Blue-leafed Mallee Project B (Revoked)

Blue-leafed Mallee Project B (Revoked) was a reforestation and afforestation project located approximately 42km northeast of Condobolin in the Lachlan local government area of central NSW. It was registered in April 2016 and covered 8.08ha.

Reforestation and afforestation projects involve establishing permanent plantings of trees on land that was previously used for agricultural purposes. Under this methodology, plantings must be established at a stocking density sufficient to achieve forest cover, which generally requires the trees to reach a minimum height of 2 metres and provide at least 20% crown cover at maturity.

The Condobolin and Lachlan region is known for primary agricultural production, heavily featuring sheep grazing, cattle farming, and dryland cropping operations. The area is considered semi-arid with low-to-moderate rainfall, and soils are generally red earths, sandy loams, and clay loams.

This project was established to create permanent plantings of Blue-leafed Mallee (Eucalyptus polybractea), a native tree highly adapted to the dry conditions of the NSW South Western Slopes bioregion. Owned by Carbon Estate Pty Ltd with CO2 Australia acting as the agent, the project was initially linked to a fixed-delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC571450) originating from a November 2016 auction. Interestingly, the project was formally revoked in July 2023 under section 30 of the CFI Rule before its nominated 25-year permanence period had commenced.