Penola Plantations 2026 – P26-2 Nangwarry Central

Penola Plantations 2026 – P26-2 Nangwarry Central is a plantation forestry project located approximately 10km north of Nangwarry and 35km north of Mount Gambier in the Green Triangle region of South Australia. It was registered in August 2025 and covers 183.49 hectares.

Plantation forestry avoided conversion projects involve maintaining or establishing a new plantation forest for the commercial harvesting of wood products on land that would otherwise be cleared and converted to non-forested land, such as agricultural pasture.

The Green Triangle region is renowned for its extensive softwood and hardwood forestry operations, alongside standard agriculture such as livestock grazing and cropping. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with reliable, relatively high rainfall for the state, typically ranging from 600mm to 850mm annually. The regional environment provides highly favorable soil characteristics for forestry, generally consisting of permeable sandy soils over clay, as well as rich volcanic soils.

Managed by Timberlands Pacific Pty Ltd, this project helps sequester carbon while continuing to supply the robust domestic timber processing industry. The proponent currently manages the broader Green Triangle Forest Trust estate, which produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of forest products annually for local processing mills. Securing this specific land for ongoing forestry pushes back against a broader regional trend where some landowners have reverted non-core plantation areas back to agricultural use.