Brennan Carbon Project

The Brennan Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located near Koroit in the Western District of Victoria, approximately 15km northwest of Warrnambool. Registered in January 2021, the project covers a project area of 367 hectares. The region is renowned for its fertile volcanic soils, specifically the ash and basalt soils derived from the nearby Tower Hill volcano, and supports high-productivity land uses such as dairy farming and beef grazing.

This project operates under the 2018 Soil Carbon methodology, which requires landholders to implement new management activities to increase soil organic carbon levels. These activities include altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing to encourage pasture growth and root development, which draws carbon from the atmosphere into the soil. As a measurement-based method, the project involves baseline soil sampling followed by subsequent rounds of testing to empirically verify carbon increases before credits are issued.

The local environment is characterized by a high rainfall climate (typically exceeding 700mm annually) and rich, free-draining volcanic loam soils, conditions that are generally favourable for rapid soil carbon accumulation. The project is managed by AgriProve Solutions, a prominent developer known for using digital soil mapping and partnership models to streamline the carbon credit process for farmers.