Limestone2026R_Barber_S3

Limestone2026R_Barber_S3 is a Plantation Forestry project located in the Green Triangle region of western Victoria, situated near major regional hubs such as Dartmoor and Portland. It was registered in May 2026 by OneFortyOne Plantations Pty Ltd alongside SFM Agribusiness Pty Ltd. The exact project area is currently unknown.

Plantation Forestry projects under the avoided conversion schedule involve sequestering carbon by continuing a plantation forest for the commercial harvesting of wood products. This specific methodology ensures that an existing or recently harvested plantation is re-established and maintained, avoiding the land's permanent conversion back into non-forested agricultural use.

The broader Green Triangle region is well known for extensive commercial softwood and hardwood forestry operations, alongside agricultural land uses like sheep grazing, dairy farming, and cropping. The area experiences reliable, high winter rainfall and features fertile soils that range from rich volcanic earth to sandy loams over limestone, making it a highly productive environment for timber growth.

OneFortyOne Plantations is a major forest manager in the region, operating an extensive estate of predominantly Pinus radiata softwood plantations to supply local sawmills such as the Jubilee sawmill in nearby Mount Gambier, South Australia. Additionally, recent updates to Victorian forestry regulations, such as the permanent removal of the restrictive "water rule" rainfall regulation under the Carbon Farming Initiative, have actively encouraged new plantation forestry projects to enter the carbon market across the region.