Prestige Carbon Project

Prestige Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located approximately 20km south of Lucindale and 35km southwest of Naracoorte in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It was registered in May 2018 and covers 63.71ha.

Soil carbon measurement and models projects involve estimating soil organic carbon sequestration through a combination of direct soil sampling and rigorous computer modeling. These projects generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by implementing new or altered agricultural management practices to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health.

The Naracoorte Lucindale area is known for sheep and beef cattle grazing, broadacre cropping, and pine forestry operations. The area is considered to have a reliable moderate-to-high rainfall, averaging 500-600mm annually, and soils are generally sandy loams over clay subsoils, fertile black soils on flats, or shallow terra rossa over limestone.

This project aims to increase carbon in the soil by applying synthetic or non-synthetic nutrients to address material deficiencies, and altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing. Interestingly, the project has undergone several administrative changes, including a reduction in project area in September 2024. In late 2025, the proponent was changed from Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd to Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, and the project updated its methodology from the older 2014 grazing systems determination to the newer 2021 measurement and models methodology. The new proponent, AgriProve, is Australia's leading soil-tech carbon developer, managing hundreds of projects to sequester carbon at scale while generating alternative income for farmers.