Corangamite Landfill Gas Project

Corangamite Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Corangamite Regional Landfill in Naroghid, approximately 15km west of Camperdown in south-western Victoria. It was registered in October 2022 by LMS Energy Pty Ltd. While its specific project area size is not recorded as it is confined to the footprint of the existing waste facility, the project involves installing a new landfill gas collection system to capture and combust gas generated from legacy and non-legacy waste.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of specialised infrastructure to capture emissions, primarily methane, generated by the decomposition of organic waste in landfills. By flaring the gas or converting it into renewable electricity, these projects prevent potent greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere and earn carbon credits based on the volume of emissions safely abated.

The Camperdown and wider Corangamite Shire area is renowned for its highly productive agricultural sector, with regional land use heavily dominated by dairy farming, sheep and cattle grazing, and broadacre cropping. The region is considered a high rainfall zone. The local environment is largely influenced by the area's volcanic history, featuring fertile basalt-derived soils, cracking clays (Vertosols), and texture-contrast soils (such as Kurosols and Chromosols).

This project was established in partnership with the Corangamite Shire Council to turn a local waste liability into a commercial and environmental asset. LMS Energy, which operates the site, is recognised as Australia's most experienced landfill biogas company. At the project's launch, the council estimated that the facility would abate around 17,000 tonnes of carbon annually, which is the environmental equivalent of taking 3,500 cars off the road or planting 280,000 trees each year.