Rocky Springs Carbon Project 3

Rocky Springs Carbon Project 3 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the North Burnett region of Queensland, approximately 55km west of the town of Mundubbera. Registered in July 2025, the project covers a specific area of 83.29 hectares within a larger agricultural holding. The region is predominantly utilized for beef cattle grazing, with the landscape transitioning from the open woodlands typical of the Burnett catchment to the more rugged terrain of the Auburn River National Park to the north.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology. This method requires landholders to implement new management activities, such as altering stocking density, high-intensity rotational grazing, or pasture cropping, to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil profile. To generate credits, the project must demonstrate a net increase in soil carbon relative to a baseline, measured via physical soil sampling and supported by modeling.

Environmentally, the site sits within a sub-tropical to semi-arid climate zone with a distinct summer-dominant rainfall pattern, averaging between 700mm and 750mm annually. The soils in this western sector of the North Burnett are typically variable, ranging from sandy loams and texture-contrast soils (solodics) on ridges to deeper alluvial clays in lower-lying creek flats. The specific inclusion of "pasture cropping" in the project activities suggests an intent to improve soil structure and water retention in these soil types to support higher grazing productivity.

The proponent, AgriProve Solutions, is a prominent developer in the Australian soil carbon sector, known for using digital platforms and satellite imagery to monitor vegetation cover as a proxy for soil health. The designation "Project 3" implies this registration is part of a segmented or staged enrollment of the Rocky Springs property, a strategy often used to manage baseline sampling costs or to stagger credit generation periods across different paddocks.