Golspie Carbon Project 2025

Golspie Carbon Project 2025 is a plantation forestry project located at Golspie, approximately 70km north of Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. It was registered in October 2025 and covers 1,591.94 ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve sequestering carbon by establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest. Standard requirements dictate that trees are planted on land that has not been recently forested, maintaining a specific stocking density, and managing the plantation through commercial harvesting rotations for wood products.

The Golspie region is historically known for livestock farming, specifically sheep, fine wool, and cattle grazing. The area is elevated and experiences reliable, high rainfall averaging around 750mm to 800mm annually. Soils in the district are generally a fertile mix of basalt, yellow podzolic, and sandy loams.

This project is managed by The Trust Company Limited as trustee for ANZLAFF Sub 1, a sub-trust of the Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund. Managed by natural capital investors New Forests, this $600 million fund was established to integrate sustainable forestry with agriculture and carbon markets. Notably, ANZLAFF Sub 1 recently received federal grant funding under the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Support Plantation Establishment program to assist in planting new long-rotation softwood plantations. This demonstrates how commercial timber operations can be used to meet Australia's future timber processing demands while contributing to national emission reduction targets.