Western Treefarm Project WTP1B (Shine)

Western Treefarm Project WTP1B (Shine) is a Plantation Forestry project located approximately 28km north-west of Boyup Brook and 29km south-east of Collie in Western Australia. It was registered in December 2025 and covers 198.71ha.

Plantation Forestry projects under the Carbon Farming Initiative involve establishing or altering the management of commercial forests to increase carbon storage. In this specific project, the methodology involves converting an existing short-rotation plantation forest to a long-rotation plantation. This allows the trees to grow for a longer period, absorbing and locking more carbon into their biomass before eventually undergoing commercial harvesting for wood products.

The Boyup Brook region is known for broadacre agriculture, including sheep and cattle grazing, alongside significant commercial forestry operations. Situated within the high-rainfall zone of south-western Australia, the local environment naturally supports mixed jarrah and marri forests. The soils in this northern part of the Darling Plateau generally consist of ironstone gravels on the ridges, with grey sands, yellow sands, and loamy earths in the broad valleys.

The project is operated by Mitsui & Co. Wood Resources Oceania Pty Ltd (MWO), which manages roughly 4,800 to 5,000 hectares of pine and eucalyptus plantations across Australia. Interestingly, the proponent recently rebranded from Mitsui Bussan Woodchip Oceania in April 2025, a move reflecting the company's broader corporate commitment to sustainable forestry, innovative carbon solutions, and the active generation of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).