Pleasant Mountain Carbon Project (Revoked)

Pleasant Mountain Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located in the Baw Baw local government area of Victoria, approximately 25km north of Warragul and 100km east of Melbourne. It was registered in November 2018 and covers 124.69 hectares.

Sequestering Carbon in Soils in Grazing Systems projects involve undertaking new land management activities, such as intensive pasture management, modifying grazing practices, or pasture cropping, to build soil organic carbon. Standard requirements dictate that proponents must continually apply these approved management activities and regularly test the soil to prove an increase in soil carbon levels over the project's crediting period.

The West Gippsland and Baw Baw region is highly regarded for its productive agricultural land, with general land use predominantly consisting of dairy farming, beef cattle grazing, and forestry. The area experiences a temperate climate with high, reliable rainfall. Soils in the region are generally fertile and moderately well-structured loams, which easily support intense agricultural operations.

This project specifically aimed to increase carbon in the grazing system by optimizing plant growth through integrated pasture cropping using the "Soilkee" system, deployed by the proponent AgriProve. This innovative system combines mixed species selection, nitrogen fixation, added soil amendments, and fodder mulching to boost soil organic matter. Despite these efforts, the project was officially revoked on 5 September 2025 under section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule.