Landari FTT Ponds Arnals

Landari FTT Ponds Arnals is a plantation forestry project located in the West Wimmera region of Victoria, situated approximately 25km east of Penola (SA) and 40km northwest of Casterton. Registered on 13 June 2025, the project covers 56.10 hectares near the South Australian border. This region acts as the northern edge of the renowned "Green Triangle," a premier forestry zone utilized extensively for grazing and commercial timber production.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022. This specific project involves the establishment of a new plantation forest on land where no forest previously existed, a "greenfields" activity designed to sequester carbon while producing wood products. Under this method, the project must adhere to strict stocking density and management regimes to ensure the trees reach forest cover thresholds, balancing commercial harvest cycles with long-term carbon storage obligations.

Environmental conditions in this area are conducive to forestry, characterized by the reliable rainfall of the Green Triangle (typically exceeding 600mm annually) and soils consisting of sandy loams over clay subsoils. These soil profiles provide the necessary drainage and water-holding capacity for species such as Radiata Pine or Tasmanian Blue Gum.

The project proponent, Fairthorne Timber Trading Pty Ltd, is an established aggregator of forestry land in the region. The project name "Landari FTT Ponds Arnals" likely refers to the specific property blocks ("Ponds" and "Arnals") managed under the Landari carbon development service. Landari is led by Arjan Wilkie, a specialist in spatial analysis and carbon accounting from the University of New England, who provides the technical expertise for the project's design and monitoring.