Butler Carbon Project 3

Butler Carbon Project 3 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Southern Grampians region of Victoria, approximately 20km east of the major township of Hamilton. Registered on November 19, 2024, the project covers a land area of 68.34 hectares. The project is situated within the fertile Western District, a region heavily utilised for mixed farming, including sheep and cattle grazing as well as broadacre cropping.

The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). This method allows landholders to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by increasing the amount of organic carbon stored in their soil. To achieve this, the project proponent, Agriprove Solutions, works with the landholder to implement new management activities such as altering stocking rates to improve vegetation cover and transitioning from intensive tillage to reduced or no-tillage practices. The methodology employs a hybrid approach, combining physical soil core sampling with computer modelling to measure carbon increases over time accurately.

Environmentally, the project area is characterized by the reliable rainfall patterns typical of Western Victoria, generally averaging between 600mm and 700mm annually. The region sits on the extensive Victorian Volcanic Plain, meaning the soils are likely nutrient-rich, basalt-derived Chromosols or heavy clays (often cracking clays or Vertosols). These soil types are highly responsive to regenerative practices and have significant potential for carbon drawdown when managed to retain moisture and biomass.

Agriprove Solutions Co No.2 Pty Ltd serves as the project proponent, acting as a specialist service provider that aggregates and manages the technical compliance for the landholder. The "Butler" naming convention suggests this may be part of a larger family farming aggregation or a phased registration of paddocks on a single property to manage baselining costs and timing.