'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 native tree and shrub species that reflect 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) and cropping operations. The area is considered moderate-to-high rainfall, averaging roughly 690mm annually, and the soils are largely derived from fertile volcanic basalt plains.

This project is run by Dunkeld Pastoral Co (DPC Administration Pty Ltd), headed by prominent Melbourne barrister and businessman Allan Myers. DPC purchased a 1,273ha portion of the historic Devon Park property, which was 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 cattle operations. In November 2025, the project updated its methodology from the 2014 determination to the 2024 Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings determination, and extra areas were added to the project boundary in 2023 and 2026.