AKD-4 Vic 2022: Wheelers Hill

AKD-4 Vic 2022: Wheelers Hill is a plantation forestry project located at Wheelers Hill near Heywood, approximately 25 kilometres north of Portland in the Glenelg Shire of south-western Victoria. It was registered in July 2023 and covers an area of 111.95 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects generate carbon credits by establishing and maintaining new plantation forests for the commercial harvesting of wood products. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that projects must demonstrate they are converting non-forested land that would otherwise remain in a viable non-forested agricultural use (such as grazing). These projects operate over a nominated permanence period (which is 25 years for this project) while undergoing continuing rotational harvest cycles.

The Heywood and broader Glenelg Shire region is heavily characterised by extensive agricultural land use, specifically grazing for sheep, beef, and dairy farming, as well as broadacre cropping. Given its location within the famous "Green Triangle", the region is also highly renowned for commercial timber plantations. The environment is ideally suited for forestry, typically experiencing high annual rainfall averaging between 700 mm and 800 mm. The area's soil profiles predominantly feature Chromosols, consisting of deep sandy surface soils overlying clay subsoils, alongside versatile grey and highly fertile red loams.

This project was originally registered under the participant name Landari PTY LTD. A variation in November 2023 transferred the project to Associated Kiln Driers PTY. LIMITED (AKD Softwoods), a major national timber processing and forestry company. A subsequent variation in March 2026 formally updated the project's title from "Landari AKD-4 Vic 2022: Wheelers Hill" to its current name. By planting a new commercial forest, the project sequesters atmospheric carbon dioxide while actively expanding the supply chain for the local timber economy.