Beddall Carbon Project 2

Beddall Carbon Project 2 is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 25 kilometers southwest of Moura in the Banana Shire region of Central Queensland. Registered on September 16, 2025, this project covers a land area of 291.22 hectares. The surrounding region is deeply integrated into Queensland's agricultural heartland, predominantly utilized for beef cattle grazing, dryland farming, and irrigated cropping, alongside significant mining operations in the Bowen Basin.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology. This soil carbon method requires the proponent to establish a baseline of soil carbon stocks through physical testing. Subsequently, land management activities are altered to encourage carbon sequestration, in this case, by modifying grazing intensity or duration and introducing legume species into pasture systems. Over time, follow-up measurements or modelling are used to calculate the net increase in soil carbon, which generates Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

Environmentally, the Moura region is characterized by a sub-tropical, semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 600mm, falling predominantly in the summer months. The local soil profiles are typically fertile, self-mulching grey cracking clays (often associated with the Brigalow Belt) and brown loams, which are well-suited to the project's goal of building soil organic matter through improved pasture cover.

An interesting aspect of this project is its numbering ("Project 2"), which, along with the existence of a "Beddall Carbon Project 12" appearing in registry records, suggests this property involves a large-scale aggregation or a single large landholding split into multiple project areas for management or staging purposes. The project is developed by AgriProve, a leading Australian soil carbon project developer known for managing large portfolios of similar grazing-focused carbon projects.