Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project

Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project is a waste emissions avoidance project located in the suburb of Fitzgibbon, approximately 15km north of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland. Registered in November 2012, the project operates on a closed landfill site managed by the Brisbane City Council. The facility is situated within a region characterised by rapid urban development and residential land use, neighbouring the Fitzgibbon Chase housing estate and bushland reserves.

The project operates under the Landfill Gas methodology, which involves the installation of gas collection systems to capture methane generated by decomposing organic waste. In the absence of such systems, this potent greenhouse gas would vent naturally into the atmosphere. Once captured, the gas is combusted using a flare or engine, converting the methane into carbon dioxide and significantly reducing its global warming potential.

The Fitzgibbon area experiences a sub-tropical climate with high, summer-dominant rainfall averaging over 1,000mm annually. While the natural soils of the region typically consist of texture-contrast clays and alluvial deposits, the project site itself creates a distinct environment of capped engineered fill.

A key feature of this project is its partnership between the Brisbane City Council and LGI Limited. While the Roghan Road site is a legacy landfill no longer accepting waste, the project continues to actively manage emissions through a dedicated biogas flare system. The project has successfully transitioned across multiple regulatory frameworks, moving from the original Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) protocols to the current Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) standards, and recently completed a fixed delivery contract for carbon abatement.