Caloora Carbon Project

Caloora Carbon Project is a Plantation forestry project located near Rocky Gully in the Shire of Plantagenet, approximately 60km west of Mount Barker in Western Australia. It was registered on April 8, 2025, and spans an extensive project area of 1,281.52 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects sequester carbon by establishing new plantation forests, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation ones, or avoiding the conversion of existing or recently harvested plantations to non-forest land. Standard requirements for this methodology involve establishing a commercially viable timber forest and maintaining an active forest management plan. The projected net carbon yield, accounting for carbon stored in trees, wood products, and debris minus the losses from harvesting and thinning, is typically modelled using the government's FullCAM accounting tool.

The Rocky Gully and Mount Barker regions are renowned for a mix of broadacre cropping, livestock grazing, and commercial forestry operations such as blue gum timber plantations. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate with a medium-to-high annual winter-dominant rainfall classification, averaging around 700-750mm per year. Regional soils generally consist of ironstone gravels, deep sandy duplexes, and shallow stony soils.

The project proponent is CALOORA (WA) PTY LTD. The project activities focus on both avoiding the conversion of a recently harvested plantation and establishing a new plantation forest for the commercial harvesting of wood products. The project was developed in partnership with The Carbon Farming Foundation Ltd, a not-for-profit carbon service provider that serves as the project agent and assists landholders with managing requirements.