On the South Coast of New South Wales, where bushland meets the sea and the scars of the 2019 Black Summer fires are still visible, a quiet but powerful rebuilding story is unfolding.
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The Vittoria Hemp House Build is now well underway, and the first three videos from site give a clear, grounded look at what hempcrete construction actually involves, not theory, not hype, but real people, real weather, real work. Filmed in Vittoria, just outside Bathurst in regional New South Wales, these videos capture the early stages
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HulkBuild Hempwood Manufacture produces high-performance composite panels made from Australian-grown hemp. Designed for architects, builders, and designers, HulkBuild offers a stronger, cleaner, regenerative alternative to conventional timber and high-emission substrates.
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Are you looking for hemp hurd for sale in Australia? …prized lightness and strength, making it ideal for sustainable building materials such as hempcrete.
Hemp Hurd for Sale: Australian Suppliers Supporting a Sustainable Future Read More »
When people talk about hemp building pioneers, Sergiy Kovalov’s name inevitably comes up. A civil engineer by training and a builder by conviction, Sergiy’s journey into hemp construction didn’t begin in a laboratory or a boardroom, it began, improbably, at a party in Tasmania.
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Hollywood actor Zac Efron is putting industrial hemp firmly in the Australian spotlight, with his ambitious off-grid home in the NSW Northern Rivers set to showcase one of the most comprehensive uses of hemp ever seen in a single residential build.
Zac Efron’s Northern Rivers Hemp Home by Joost Bakker Read More »
Want hands-on experience building with hempcrete? Southern Hemp has a fantastic opportunity for those keen to learn by doing. Join David Brian and crew onsite in Kalista, near Melbourne…
Kalista Hemping Hands Volunteer Experience – November 2025 Read More »
Leigh Fletcher, co-founder of Murray Industrial Hemp (MIH), delivered a pitch outlining plans to develop Australia’s first integrated hemp precinct. Right in the heart of the Murray River region at Barham NSW.
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An event held at NSW Parliament this week brought parliamentarians, industry players, and alternative materials start-ups together to shine a spotlight on the future of building, one that could dramatically reduce our reliance on logging native forests. Central to the discussion: hemp…
Alternative building materials (hemp) rise as pressure mounts on native logging Read More »
We’re excited to share that the Hemp Building Directory (HBD) has officially become a Business Member of iHemp NSW, the state body representing industrial hemp growers, processors, and partners across New South Wales.
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