Industrial Hemp Western Australia Association Inc

About iHempWA

Industrial Hemp Western Australia Association Inc. (iHempWA) is a public not-for-profit incorporated entity. The association is defined by iHempWA’s Rules of Association and governed by the Associations Incorporation Act 2015.

Our Purpose: Trusted Industry Voice that Connects, Guides and Builds the Western Australian Industrial Hemp Industry

Our Vision: Be the Centre of All Things Hemp – Global Awareness, Local Action

Our Mission: We drive policy, education, support for industry, research and innovation, to make hemp a mainstream product in everyday life for everyone

iHempWA is given life by the committee and members, we volunteer our time and energy to achieve our mission. We meet monthly and our revenue is derived from memberships and fund-raising events.  It is our intention that the association is the industry sector voice and be a vehicle for positive change.

All donations to iHempWA are economical, ecological, ethical and energetic investments in our collective futures…

There’s a groundswell building and a green wave coming…   iHempWA the Centre of All Things Hemp.

Vision Statement

  • to establish, develop and support a sustainable and prosperous hemp industry for Western Australia;
  • to foster the growing awareness of hemp, revealing the true nature of Cannabis Sativa, its ancient and modern history, the vast array of uses and products that can be made from hemp and its potent economical, ecological and ethical value;
  • to represent, the best interests, of our members and all Western Australian hemp industry stakeholders, farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and consumers; and
  • to build mutually beneficial, collaborative working relationships with existing local, state and national public agencies, private investors and other organisations with common values to realise our vision.

iHempWA drives policy, education, support for industry, research and innovation, to make hemp a mainstream product in everyday life for everyone

Incorporated 4 August 2015 A1019234F

ABN: 83228554107

OUR OLD LOGO

Our old logo leaned heavily on Sacred Geometry. The Seed of Life, the Heart of the Flower of Life is a 2D representation of cells splitting, the beginning of biological life. The center clearly looks like a stylised Cannabis leaf and the 6 colours represented, clockwise from 12; Light, Plants, Earth, Animals, People and Water.

OUR NEW LOGO

The change from our old logo to our new logo reflects the growth the industry and our association has gone through and will continue to do. The logo combines passion with business.
The hemp leaf has different size fingers, signifying our association is for individual supporters to corporate businesses.
The six fingers signify different parts of the industrial hemp sector from grower and processor to product end user, research, government and other hemp associations.
The yellow circle represents the association, connection people and organisations. It also represents the western Australian sun over the green hemp fields.
The fingers of the leaf come together in the centre of the circle, representing our purpose; being the centre of all things hemp.

Committee History

We acknowledge and remember the efforts of all our previous committee members.

Previous Committee 2023-24 : Iggy Van (Chair), Georgina Wilkinson (Vice-Chair), David Chick (Secretary), Alison Rogers (Treasurer), Sophia Moermond, Sharlene Mavor, Colleen Roberts.

Previous Committee 2022-23: Iggy Van (Chair), Georgina Wilkinson (Vice), David Chick (Secretary), Alison Rogers (Treasurer), Sophia Moermond (Honorary Board Member), Colleen Roberts, Sharlene Mavor, Gail Stubber, Samantha Richardson, Lisa Molcher

Previous Committee 2021-22: Armando Formica (Chair) David Chick (Vice), Brigit Anderson (Secretary), Matthew Watson (Treasurer), Georgina Wilkinson, Gail Stubber, Samantha Richardson, Matthew Madlener, Lisa Molcher, Ken Power and Alison Rogers.

Previous Committee 2020-21: David Chick (Chair), Jennie Olszenski (Vice), Stephanie Brown (Secretary), Matthew Watson (Treasurer), Georgina Wilkinson, Glenn Ossy-Orley, Gail Stubber, Samantha Richardson, Matthew Madlener, Grant Ibis Seaborn, Lisa Molcher and James Leadbeater.

Previous Committee 2019-20: Georgina Wilkinson (Chair), Jennie Olszenski (Vice), Stephanie Brown (Treasurer), Kerry James (Secretary), David Chick, Glenn Ossy-Orley, Sharon Devine, Matthew Watson, Ramon Granados, Nicole Botica and Gail Stubber.

Previous Committee 2018-19: Georgina Wilkinson (Chair), Gail Stubber (Vice), Sherree Jones (Treasurer), David Chick (Secretary), Glenn Ossy-Orley, Sharon Devine, Matthew Watson, Nicole Botica.

Previous Committee 2017 -18: Georgina Wilkinson (Chair), Gail Stubber (Vice), Sherree Jones (Treasurer), David Chick (Secretary), Glenn Ossy-Orley, James Cranfield, Tarn Jeal and Nicole Botica.

Previous Committee 2016-17: Glenn Ossy-Orley (Chair), Georgiina Wilkinson (Vice), Sharon Devine (Treasurer), David Chick (Secretary), Gail Stubber, Jean Tunbridge, James Cranfield and Tarn Jeal.

Original Committee elected 10 October 2015: Glenn Ossy-Orley (Chair), Georgina Wilkinson (Vice), Bronwyn Blake (Treasurer), David Chick (Secretary), Colin Steddy, Gary Rogers, Melanie Somerset, Brad Satchell, Kellie Naylor, Charley Cannon, James Cranfield.