Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-6 Penola North

Penola Plantations 2026 - P26-6 Penola North is a plantation forestry project located approximately 12km east of Penola in the Green Triangle region of South Australia. It was registered in September 2025 and covers an area of 103.06 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 method's "Schedule 3" involve avoiding the conversion of an existing or recently harvested plantation forest to non-forested land. The project must continue the commercial harvesting of wood products or transition to a permanent forest, rather than allowing the land to revert to agricultural clearing.

The Penola and greater Green Triangle area is famous for its extensive commercial forestry operations, as well as grazing, cropping, and viticulture (notably the nearby Coonawarra wine region). The region experiences moderate to high rainfall, typically averaging 620–685 mm annually. The soils in this area vary but frequently consist of well-drained sandy loams, deep sands (Calcarosols), and shallow red loams over limestone (Dermosols/Chromosols), which provide an excellent environment for robust commercial tree growth.

This project was set up by Timberlands Pacific Pty Ltd to ensure the plantation continues operating commercially rather than being converted to pasture. 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.