Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-2 Nangwarry Central

Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-2 Nangwarry Central is a plantation forestry project located near Nangwarry, approximately 32km north-west of Mount Gambier in South Australia's Limestone Coast region. It was registered in August 2025 and covers 183.49 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects under the 2022 methodology involve establishing new plantation forests or continuing an existing plantation to avoid its conversion to non-forested land. These projects require trees to be managed for the commercial harvesting of wood products and must maintain specific stocking densities and canopy cover thresholds to ensure sustainable growth.

The surrounding Green Triangle region is one of Australia's premier forestry hubs, featuring extensive softwood (Radiata Pine) and hardwood (Tasmanian blue gum) plantations alongside traditional grazing and agriculture. The area experiences a temperate climate with high average annual rainfall of approximately 712mm. Local soils generally consist of well-draining sands over limestone, podzolic soils, and terra rossa, which provide highly favorable, non-conductive conditions for commercial timber growth.

This project sequesters carbon by explicitly avoiding the conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation to non-forested land, maintaining it instead for future commercial harvesting. The project's proponent, Timberlands Pacific, manages the broader 47,000-hectare Penola Plantations estate across the Green Triangle on behalf of the investment manager New Forests. This specific project forms part of a larger 2026 plantation series by Timberlands Pacific, which includes neighboring blocks such as P26-3 Myaring West and P26-6 Penola North, designed to secure active carbon sequestration, regional employment, and long-term timber supply.