Red Gully Farm Revegetation Carbon Project

The Red Gully Farm Revegetation Carbon Project is an environmental planting initiative located in the locality of Red Gully, approximately 20 kilometers north of Gingin in Western Australia. Registered in December 2023, the project covers roughly 102 hectares of land that was previously used for agricultural purposes. The project is situated within the Shire of Gingin, a region historically dominated by broadacre grazing (sheep and cattle), horticulture, and gas infrastructure assets.

Operated under the "Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings" methodology (FullCAM), the project involves establishing permanent native trees and shrubs on land that has been clear of forest cover for at least five years. The planting design typically aims to achieve "forest cover" status, which generally requires a stocking density sufficient to reach 20% crown cover and a height of at least 2 meters. For this specific project, activities focus on creating windbreaks and belt plantings to connect existing remnant vegetation, thereby providing stock shelter and improving biodiversity connectivity across the landscape.

The environmental setting of the Red Gully area is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with winter-dominant rainfall, averaging between 600mm and 700mm annually. The local terrain lies at the interface of the Swan Coastal Plain and the Dandaragan Plateau, featuring soils that are predominantly deep sands or sandy duplexes (often associated with Banksia sandplains). These soil types are naturally susceptible to wind erosion when cleared, making the revegetation activities critical for stabilizing the land and improving soil health.

The project is managed by Carbon West Pty Ltd and has received recognition and funding through the Western Australian Government's "Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program" (CF-LRP). Publicly available reports from the CF-LRP indicate the project aims to sequester carbon while generating co-benefits such as reduced wind erosion and the production of commercial honey. The broader farm management plan reportedly integrates these plantings with sheep grazing, utilizing fodder crops like tagasaste to support sustainable agricultural productivity alongside carbon sequestration.