Grovedale Soil Carbon Project

Grovedale Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, approximately 15 kilometers south of the major regional city of Bathurst. Registered in September 2024, the project covers a project area of roughly 750 hectares, though recent variations in mid-2025 have adjusted this boundary. The property is situated near the localities of Perthville and Georges Plains, a region deeply entrenched in grazing and agricultural history.

The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Measurement and Models). This framework rewards landholders for increasing Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks through changes in land management. Specifically, the Grovedale project aims to achieve this by altering stocking rates and grazing intensity, likely implementing rotational or time-controlled grazing strategies to maintain ground cover and stimulate root growth. Additionally, the project includes the application of lime, a critical activity in this region to remediate naturally acidic soils, thereby unlocking nutrient availability and supporting higher biomass production.

Environmentally, the Bathurst region is classified as a cool temperate zone with a high rainfall classification, typically receiving between 600mm and 800mm annually. The landscape is characterized by undulating hills and granite-derived soils, known as Bathurst Granites. These soils are naturally acidic and often sandy-loam in texture, making the project's focus on lime application particularly relevant for the local soil chemistry. The surrounding land use is predominantly extensive livestock grazing (sheep and cattle), which aligns with the project's operational activities.

The project is managed by Atlas Agri Solutions Pty Ltd in conjunction with Scott James Brown. Atlas Agri Solutions is associated with the grazing management software MaiaGrazing, suggesting that this project likely utilizes data-driven grazing charts to optimize stocking density for soil health. A variation to the project area was noted in June 2025, where specific land titles were removed from the project boundary, a common administrative adjustment as projects refine their eligible carbon estimation areas.