Holroyd Station

Holroyd Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, approximately two hours from the town of Coen. It was registered in November 2014 and covers an extensive 282,066 hectares.

Savanna Fire Management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna woodlands during the cooler, early dry season. By intentionally reducing grassy fuel loads early in the year, the methodology prevents and mitigates the risk of catastrophic, high-emission wild fires that typically ravage the area during the late dry season.

The region's primary land use consists of large-scale beef cattle grazing operations and significant conservation zones. The environment experiences a monsoonal, high rainfall climate with a distinct wet and dry season. The local ecosystem thrives on varied soils, predominantly consisting of sandy loams and alluvial clay plains, which support the region's dense tropical savanna grasses.

An interesting aspect of this project is its successful integration of agriculture and conservation. Holroyd Station is home to one of the largest nature refuges in Queensland, protecting nationally recognized wetlands, threatened plant communities, and animal species. In 2023, the property was acquired by Corporate Carbon as part of a $29 million aggregation. Through a formal process called "Healthy Country Planning," the project demonstrates that cattle grazing and carbon farming can be mutually beneficial. Rather than excluding agriculture, cattle are used strategically to graze down fuel loads, directly assisting the indigenous fire management practices and early dry season burning regime.