Lyne Carbon Project

Lyne Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located near Inglewood, approximately 150km southwest of Toowoomba in the Goondiwindi region of Queensland. It was registered in May 2020 and currently covers 210.55 hectares, following a variation in April 2025 that removed some previously listed land from the project area.

Soil carbon projects operating under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology involve measuring baseline soil carbon levels and introducing new or materially different management activities to build soil organic carbon. Standard eligible activities include altering grazing intensity or duration, and rejuvenating pasture by seeding or cropping.

The Inglewood region is widely known for agricultural grazing and cropping operations. The area experiences a moderate, semi-arid climate with variable, summer-dominant rainfall, and the regional soils typically consist of traprock, sandstone-derived solodic soils, and alluvial sandy loams.

This project was established by landholders Peter and Angus Ramsey in partnership with Agriprove to increase soil carbon in their agricultural system. To achieve this, the property transitioned from set stocking to a rotational grazing system across 16 paddocks and installed exclusion fencing to manage pest pressure. They also rejuvenated their pastures by seeding diverse mixes of linseed, chicory, clover, and native grasses. These activities not only generated over 1,100 early-issuance carbon credits but also improved groundcover, enhanced soil resilience, and allowed the farm to triple the effective stocking rate for its mixed mobs of cattle and goats. In January 2024, the project officially varied its methodology, updating from the 2018 soil carbon method to the current 2021 determination.