Catchment Conservation Alliance - South East Queensland Site #1 (Revoked)

Catchment Conservation Alliance - South East Queensland Site #1 (Revoked) was a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Mount Tarampa, approximately 5km south of Coominya and 70km west of Brisbane in Queensland. Registered in November 2020 and covering nearly 695 hectares, the project was situated in the Somerset Region, an area characterized by rural grazing properties, forestry, and water catchment zones near Wivenhoe Dam.

The project operated under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years. Instead of planting new trees, the proponent manages the land, primarily by controlling grazing pressure and stopping mechanical clearing, to allow existing rootstock and seeds to regenerate into a permanent native forest.

The Somerset region features a humid sub-tropical climate with average annual rainfall between 800mm and 900mm. The landscape around Mount Tarampa typically consists of undulating hills with soils ranging from sandy loams to texture-contrast clays, supporting open eucalypt woodlands often used for cattle grazing.

Notably, this project was part of the "Catchment Conservation Alliance," a collaboration identified in media reports as a partnership between the Queensland Government and project developer GreenCollar (the parent company of Terra Carbon) to deliver carbon abatement with co-benefits for river catchments. The project was voluntarily revoked in September 2023 under Section 30 of the CFI Rule, meaning the proponent requested the cancellation, likely due to landholder changes or project restructuring, and no carbon credits were issued.