McVeigh Carbon Project 3 (Revoked)

McVeigh Carbon Project 3 (Revoked) is a soil carbon project located approximately 27km south of Wellington in the Central West region of New South Wales. It was registered in December 2022 and covers 533.50ha.

Soil carbon projects under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology involve introducing new or materially different land management activities to increase the amount of carbon stored in agricultural soils. The standard requirements mandate that proponents rigorously measure soil carbon levels at a baseline and at subsequent intervals to verify sequestration. For this specific project, the management activities involved altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing, applying synthetic or non-synthetic fertilisers to address material deficiencies, and establishing or rejuvenating pastures by seeding.

The Wellington area is heavily utilized for mixed farming, primarily sheep and cattle grazing alongside broadacre cropping. The region is characterized by a temperate climate with moderate rainfall, averaging roughly 618mm annually. The local environment and soils are highly suitable for agriculture, typically consisting of productive red-brown earths and clay loams.

Interestingly, this project was revoked on 15 July 2026 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. This section of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 generally applies to the voluntary revocation of a project by the proponent. Registry records indicate that the proponent, Agriprove Solutions Co No.1 Pty Ltd, also had several neighboring projects (including McVeigh Carbon Project 1 and 2, Beale Carbon Project, and Cooper Carbon Project) revoked around the same time.