Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked)

Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked) is a Reforestation and Afforestation project located across multiple sites primarily in the semi-arid Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (approximately 250 to 350 km northeast of Perth, near towns such as Kalannie, Mukinbudin, and Merredin), with an additional site situated on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It was registered in January 2014 and covers an area of 1,141.21 ha.

Reforestation and Afforestation projects involve establishing permanent plantings of native trees on land that has previously been cleared for agricultural purposes. Standard requirements under this methodology dictate that the planted trees must have the potential to reach at least two metres in height and provide a minimum of 20 per cent crown cover, actively sequestering atmospheric carbon as they grow.

The Western Australian Wheatbelt area is heavily utilised for broadacre dryland agriculture, predominantly winter cropping (such as wheat, barley, and canola) and sheep grazing. The region is typically classified as having a semi-arid, low-rainfall climate. Soils in this area generally consist of sandy loams and heavier clay loams, which are frequently susceptible to wind erosion and dryland salinity.

This project was established by KOCHII EUCALYPTUS OIL PTY LTD to cultivate mallee eucalypt species, specifically Eucalyptus loxophleba, Eucalyptus kochii, and Eucalyptus polybractea. Eucalyptus kochii is endemic to the WA Wheatbelt and is highly valued for producing essential oil with the highest natural levels of cineole (eucalyptol) of any eucalypt species. The proponent's broader operations involve sustainably harvesting the foliage via "coppicing", cutting the tree back without damaging the root system, allowing it to regrow over two to three years while continuing to provide shelterbelts and mitigate soil salinity.

The project has since been discontinued and was officially revoked on 28 March 2018 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. Prior to its revocation, the Clean Energy Regulator issued compliance notices requiring the proponent to relinquish a total of 4,894 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). This included 978 ACCUs relinquished in May 2017 after the project elected to transition to a 25-year permanence period, and an additional 3,916 ACCUs relinquished in February 2018 under section 88 of the CFI Act.