Drumduff Station

Drumduff Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located in the Cape York Peninsula region of Queensland, roughly 125km north-west of Chillagoe and 150km east of Kowanyama. It was registered in September 2014 and covers an area of 202,270.74 ha.

Savanna Fire Management projects involve shifting fire regimes by conducting strategic, planned burns during the early dry season when vegetation is still moist. These cooler, controlled fires reduce fuel loads and create firebreaks, which significantly decreases the likelihood and intensity of uncontrollable, high-emission wildfires in the late dry season, thereby avoiding emissions of greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide.

The Cape York Peninsula area is primarily utilized for cattle grazing, typical of large pastoral stations in Far North Queensland. The environmental conditions are characterized by a tropical savanna climate, which is classified as a high rainfall zone. The landscape features the Palmer and Mitchell River systems, and soils generally consist of sandy loams and alluvial clays that support native savanna vegetation.

Interestingly, this project varied its methodology in 2017, transitioning from the original 2013 early dry season savanna burning determination to the 2015 methodology. Additionally, public records indicate the Clean Energy Regulator holds an active Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102452) for this project with the proponent, Country Carbon Pty. Ltd., for 184,000 ACCUs. The Clean Energy Regulator also accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from the company in May 2020.