Mount Oxley Native Forest Protection Project

Mount Oxley Native Forest Protection Project is an avoided deforestation project located at Mount Oxley 32km east of Bourke in NSW. It was registered in August 2014 and covers 15,211.07ha.

Avoided deforestation projects avoid greenhouse gas emissions by protecting native forest from being deforested and converted into agricultural systems. A standard requirement for this methodology is that the protected land must have been issued a valid clearing permit prior to 1 July 2010.

The Bourke area is known for pastoral properties dedicated to sheep and cattle farming. The region experiences a semi-arid climate characterized by low rainfall. Soils on the plains are generally red-brown earths and cracking clays, with sedimentary sandstone and quartzite present around the Mount Oxley elevation.

This project is situated on Rossmore Station, a private working sheep station. Interestingly, Mount Oxley, known as Oombi Oombi to Indigenous Australians, is a mesa-like hill famous for its panoramic outback views, unique crater-like rocky formations, and soaring wedge-tailed eagles. The carbon project underwent a method variation in 2016 and successfully completed a fixed delivery carbon abatement contract (CAC226989) with the Australian Government in May 2022, supplying 158,800 units over a seven-year period. Following the contract's completion, the project proponent was updated from Lindsay Newton to Robert and Marie Newton.