-emissions hemp materials validation and scale Export-ready hemp fibre and hurd development Aboriginal-led hemp enterprise partnerships Industry backbone and delivery capacity What this grant is not for Projects must be time-bound, outcomes-driven, and focused on equipment, technology, and measurable industry impact. Next steps iHemp NSW is exploring whether a strong, industry-led project can be developed that aligns with the program requirements. Any application would require: If you are a grower, processor, manufacturer, or regional organisation interested in being part of a potential project, we encourage you to reach out and start the conversation early. This is a rare opportunity to build real capability for the NSW hemp industry, and to do it at the scale required to make lasting change. NSW Agriculture Grant Opportunity for the Hemp Industry

iHemp NSW Privacy Policy

IHemp NSW is committed to promoting the hemp industry in New South Wales by providing support and networking for hemp growers, hemp processors and other interested parties. We respect your privacy and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au

What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?

Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.

This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources and from website cookies. We cannot guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you or where you have agreed sharing it with other parties. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing lists at any time by selecting “unsubscribe” or you may request that we remove any website correspondence collected via our Contact form.

When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

Third Parties

Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:

Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
Where required or authorised by law.

Security of Personal Information

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, some Personal Information may be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

Access to your Personal Information

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing via email

Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information

It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

Policy Updates

This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries

If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at: info@ihempnsw.org.au

Author name: Jeremy Thomas

More committee members added soon

Jeremy Thomas, Secretary

Jaimie Milling, President