'Noosa Landfill Gas Project

Noosa Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Noosa Eumundi Landfill in Doonan, approximately 10-15km southwest of the major hub of Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It was registered in December 2013 and covers an unspecified area across the active waste management facility. The surrounding Sunshine Coast hinterland region is characterised by rural residential living, tourism, and patches of forestry and grazing.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation and continuing operation of a gas collection system to capture and combust methane generated by decomposing organic matter. This project currently operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015 (Compilation No. 1), which sets out the requirements for collecting and converting the captured methane into less potent carbon dioxide to generate carbon credits.

The Doonan and wider Sunshine Coast areas experience a sub-tropical, high-rainfall climate, typically receiving between 1,000mm and 1,500mm of precipitation annually. The regional soils are typically a mix of sandy soils, sandy loams, and coastal Kurosols with clay subsoils, which are prone to poor drainage and require specific geotechnical management to prevent water pooling.

This project is owned and operated by LMS Energy Pty Ltd in partnership with the Noosa Shire Council. The biogas flaring facility transitioned from a revoked 2012 method and continues to safely combust gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste to prevent it from entering the atmosphere as a potent greenhouse gas. The project was contracted by the Commonwealth to deliver carbon abatement in April 2017, and its fixed delivery contract (CAC668305) was successfully completed in June 2022. Additionally, the landfill site is home to Noosa Council's 'Reviva' reuse shop, which actively diverts valuable resources and reusable household items from entering the landfill.