Claravale Fire Project (Revoked)

Claravale Fire Project (Revoked) is a savanna fire management project located at Claravale in the Northern Territory, approximately 225km south of Darwin. It was registered in November 2016 and covers 67,181.14 ha.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season to reduce the risk of extensive and destructive late dry season wildfires.

The Claravale area is situated in the Daly River catchment and is known for widespread pastoral grazing and dryland cropping operations. The local environment is classified as a high rainfall savanna woodland, with soils generally consisting of sandy loams and red earths over limestone.

Operated by James Lewis and Votia Pty Ltd, this project held a Commonwealth carbon abatement contract before it was officially revoked under section 29 of the CFI Rule on May 8, 2026. The surrounding Claravale Station property has recently been the focus of high-profile environmental campaigns and legal scrutiny regarding the widespread bulldozing of native vegetation for agricultural expansion. The property is highly biodiverse and features limestone caves that serve as one of only six known maternity roosts for the vulnerable ghost bat in the Northern Territory.