Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-5 Nangwarry Central

Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-5 Nangwarry Central is a Plantation Forestry project located near Nangwarry in the Green Triangle region of South Australia, approximately 13km southeast of Penola and 40km north of Mount Gambier. It was registered on September 11, 2025, and covers an area of 121.42 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects typically involve establishing a new plantation, converting short-rotation plantations to long-rotation, or avoiding the conversion of a plantation to non-forested land. Standard methodology requirements include maintaining commercial viability and adhering to forestry stocking densities, while ensuring long-term carbon capture. This specific project focuses on avoided conversion. By protecting an existing or recently harvested plantation from being permanently cleared for agricultural use, the project establishes and maintains a new plantation forest dedicated to the commercial harvesting of wood products.

The surrounding Green Triangle region is extensively utilized for commercial forestry operations, operating alongside grazing and viticulture land uses. The environmental conditions are highly conducive to plantation growth, characterized by a reliable, moderate-to-high annual rainfall averaging 645–760 mm. Soils in the Nangwarry district are predominantly deep, leached sands (Podosols) and sandy loams situated over limestone (calcarenite) ridges, providing excellent drainage for commercial tree species.

The project is managed by Timberlands Pacific Pty Ltd on behalf of The Trust Company (Australia) Limited, acting as the trustee for the Green Triangle Forest Operating Sub Trust. This initiative ensures that carbon continues to be safely sequestered within the growing forest biomass and resulting wood products, rather than being released into the atmosphere if the land were permanently converted to non-forested pasture.