Stockdale Park Carbon Project

Stockdale Park Carbon Project is a Plantation Forestry project spanning multiple sites across Victoria. Based on its scattered coordinates, the project areas are distributed near several major regional centers, including approximately 35km south of Colac in the state's southwest, 30km south of Traralgon in Gippsland, and 50km east of Wodonga in the northeast. It was registered in August 2023 and currently covers an expansive 2,622.25 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects sequester carbon by establishing new plantation forests or converting existing short-rotation plantations to long-rotation forests for the ongoing commercial harvesting of wood products. Standard methodology requirements include adhering to specific commercial stocking densities, utilizing eligible timber tree species, and maintaining the forest according to a strict commercial management, rotation, and harvesting schedule.

The regions encompassed by this project span numerous local government areas, including Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Latrobe, Pyrenees, Southern Grampians, Towong, and Wellington. The general land use in these diverse areas is heavily characterized by dairy farming, cattle and sheep grazing, cropping, and extensive commercial forestry operations. These geographic locations generally fall within medium to high rainfall classifications, particularly the Otway Ranges, Gippsland, and alpine-adjacent northeast, and feature highly variable soils that typically include fertile volcanic basalts, clay loams, and sandy loams ideal for timber growth.

The project is operated and managed by major timber producer Hancock Victorian Plantations Pty Limited (HVP), alongside participant Wen Long Liu. A notable feature of this project is its aggressive and continuous expansion; between May 2024 and March 2026, the project underwent 11 separate regulatory variations to continually add new land areas to its registered carbon footprint.