Survey: Partners & Stakeholders

Status:: Draft
Last updated:: 2026-08-05

Participant information: This form collects information for New England Landcare Network industrial hemp research planning. Personal contact details are optional. Raw responses, contact details and sensitive details will not be published. Information may be combined and anonymised for project summaries and participant feedback. Read the research statement and disclosures on the Industrial Hemp subdomain: industrial-hemp.neln.com.au/03-primary-research/research-disclosure/short-form/.

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! Are you comfortable with audio recording for note-taking only? [ ] Yes [ ] No

1. Baseline Understanding

How would you describe your current understanding of industrial hemp?

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
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1-3 = low understanding; 4-7 = moderate understanding; 8-10 = high understanding.

What has shaped that understanding?

2. Stakeholder Type

Tick any that apply.

Stakeholder type	Tick	Stakeholder type	Tick
Government agency	[ ]	Local Land Services	[ ]
Landcare NSW or National Landcare Network	[ ]	Funders or program managers	[ ]
Research organisation	[ ]	Education or training provider	[ ]
Industry association	[ ]	Local government or regional development	[ ]
Other	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]

3. Possible Involvement

Rank the top three roles your organisation might consider. Use 1 for the most plausible.

Possible role	Rank	Possible role	Rank
No role; information only		Advice or technical review
Referral to other contacts		Research partnership
Education or extension partnership		Funding or program pathway
Governance or steering input		Other

4. Conditions For Involvement

What conditions would need to be met before your organisation could support or participate in this work?

Condition	High	Medium	Low	Not relevant
Clear non-promotional research purpose	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Strong governance and risk controls	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Evidence of grower need or interest	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Evidence of market or buyer pathways	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Technical research partner involvement	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Community and consumer understanding	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Funding fit and delivery capacity	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Other	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

5. Product Pathway Interest

Which pathways are most relevant to your organisation?

Pathway	Relevant	Not relevant	Unsure
Seed / grain food	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Oil / protein / flour	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Fibre / textiles	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Hurd / bedding / mulch	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Building materials / hempcrete	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Biomass / composites	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Agronomy / regional suitability	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Community education / communications	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

6. Risks Or Concerns

Rank the top three risks or concerns. Use 1 for the most important.

Risk or concern	Rank	Risk or concern	Rank
Weak evidence base		Reputational or communications risk
Regulatory complexity		Funding or delivery capacity
Community misunderstanding		Market or buyer uncertainty
Partner alignment		Other

7. Stories, Events Or Examples

Are there programs, people, research, policy examples or stakeholder lessons that New England Landcare Network should understand?

Demographic Baseline

These questions are optional. They are used only in combined, anonymised summaries to understand audience patterns and communication needs.

Gender:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Woman	[ ]	Man	[ ]
Non-binary / gender diverse	[ ]	Prefer to self-describe	[ ]
Prefer not to say	[ ]

Age group:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Under 18	[ ]	18-24	[ ]
25-34	[ ]	35-44	[ ]
45-54	[ ]	55-64	[ ]
65-74	[ ]	75+	[ ]
Prefer not to say	[ ]

Education / training:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Secondary school	[ ]	Trade / apprenticeship	[ ]
Certificate / diploma	[ ]	University degree	[ ]
Postgraduate	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]
Other	[ ]

Main work / life stage:

Option	Tick	Option	Tick
Farming / land management	[ ]	Business owner / self-employed	[ ]
Employee	[ ]	Student / trainee	[ ]
Retired	[ ]	Volunteer / community role	[ ]
Other	[ ]	Prefer not to say	[ ]

Location for communication planning:

Field	Response	Field	Response
Postcode or nearest town / district		Prefer not to say	[ ]

Preferred communication channels:

Channel	Tick	Channel	Tick
Email updates	[ ]	Website	[ ]
Printed handouts	[ ]	Field days / site visits	[ ]
Workshops / meetings	[ ]	Phone call	[ ]
Social media	[ ]	Local media	[ ]
Through Landcare group	[ ]	Other	[ ]

Preferred social media platform, if relevant:

Field	Response
Preferred platform(s)

Complete this section at the end of the form. If the participant has not been provided with the research statement, provide it before recording consent.

Tick Yes to confirm each consent item. Leave blank if the participant does not consent.

Research consent item	Yes
The participant has been provided with the research statement.	[ ]
The participant agrees to take part in this research conversation or form.	[ ]
The participant understands the information is being collected for New England Landcare Network industrial hemp research planning.	[ ]
The participant understands raw responses, contact details and sensitive details will not be published.	[ ]
The participant agrees responses may be combined and anonymised for project summaries and feedback to participants.	[ ]
The participant agrees optional demographic responses may be used in combined and anonymised communication-planning summaries.	[ ]

Respondent Details

Field	Response	Field	Response
Name (optional)		Contact for follow-up (optional)
Organisation (optional)		Role / stakeholder type
Preferred contact method		Interviewer / recorder

Follow-up Contact And Published Information

Record whether the participant agrees to follow-up contact or receiving published project information.

Follow-up and sharing item	Yes	No
The participant may be contacted for follow-up or clarification.	[ ]	[ ]
The participant would like to receive future project updates or aggregate summaries.	[ ]	[ ]

Participant Signature

Participant signature		Date
Participant name