Yo Yo Park Soil Carbon Project

Yo Yo Park Soil Carbon Project is a large-scale soil carbon sequestration project located in the Shire of Murweh in South West Queensland. The project area is situated approximately 40km south of the town of Augathella and roughly 85km north of Charleville. Registered in August 2024, the project spans 25,085 hectares, covering the entirety of the historic "Yo Yo Park" cattle station.

The region is defined by its semi-arid climate and extensive grazing operations. The landscape at Yo Yo Park typically features a mix of developed Brigalow, semi-open downs, and creek flood-out country, with soils ranging from red earths to clays. Much of the area supports Buffel grass, a common pasture species in the district. The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology, which requires the proponent to implement new management activities, such as altering stocking rates or grazing duration, to increase Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) levels. These increases are measured over time against a baseline to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

A notable aspect of this project is its proponent, APAC YoYo Park Pty Ltd, a special purpose vehicle associated with APAC Natural Capital. APAC Natural Capital is a joint venture involving Mort & Co, Australia's largest privately owned beef cattle lot feeder. This structure suggests the project is part of a vertically integrated supply chain strategy to offset emissions or produce low-carbon beef. The property itself is a well-regarded pastoral holding with significant infrastructure for backgrounding cattle.