Kingston Project

The Kingston Project is a plantation forestry project located in the locality of Kingston, Western Australia, approximately 25km north-east of Manjimup and 20km south-east of Bridgetown. Registered in August 2025, the project covers 228.15 hectares of land in the South West timber region. This area is traditionally dominated by forestry operations (including jarrah and karri native forests as well as softwood and hardwood plantations) and agriculture such as cattle grazing and horticulture.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022. Specifically, it involves the "avoided conversion" of a plantation to non-forested land. This activity generates carbon credits by maintaining a plantation forest (typically commercial hardwood or softwood) that was at clear risk of being converted to agricultural use, such as pasture or cropping, after harvest. By committing to replant and maintain the forest for another rotation, the project sequesters carbon in the biomass of the trees and wood products that would otherwise have been released if the land were cleared.

Environmentally, the Kingston region lies within a high rainfall zone, averaging over 800mm annually, which supports robust timber growth. The terrain typically consists of the dissected Darling Plateau, characterized by lateritic gravels and loamy soils on the uplands, which are well-drained and highly suitable for forestry, while valley floors may contain podzolic soils.

The proponent, Peppermint Estate Pty Limited, is a subsidiary entity of New Forests' Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3). The estate's assets, which include significant hardwood plantation areas in the Bunbury and South West regions, are managed by Ents Forestry. This project represents a strategic effort to retain commercial timberlands in the region against the economic pressure to convert land for agricultural commodities.