Newline Road Landfill Gas Capture and Combustion Project

Newline Road Landfill Gas Capture and Combustion Project is a landfill gas capture project located at 330 Newline Road in Raymond Terrace, approximately 25km north of Newcastle in New South Wales. It was registered in July 2015 and operates within the bounds of the active Veolia Newline Road Landfill site. Because the project is confined to the active waste facility infrastructure, a traditional spatial area (in hectares) is not defined.

Landfill gas projects involve installing a new gas collection system or upgrading an existing one to capture methane-rich gas generated by decomposing legacy and non-legacy waste. The standard requirement is that this captured gas is then combusted, typically via a flare or an electricity-generating engine, to convert the methane into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential.

The Hunter region around Raymond Terrace generally experiences moderate to high coastal rainfall. While the landfill itself is a heavily modified industrial and extractive activities site, the natural regional soils typically consist of estuarine clays and coastal sandy loams. Land use in the immediate vicinity is primarily industrial and waste management, with surrounding areas supporting residential development and forestry.

This project has an interesting administrative and operational history. It originally transitioned from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method to the 2015 Landfill Gas methodology. Initially registered under Suez Recycling & Recovery Holdings, the project participant name was varied to LMS Energy Pty Ltd in late 2021. Most recently, in May 2026, the project was transferred to VELMS JOINT VENTURE PTY LTD. VELMS is a strategic joint venture between Veolia (who acquired Suez's Australian waste assets and operates the landfill) and LMS Energy (a specialist landfill gas extraction company). This partnership was specifically formed to standardise gas collection processes, maximise methane abatement efficiency, and potentially enhance renewable energy generation across multiple Veolia sites.