Strathburn Station

Strathburn Station is a savanna fire management project located in the heart of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, approximately 129km northwest of the Musgrave Roadhouse. It was registered in December 2014 and covers an extensive 246,564 hectares.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. This practice reduces the fuel load, which subsequently lowers the risk and severity of catastrophic, high-emission wild fires in the late dry season.

The Cape York region is well-known for extensive cattle grazing and eco-tourism. The area features a tropical monsoonal climate that is classified as high rainfall during the wet season, transitioning to harsh, dry conditions later in the year. The landscape features tropical savanna woodlands, dry scrub, and seasonal wetlands fed by the Holroyd River, with soils typically consisting of sandy and clay loams suitable for native scrub and grasses.

The Strathburn Station property itself operates as a large-scale Brahman cattle breeding station, while also acting as a wilderness sanctuary that hosts guided bow-hunting safaris. The project initially operated under a 2013 carbon methodology before varying to the 2015 methodology in 2017. In 2021, the participant name was updated from Country Carbon Pty Ltd to STRATHBURN CAPE YORK CARBON PTY LTD. The station is highly biodiverse, providing habitat for barramundi, brolgas, crocodiles, and scrub bulls, demonstrating a balance between carbon abatement, pastoralism, and wildlife management.