Scrubbers Bedden Carbon Project (Revoked)

Scrubbers Bedden Carbon Project (Revoked) was a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 10km southeast of Tarcutta and 50km southeast of the major regional city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. Registered in April 2015, the project initially operated on a land area of roughly 629 hectares. The project was situated in the South West Slopes region, an area predominantly utilized for mixed farming and grazing livestock, specifically cattle and sheep.

The project operated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Sequestering Carbon in Soils in Grazing Systems) Methodology Determination 2014. This methodology typically requires landholders to alter land management practices, such as changing stocking densities, pasture types, or irrigation, to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil. Under this specific project, the proponent, Corporate Carbon Solutions, utilized the "SoilSense" program, an agronomic service designed to optimize nutrient availability and soil health to support pasture rejuvenation.

Environmentally, the Tarcutta region experiences a temperate climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 670mm. The terrain is generally undulating to hilly, and the soil types in this vicinity often consist of red and yellow podzolic soils (Chromosols) and sandy loams, which are well-suited to native pasture grazing but require careful management to prevent erosion and acidification.

The project encountered several administrative changes, including variations to add land in 2016 and remove land in 2018. Ultimately, the project was voluntarily revoked in June 2023 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. This section typically applies when a proponent requests the revocation, often because the project has not generated the anticipated volume of carbon credits or to clear the project from the land title prior to a property sale. Public real estate records indicate a property named "Scrubbers Bedden" in the nearby Adjungbilly area was sold, which may have precipitated the project's closure.