Stanley Farms Mallee Plantings #1 Project (Revoked)

Stanley Farms Mallee Plantings #1 Project (Revoked) is a mallee planting project located near Goodlands, approximately 65km east of Dalwallinu in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. It was registered in April 2015 and covers a large project area of 25,595.73 ha. The project was officially revoked under section 33 of the CFI Act on March 7, 2017.

Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings projects involve planting native mallee eucalypt species at specific densities to establish permanent forest cover. Under this standard methodology, these trees must be planted on land that has been predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to the project's commencement.

The Dalwallinu region is best known for broadacre agriculture, primarily wheat and canola cropping along with minor sheep grazing. The environment is characterized by a semi-arid, hot-summer Mediterranean climate with low annual rainfall that averages between 300mm to 350mm. Soils in the local catchment range from deep sands and loamy calcareous earths to lower slope red soil flats, many of which contain sodic subsoils that are prone to salinity issues.

This project stems from a long-term sustainability initiative led by the Stanley family. Since 1990, the family planted over one million oil mallees across their property in distinct "alley configurations". These plantings were structured as two-row belts spaced 100 metres apart, often running in straight lines for up to 5km. This innovative layout was adopted to combat rising soil salinity caused by widespread land clearing between the 1950s and 1970s, while still allowing enough space to operate their large-scale crop sowing and harvesting equipment.