Dogwood Carbon Project

Dogwood Carbon Project is a permanent mixed-species environmental planting project located across multiple aggregated properties in New South Wales and Queensland. Using the provided coordinates, the sites are specifically situated in the Cowra Shire of central-western NSW (approximately 20 to 30km north-east of Cowra) and the Scenic Rim and Ipswich regions of south-east QLD (ranging from 15km to 60km south and south-west of Brisbane). It was registered on July 14, 2015, and covers an aggregated area of 1,318.02 hectares. A variation was applied in March 2017 to officially amend the listed project boundaries.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of native trees, typically at a minimum density of 200 stems per hectare, to restore forest canopy and sequester carbon. For this project, a mix of native tree species local to each area was planted on land that had been predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to project commencement.

The general land use across these regions reflects a strong agricultural history. The Cowra region is well known for mixed farming, including sheep and cattle grazing as well as broadacre cropping like wheat and canola. The Scenic Rim and Ipswich areas historically focus on beef cattle grazing, dairy farming, and some regional cropping. The environmental conditions across these aggregated sites vary accordingly. The Cowra properties experience a temperate climate with moderate rainfall and soils ranging from red loams to heavy clays. In contrast, the south-east Queensland sites fall within a subtropical, higher-rainfall zone where soils are typically fertile alluvial plains, clays, and basalt-derived soils.

This project was established and is contracted by Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd. Interestingly, the Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated from this project are actively utilised in the corporate sector; for example, ACCUs from Dogwood have been retired by entities such as NobleOak Life Limited to offset their business operations and achieve Climate Active carbon neutral certification.