Kelly Carbon Project

Kelly Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 15km northeast of the rural town of Miriam Vale and 50km southeast of Gladstone in Queensland. It was registered in October 2020 by the proponent Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd and covers a project area of 214.39 hectares. The Miriam Vale district and the broader Gladstone Regional Council area are heavily utilized for rural land uses, predominantly cattle grazing and forestry operations.

Soil carbon projects governed by the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology involve introducing new land management activities to increase the amount of carbon stored in agricultural soils. For the Kelly Carbon Project, this specifically means altering the stocking rate, duration, and intensity of grazing to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health. The project relies on a measurement-only approach, which requires rigorous direct soil sampling and laboratory analysis to estimate the baseline and subsequent increases in soil organic carbon content over time.

The surrounding environment of the Gladstone and Miriam Vale region experiences a sub-tropical climate with moderate to high rainfall that predominantly occurs during the summer wet season. The area is known for its coastal plains, mosaic eucalypt woodlands, and disturbed grasslands. Soils generally consist of a mix of alluvial soils, sandy loams, and heavier coastal clays. These soil and climate characteristics are well-suited to pastoralism, and adjusting grazing patterns can directly benefit the soil's root systems and capacity to draw down and store carbon.

A notable milestone for the Kelly Carbon Project is its regulatory method transition. In July 2025, the project varied its registered methodology, upgrading from the older 2018 Soil Carbon Measurement Determination to the more recent 2021 Determination. This transition allows the proponent greater flexibility in methodology management while continuing their mission to increase carbon within their agricultural grazing system. According to the Clean Energy Regulator, the project is active and has successfully been issued Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), with issuances reaching up to 4,448 units in a given financial period.