Penola Plantations 2026 – P26-5 Nangwarry Central

Penola Plantations 2026 – P26-5 Nangwarry Central is a plantation forestry project located in the township of Nangwarry, approximately 32km north-west of Mount Gambier and 20km south of Penola in South Australia's Green Triangle region. It was registered in September 2025 and covers an area of 121.42 hectares.

Plantation forestry projects under the 2022 method generate carbon credits by increasing the long-term average carbon stock in plantations and harvested wood products. Standard requirements for this methodology involve establishing new plantations, transitioning to long-rotation cycles, or avoiding the conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation forest to non-forested land. For this specific project, abatement is achieved by ensuring the land is not reverted to agricultural clearing and instead continues the commercial harvesting of wood products.

The wider Green Triangle region is renowned for its extensive commercial forestry operations, as well as livestock grazing, cropping, and viticulture (such as the nearby Coonawarra wine region). The area is classified as high rainfall for South Australia, typically receiving between 645mm and 760mm annually. Soils in this region generally consist of well-drained deep siliceous sands (Podosols) and sandy loams overlying clay or limestone basements, which provide an excellent environment for robust commercial tree growth.

This project was set up by Timberlands Pacific Pty Ltd on behalf of the Green Triangle Forest Operating Sub Trust to ensure the plantation continues operating commercially. Timberlands Pacific manages the wider Penola Plantations estate, which comprises around 47,000 hectares of primarily radiata pine across the South Australian and Victorian borders. This broader estate sustainably yields approximately 850,000 tonnes of forest products annually and is rigorously certified under both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management.