Claravale Fire Project (Revoked)

Claravale Fire Project (Revoked) is a Savanna Fire Management project located at the Claravale Station and Claravale Farm aggregation, approximately 89km north of Katherine in the Douglas Daly region of the Northern Territory. Registered in November 2016, the project covers an expansive area of 67,181.14 hectares.

Savanna Fire Management projects under the 2015 methodology involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. The standard requirement for this project type is to deliberately introduce mosaic burn patterns when the vegetation is cooler and wetter. This mitigates the fuel load and reduces the risk and severity of late dry season wildfires, ultimately limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

The Douglas Daly region is renowned for its large-scale mixed-farming agricultural enterprises. The general land use across the Claravale property involves intensive cattle grazing and dryland cropping, primarily for fodder, sorghum, cotton, and hay. Situated in a classified high rainfall area typical of the tropical Top End, the property features highly productive soil types that include a mix of red volcanic soils, river loams, and black clays.

Notably, this carbon project was officially revoked on May 8, 2026, under section 29 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule. Prior to revocation, the proponent held an active Commonwealth contract to deliver 18,000 ACCUs, though a substantial portion of this volume was released through fixed delivery exit arrangements. Following a massive capital investment program over recent years, the underlying Claravale Aggregation was listed for sale with a price guide between $30 million and $40 million. Environmentally, the property is of significant ecological interest; it features limestone caves that serve as one of only six maternity roosts in the Northern Territory for the threatened ghost bat.