Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked)

The Don Stanley Reforestation Project (Revoked) was a carbon sequestration initiative primarily located across the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, with an additional site near Kimba on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Registered in January 2014, the project operated under the Reforestation and Afforestation 1.2 methodology. It covered an aggregated area of approximately 1,141 hectares. The project was named after the late Don Stanley, a respected pioneer in the Western Australian oil mallee industry, and was managed by Kochii Eucalyptus Oil Pty Ltd.

The project activities involved establishing permanent plantings of mallee eucalyptus species, specifically Eucalyptus kochii, Eucalyptus loxophleba (York Gum), and Eucalyptus polybractea (Blue Mallee), on land previously used for agriculture. These species are renowned for their high concentration of cineole (eucalyptus oil) in their leaves. The planting sites, particularly those in the WA Wheatbelt shires of Merredin, Mukinbudin, Perenjori, and Yilgarn, are characterized by a semi-arid climate with annual rainfall typically between 300mm and 400mm. The soils in these regions are often ancient, deeply weathered sandy loams or clays, and such plantings are frequently used to mitigate dryland salinity while integrating with existing wheat and sheep farming operations.

The project was revoked in March 2018 following significant regulatory adjustments. Records indicate that in May 2017, the proponent successfully requested to treat the project as a 25-year permanence period project (requiring the relinquishment of 978 ACCUs). However, a subsequent notice in February 2018 required the relinquishment of a further 3,916 ACCUs, leading to the project's full revocation shortly thereafter. This revocation suggests the project effectively exited the carbon scheme, potentially to focus solely on commercial oil production or due to changes in land management strategies.