'Rosedale Carbon Project

Rosedale Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Goondiwindi local government area of Queensland, near the New South Wales border. It was registered in February 2021 and covers 460.02 ha.

Soil carbon projects governed by the 2018 Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems methodology involve adopting new or materially different land management practices to build soil organic carbon. Standard requirements dictate that landholders establish baseline carbon levels via rigorous soil core sampling, followed by periodic testing to verify sequestration. These projects also commit to a permanence period to maintain the stored carbon, which in this case is nominated at 25 years.

The Goondiwindi area is well known for its robust agricultural sector, with dominant regional land uses including sheep grazing, beef cattle farming, and broadacre grain cropping. The region experiences a semi-arid to subtropical climate with moderate rainfall. The environment is characterised heavily by fertile grey and black cracking clay soils, alongside deep sandy and silty clay loams.

This project increases carbon in the agricultural soil by applying nutrients to the land in the form of a synthetic or non-synthetic fertiliser to address a material deficiency. By correcting nutrient imbalances, the proponent, Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, aims to increase plant and root biomass, driving higher organic carbon inputs into the earth. Additionally, project records note that in March 2025, a variation was made to the project which removed certain areas that were originally listed within the boundary.