AKD-4 Vic 2022: Turrong Rd and Chrome Rd

AKD-4 Vic 2022: Turrong Rd and Chrome Rd is a plantation forestry project located across two distinct sites in south-west Victoria: Chrome Road near Branxholme in the Southern Grampians Shire, and Turrong Road in Cooriemungle within the Corangamite Shire. It was registered in August 2023 and covers an area of 345.17 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects sequester carbon by establishing and maintaining new or modified plantation forests intended for the commercial harvesting of wood products. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the trees must reach adequate stocking densities to establish a permanent forest canopy.

The south-west Victorian region is known for traditional broadacre agriculture, primarily dairy, sheep, and cattle grazing, alongside significant commercial forestry operations. The area experiences a temperate climate with reliable, high winter rainfall. The local environment sits on the Victorian Volcanic Plains, where soils typically consist of heavy clay subsoils over weathered basalt or sedimentary bedrock.

This project was originally registered under the name "Landari AKD-4 Vic 2022: Turrong Rd and Chrome Rd" by Landari Pty Ltd. In November 2023, the proponent was officially updated to Associated Kiln Driers Pty Ltd (AKD Softwoods). Founded in Colac in 1955, AKD is one of Australia's largest softwood sawmilling businesses. By establishing a new commercial plantation, this project helps secure vital local timber supplies for AKD's regional milling operations, aligning commercial building material output with their carbon offset goals. In March 2026, the project name was varied to simply "AKD-4 Vic 2022: Turrong Rd and Chrome Rd".