Who we are
Stellar Violets founder
Lucinda Giblett
Lucinda writes, gardens, and
brings creative direction to Stellar Violets

Founder / Creative Director
In tending the hearth fires of Stellar Violets, Lucinda’s deepest care is for the web of life. This care is outworked through Stellar Violets Place-making, writing (check out our latest blog), and an audio learning journey called Coming Home to Our Heartland.
After studies in Communications, and Creative Industries at Curtin and QUT, Lucinda travelled for many years abroad, before eventually returning to her homelands, around Manjimup.
Here, alongside her family apple orchards, Lucinda felt called to begin Stellar Violets. A dream, a lifework, a lovechild, a beautiful madness: Stellar Violets is many things. Most of all, it’s an offering from Lucinda’s heart and a quest to co-create the world many of us long for.
purpose
Place-making, Learning, Story-telling, Growing, Connecting, Belonging, Caring
team
Committee of Management
Stellar Violets is a Western Australian Incorporated Association & Australian Registered Charity (DGR), founded in 2012.
Our Committee of Management is made up of local, inter-state, & international volunteer members. We’re further supported by our partners, and a number of pro-bono professionals, multi-disciplinary leaders and contributors.

Jon Doust
Chair

Alana Marshall
Committee Member

Vive Oldham
Secretary

Joshua D. Thomason
Committee Member

Yvette Hooper
Treasurer

Mark & Jennefer Eyers
Committee Members
We’d like to acknowledge our gratitude is also with our former Committee members. Founding Chairperson, Kate Gargett, past Chairpersons Dr Felicity Haynes & Gwendolyn Wenli, past Treasurer Peter Dooley, & past Committee Members Bianca Vallentine, Dale Miles, Beth Blechynden, & Anthony Marich.
Partners

Harvey Giblett & family
Newton Orchards
Newton Orchards is a multi-generational family business in Manjimup giving ongoing in-kind support to develop Stellar Violets.
Dulux
Paint donations
Paint for our Trolleybus restoration
Robert Stanton
Regal Innovations
Robert donated 100K startup funds
Tradco
"Restoration is at our heart"
Door & window hardware for interior fitout
Pro Bono Advisors & Contributors
Stellar Violets is further supported by the generosity & goodwill of pro-bono professionals and multi-disciplinary leaders.

Lori Pensini
Artist

Simon Dooley

Jennifer Birkhead
Design & Marketing
Fiona Bishop
Project Management, Innovation
Peter Bowdidge
Content Creator
Abbie Crawford
Environmental Assessment
Edward M. Harran
Community Activation, Innovation
Alastair MacGregor
Urban Journey
Annie Martyn
Blossom Business
Andrew Suttar
Systems & Innovation
Gwendolyn Wenli
Yoga & Sound Healing
Pip Wilsie
Pip N Pop