Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project

Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture and combustion project located at a closed municipal solid waste facility in Fitzgibbon, approximately 16.5km north of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland. Registered in November 2012, the project operates within the footprint of the former landfill, which accepted waste from 1985 until its closure in 1995.

Landfill gas projects involve installing infrastructure, such as a network of wells and pipes, into the landfill mound to capture methane gas emitted by decomposing organic waste. This captured gas is then combusted, typically via flaring or electricity generation. By doing so, the project converts potent methane into less harmful carbon dioxide, significantly reducing the site's overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The Fitzgibbon area in northern Brisbane is highly urbanised, with the land immediately surrounding the former landfill now repurposed for residential properties, public parklands, and community reserves (such as the Hidden World playground). The region experiences a sub-tropical climate characterised by warm temperatures and moderate to high annual rainfall. The local soils typically consist of coastal alluvial clays and podzolics, and the site features a specialised single or double-layer clay capping system specifically designed to minimise water percolation and leachate under Brisbane's climatic conditions.

This project captures gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. It successfully transitioned from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method to the updated 2015 Landfill Gas Methodology Determination. Initially partnered with EDL LFG (QLD) Pty Ltd, a major operator of landfill gas facilities, the project proponent was officially varied to Brisbane City Council in 2019. The project was contracted under the Emissions Reduction Fund in April 2015 (Contract CAC403360) and completed its fixed delivery obligations in September 2022, collectively delivering 947,569 tonnes of abatement to the Commonwealth across three linked EDL projects. The project remains highly active today; Brisbane City Council's 2025-26 Annual Report highlighted that flaring at the Roghan Road facility generated 6,477 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) for the year.