BANYULA AUSTRALIA PROJECT

Banyula Australia Project (formerly Saratini Farm Project) is an environmental planting project located in Booyong within the Byron Shire, approximately 34km west of Byron Bay in northern NSW. It was registered in June 2022 and originally covered 352.89ha.

Environmental planting projects involve establishing permanent plantings of a mix of native tree species on land that was predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to project commencement. The tree species must be native to the local area and the carbon abatement is estimated using growth models such as FullCAM 2020.

The Booyong and Northern Rivers area is known for grazing, diverse agricultural farming, and rural lifestyle properties. The region experiences a wet subtropical climate with high annual rainfall, and the soils are generally rich, basalt-derived volcanic soils such as red ferrosols (krasnozems) and clay loams.

This project was originally registered as the Saratini Farm Project before undergoing a name change in September 2024. In January 2026, a variation to the project area removed some previously listed land. The project is managed by Banyula Australia Pty Ltd with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the agent. It features a 100-year permanence period, ensuring long-term carbon storage while helping to restore the region's heavily cleared native vegetation, historically known as the "Big Scrub" subtropical rainforest.