McGauran Carbon Project 1

McGauran Carbon Project 1 is a soil carbon project located at Kirwans Bridge, approximately 5km east of Nagambie in central Victoria. Registered in August 2024, the project covers 114 hectares of agricultural land in the Goulburn Valley region.

The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology, which awards credits for increases in soil organic carbon stocks measured against a baseline. The specific activity for this project involves applying synthetic or non-synthetic fertilizers to address nutrient deficiencies, a practice designed to boost pasture growth and subsequently sequester more carbon in the soil profile.

The Nagambie region is well-known for its mixed farming, particularly thoroughbred horse breeding, viticulture, and grazing. The area typically experiences a temperate climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 500-600mm. Soils in the vicinity are often described as duplex, featuring sandy clay loams overlying clay subsoils, which can be highly responsive to improved nutrient management strategies like those proposed in this project.