Whroo Carbon Project (Revoked)

The Whroo Carbon Project (Revoked) was a soil carbon sequestration project located in the locality of Whroo, Victoria, approximately 45km southwest of Shepparton and near the town of Rushworth. Registered in August 2018, the project covered 176 hectares of agricultural land in the Goulburn Valley region.

The project operated under the "Sequestering Carbon in Soils in Grazing Systems" methodology. This method credits landholders for increasing Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) levels through improved land management practices, such as rejuvenating pastures, implementing rotational grazing, and pasture cropping to build soil health.

The local environment in the Whroo/Rushworth area is characterized by a temperate climate with a mean annual rainfall of approximately 450mm to 550mm. The region is historically known for its "Box-Ironbark" forests and gold mining history, with surrounding agricultural land typically featuring texture-contrast soils (Chromosols and Sodosols) often composed of loams over clay subsoils. These soils can be fragile but respond well to increasing organic matter.

On August 23, 2024, the project was revoked under section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015, which typically indicates a voluntary revocation by the proponent. Interestingly, the project area is situated near the "Whroo Flux Station," a scientific research site managed by the TERN network that monitors carbon and water exchanges in the local box-ironbark ecosystem, highlighting the region's importance in Australian carbon research.