Crystalvale Station

Crystalvale Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located approximately 15 to 40km south of Coen on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. It was registered in January 2018 and covers an area of 89,788.49 ha.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. By conducting cooler, controlled burns early in the year, proponents reduce natural fuel loads, which significantly decreases the risk, extent, and intensity of late dry season wildfires. This methodology prevents the substantial greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane and nitrous oxide, that are associated with intense uncontrolled fires.

The Cape York area is widely known for large-scale cattle grazing, leasehold pastoral operations, and nature conservation. The region is classified as a high-rainfall zone characterized by a tropical monsoonal climate. Local environmental conditions feature mixed lower-fertility sandy forest soils, loams, and tracts of black soil plains along river and creek frontages.

This project operates on an integrated land-use model, balancing sustainable cattle operations with Indigenous-informed fire management practices to ensure the best possible environmental and cultural outcomes. In a major conservation milestone in 2024, the Queensland Government officially declared Crystalvale Station a Nature Refuge. This declaration helped form a massive 500,000-hectare continuous ecological corridor alongside the neighbouring Holroyd and Yarraden stations. The project has recently experienced several administrative and structural changes; the proponent was varied from Country Carbon Pty. Ltd. to Umlilo Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for the CC Stage 3 Agricultural Trust in November 2024. Additionally, the project area was subdivided under section 23 of the CFI Rule in April 2026, and further divided under section 77A of the CFI Act in June 2026.