14th & 15th June 2023
Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus
Geelong, Victoria
The AHC is delighted to announce the upcoming Industrial Hemp Fibre Forum in Geelong. This Fibre Forum will provide a tremendous opportunity for information sharing on the latest industry initiatives, networking with experts in growing, processing, and production processes. End use potential for hemp fibre continues to expand.
The Forum will cover 4 key areas:
- Major fibre processing projects
- Contributions from individuals with significant experience in the industry
- Businesses using the end products
- The opportunity for Carbon Sequestration
Confirmed presenters include:
Steve Tiley – Wandarra Pty Ltd
Matt Weir – IKG Industries
John Middleton – Hepburn Ag
Simon Sorockyj – HFibre
Scott Davies – Gunnedah
Gary Rogers – Hemp Homes AustraliaÂ
Bob Doyle – Doyle Rural Services
Andi Lucas – X-Hemp
Phil Warner
Klara Marosszeky – Australian Hemp Masonry Pty Ltd
Stuart Gordon – CSIRO
Craig Carr – Carrfields NZ
Iggy Van – Hemp Squared
Dario Tomat – Hempwood
Brett Boag
Johan Tijssen – Hemp Block Australia
Click here for an overview of the program of events.
Online attendance
This Forum will also be available via zoom if you are unable to attend in person.
Accommodation
We have made an arrangement with Waurn Ponds Estate to reserve some limited accommodation for Forum attendees. See more details on the Forum Flyer.
Transport
Gull Airport Service provides a coach service between the Melbourne airport and Geelong.
Book now
Make your booking using the TryBooking link below. A 10% discount is available for members of state associations belonging to the AHC. Contact your association secretary for the discount code.
A great opportunity for networking and raising the profile of an emerging hemp fibre industry in Australia.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ticket prices:
$200 + GST attendance fee + $100 + GST for the evening BBQ.
Online attendance: $100 + GST
Click below to make your booking
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AVAILABLE PLANTING SEED:
Lyn Stephenson is the founder and president of Regenerative Hemp Victoria.
Mick Andersen is the founder and owner of Good Country Hemp Pty. Ltd, a hemp foods processing facility based in Bordertown, South Australia. Good Country Hemp contract hemp growers directly, primarily in SA, and have processing lines for cold pressed hemp seed oil and hulled hemp seed, marketed online and through supermarket and health food stores.They also supply bulk hemp food products.
Tim is president of the Australian Hemp Council and has been farming in Tasmania for the past 20 years. In 2003 the family purchased Woodlands a 350ha farm near Deloraine in Northern Tasmania. Primarily a beef trading and dairy agistment farm they also grow potatoes and hemp.
Our Top 5 Cultivars have been developed without genetic modification to grow and thrive in most regions of Australia.
Jaimie Milling is a fourth-generation farmer who has been in the agriculture industry all his life.
