Mauger Carbon Project (Revoked)

Mauger Carbon Project (Revoked) is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Central Highlands of Queensland, approximately 30km southeast of Clermont and 70km northwest of Emerald. It was registered in November 2020 and covers 140.69 hectares. The region is predominantly known for cattle grazing, broadacre cropping, and significant coal mining operations in the Bowen Basin.

The project operates under the Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems methodology. Soil carbon projects involve storing carbon by managing agricultural land to build and encourage carbon stores in the topsoil. For this specific project, standard activities involved establishing and permanently maintaining a pasture where there was previously no pasture, such as on bare fallow or continuous cropland.

The surrounding Central Highlands environment is classified as sub-tropical and semi-arid, experiencing hot summers and mild winters with a summer-dominant rainfall averaging around 540mm annually. The region is recognized for its fertile soils, predominantly deep cracking black clays (vertosols) and basaltic profiles, which historically support both strong pasture growth and grain production.

As an extra note, the Mauger Carbon Project was officially revoked on August 7, 2026, under Section 30 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule. The project was managed by Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, a major project proponent that oversees numerous soil carbon projects across Australian farmland.