Rossmore Landscape Project

Rossmore Landscape Project is a soil carbon project located along Rossmore Lane in Drildool, approximately 7km northeast of Burren Junction and 75km west of Narrabri in north-western New South Wales. It was registered in October 2021 and covers a substantial 6,618.30 hectares. The project is managed by Rossmore Agriculture Pty Ltd as trustee for the Sendall Family Trust, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd participating as the project developer and agent.

Soil carbon projects aim to increase the amount of carbon stored in agricultural soils by adopting new or materially altered land management practices. Under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology, proponents must implement at least one eligible activity to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). For this project, standard requirements involve applying synthetic or non-synthetic nutrients to the land to address a material deficiency, and altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing. These activities are designed to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health.

The Burren Junction and wider Narrabri area is a prominent broadacre agricultural zone, with land use primarily dedicated to sheep and cattle grazing as well as dryland and irrigated cropping, such as wheat and cotton. The local environment is characterised by a semi-arid climate, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 560mm. Situated on the lower Namoi floodplain, the regional landscape is heavily dominated by deep, self-mulching cracking clays known as Vertosols, alongside some texture-contrast soils. These fertile soil types are highly productive for agriculture and possess excellent potential for retaining sequestered carbon when managed with restorative grazing practices.

In an interesting update, the project varied its operational methodology on 10 February 2026, transitioning from the older 2018 measurement-based soil carbon method to the updated 2021 measurement and models determination. Additionally, public registry records show the project secured an Optional Delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC798321) at the April 2022 auction. It originally committed 103,734 tonnes of abatement to the Commonwealth, of which 26,622 tonnes have since been released or lapsed through flexible delivery exit arrangements.