Where to next?

Tiwi Plantations Corporation is proposing a second rotation planting of Eucalyptus pellita.

If the Tiwi Plantation Corporation can secure approval and investment for the second rotation, it will create an extra 35 ongoing Tiwi jobs in plant nurseries and planting programs, as well as full-time, skilled work for 120 Tiwi people.

Benefits of Eucalyptus pellita

Several separate trials established since 2005.

Trial results demonstrate that Eucalyptus pellita and its hybrids performs better than acacia on the island:

  • Wind firmness (reduced cyclone risk)

  • Fire tolerance (reduced fire risk)

  • Wood quality and higher value products

  • Pest and disease

  • Volume gains

  • Weight gains

  • Harvesting efficiency and utilisation gains

Growth rate comparison

Time segmented volume (m2 ha)

“We’re already seeing productivity gains – close to 100 per cent – in a network of small-scale paired trial sites previously planted on Melville Island. Based on these figures, this is expected to secure a multimillion export market in future years.”
— Sheriden Morris, Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia Chair

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