Matilda Carbon Project (Revoked)

Matilda Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located in the Corangamite Shire of south-western Victoria, approximately 18km southwest of Colac and 27km southeast of Camperdown. It was registered in February 2018 and covers an area of 391.51 ha.

Soil carbon projects under the Sequestering Carbon in Soils in Grazing Systems methodology involve sequestering carbon by modifying land management practices to build soil organic matter. Standard requirements for this method include implementing new eligible management activities, such as altering stocking rates, resting pasture, or applying new pasture species, and conducting rigorous, measurement-based soil sampling with independent audits to quantify changes in the soil carbon stock over time. This specific project engaged in managing grazing and managing pasture.

The Corangamite region is a highly productive agricultural area, widely known for its intensive dairy farming, beef cattle, and sheep grazing operations. This area typically experiences a temperate climate with reliable, relatively high rainfall. The local soils across the Victorian Volcanic Plains are characteristically rich basalt and clay.

This project was established by Corporate Carbon Solutions Pty Ltd to increase carbon in the soil within the grazing system through regenerative agricultural practices. Although the project originally nominated a 25-year permanence period, it was officially revoked on 12 December 2024 under section 30 of the CFI Rule.