Clearwater Soil Carbon Project

The Clearwater Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located at the property "Clearwater," approximately 6km south of the small locality of Glenmorgan in the Western Downs region of Queensland. Registered in August 2025, the project covers a substantial area of 1,298 hectares. The site is situated roughly 160km west of Dalby and 120km east of Surat.

The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). This method credits landholders for increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks through changes in land management. It requires a baseline measurement of soil carbon, followed by the implementation of new activities, such as altered grazing intensity, pasture rejuvenation, or nutrient application, and subsequent re-measurement and modelling to quantify the carbon sequestered over time.

The Glenmorgan region is characterized by a semi-arid to sub-tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 500-600mm. The "Clearwater" property itself is described as featuring Brigalow and Belah plains with Box and Ironbark country, typical of the fertile but often sodic soils found in the Brigalow Belt. The project activities include altering stocking rates (grazing management), applying gypsum (likely to remediate the sodic soil constraints common in the area), and rejuvenating pastures.

An interesting note regarding this project is the likely involvement of Richard Brimblecombe, a prominent figure in the Australian dairy industry (Maffra Cheese Co), who owns the "Clearwater" property. Public records indicate the owners have been implementing Natural Sequence Farming (NSF) techniques on the property, which aligns with the soil carbon project's goal of improving landscape hydration and soil health to support an F1 Wagyu cattle operation. The proponent, Atlas Agri Solutions (trading as Atlas Carbon), specializes in data-driven grazing management using their MaiaGrazing software to support such soil carbon outcomes.