Devon Park Biodiversity and Carbon Project

Devon Park Biodiversity and Carbon Project is an environmental planting project located 11km south of Dunkeld in the Southern Grampians region of western Victoria. It was registered in May 2022 and covers 1297.40ha.

Environmental planting projects involve planting a mix of native tree and shrub species that reflect the structure and composition of the local native vegetation community. Under this methodology, native trees or mallees are planted at a density sufficient to achieve forest cover, which typically requires a density of at least 200 stems per hectare.

The Southern Grampians and broader Western District area is known for highly productive livestock grazing, primarily sheep and cattle breeding, as well as cropping operations. The area experiences moderate-to-high rainfall, averaging roughly 690mm annually, and features soils largely derived from fertile volcanic basalt plains.

This project is managed by Dunkeld Pastoral Co (DPC Administration Pty Ltd), headed by prominent Melbourne barrister and businessman Allan Myers, with Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd acting as the project agent. DPC purchased a 1,273ha portion of the historic Devon Park property, originally established as a pastoral run in the 1840s, in 2020. The project was set up to integrate large-scale conservation and carbon farming alongside the company's established cattle operations. In November 2025, the project updated its methodology to the 2024 Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings determination, and additional areas were added to the project boundary during variations in 2023 and 2026.