Crookwell Aggregation_MWY_2026

Crookwell Aggregation_MWY_2026 is a plantation forestry project located approximately 20km north of Crookwell and 65km northwest of Goulburn in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. It was registered in February 2026 and covers an area of 1,677.90 ha.

Plantation forestry projects involve establishing, maintaining, or converting plantation forests to sequester carbon. These methodologies require the plantation to be actively managed for the commercial harvesting of wood products and must meet minimum regional tree stocking densities to ensure adequate canopy cover.

The Crookwell area is primarily known for rural industries, prominently sheep grazing, cattle farming, and potato production. The region is considered to have moderate to high rainfall, receiving over 860mm of precipitation annually, and the soils in the area are generally fertile basalt alongside clay loam.

This project sequesters carbon by establishing and maintaining a new plantation forest specifically intended for the commercial harvesting of wood products. Interestingly, on 16 April 2026, a variation was made to the project which saw additional land areas incorporated into the aggregation.