245 Avonmore Road Bindi Carbon Forestry Project

245 Avonmore Road Bindi Carbon Forestry Project is a permanent mixed-species environmental planting project located in the high country of East Gippsland, approximately 18km from Swifts Creek and near Omeo in Victoria. It was registered in October 2018 and initially covered 541.58ha, though some areas were removed during a December 2024 variation.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing a mix of native trees and shrubs at a density of at least 200 stems per hectare on land previously cleared for agriculture.

The Bindi and Omeo area is known for high-country livestock grazing and forestry operations. The region experiences moderate, cool-temperate rainfall due to alpine rain shadow effects. The local terrain consists of steep to undulating hills running into creek flats, and soils range from distinct "Bindi limestone" deposits to creek alluvium.

This project establishes permanent plantings of locally native eucalyptus species on land predominantly used for agriculture for at least five years prior to commencement. The site has been highlighted by voluntary offset providers as an example of using fast-growing native trees as "carbon batteries" to naturally store carbon while regenerating the landscape and stabilising the soil.