DAC-2015-07

DAC-2015-07 is a Native Forest from Managed Regrowth project located approximately 60km south of Bollon and 110km west of Dirranbandi in the Balonne Shire of south-west Queensland. It was registered in September 2015 and covers an area of 2,490.28 hectares.

Native Forest from Managed Regrowth projects involve the cessation of mechanical or chemical destruction, or suppression, of native regrowth. By stopping clearing practices that were traditionally used to maintain land for pastoral use, native trees are allowed to permanently regenerate from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers.

The Balonne Shire region is known for its vast Mitchell grass plains and mulga country, with land use predominantly focused on pastoral operations such as sheep and beef cattle grazing, alongside some dryland cropping and cotton farming. The area is considered semi-arid with relatively low, highly variable rainfall, and the local soils are generally cracking clays (Vertosols) and texture-contrast or massive earth soils (Kandosols) typical of the state's interior.

This project was initially established by Devine Agribusiness Carbon Pty Ltd before the proponent was varied to Graham Kenny Pty Ltd, as trustee for the Kenny Discretionary Trust, in March 2020. The project successfully secured a fixed-delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC101947) during the November 2015 auction. This contract is now completed, having successfully delivered 123,100 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth out of its original 138,000 committed volume.