Robinson Sunny Park Coonamble Project

Robinson Sunny Park Coonamble Project is a soil carbon project located approximately 30km southeast of Coonamble in the Central West region of New South Wales. It was registered in March 2020 and spans a project area of 5,436.99 hectares.

Soil carbon projects operating under the "Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models" methodology focus on altering agricultural practices to build, measure, and model organic carbon stored in the soil. For this specific enterprise, project activities involve changing the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of livestock grazing to promote vegetation cover and improve overall soil health. Additionally, the project actively applies synthetic or non-synthetic nutrients to address material deficiencies, alongside applying gypsum to remediate sodic or magnesic soils.

The Coonamble region typically experiences a semi-arid climate with moderate to low, highly variable rainfall. The local land is primarily utilized for mixed farming, heavily featuring broadacre cropping (such as wheat) and cattle or sheep grazing. The soils in this district are known to feature heavy grey cracking clays (vertosols) and sandy loams that are often susceptible to sodicity, which directly aligns with the project's strategy to remediate the land using gypsum.

Interestingly, this project points to a long-term strategic integration of carbon farming into the proponent's broader agricultural business. Run by the agent Climate Friendly Pty Ltd on behalf of Adam Robinson Pty Ltd, the project underwent a methodology variation in December 2022, migrating from the 2018 method to the updated 2021 measurement and models determination. In August 2025, the project boundaries were also varied to remove certain areas of land. Furthermore, the project has historically held both Optional and Fixed Delivery carbon abatement contracts (CAC838822 and CAC965484) with the Australian Government to supply carbon credits.