An Australian startup building homes from hemp has secured $2 million in NSW government funding to scale its manufacturing from a facility in Toormina, near Coffs Harbour. The investment aims to shift the construction industry away from carbon-heavy materials while supporting the state’s agriculture sector.

A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.

The state industrial hemp association, iHemp NSW, will have a seat at the table when the Senate Standing Committee holds its final public hearing into opportunities available in the Australian hemp industry in Canberra on 15 May.

The Northern Rivers has long been known for its fascination with cannabis culture, considering the perfect growing conditions this region provides, and for anyone who has ever thought they’d like to build their own hemp home now is the chance to find out a little bit more.

As part of the Mardi Grass 2025 festival, Nimbin Town Hall was the scene for a weekend of talks on the remarkable properties of a certain controversial plant, in all its manifestations.

From building materials to food and nutrition hemp is a crop that is capturing the imagination and is finally being supported by governments to become a crop that can drive innovation across a wide range of industries.

The future of hemp in NSW is currently up for discussion with the NSW government’s draft NSW Hemp Industry Development Plan now open for public comment.

The state of the Hempire in the Northern Rivers is healthy. In the last two years many changes have come about, both strategically and tactically. Celebrate this weekend at the Nimbin MardiGrass.

A new Southern Cross University research project looking at improving the nutritional quality of hempseed has gained the support of the Australian Research Council.

Nimbin’s MardiGrass might be postponed but the federal election is due to be announced any day. Legalise Cannabis (formerly the HEMP Party) has announced plans to run candidates nationally in both the Senate and some lower house seats.