'Wirra Pastoral Soil Carbon Project

Wirra Pastoral Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located across the Banana and Livingstone local government areas in Central Queensland, near the major regional centre of Rockhampton. It was registered on September 22, 2025, and covers an area of 3,928.47 hectares.

The project operates under the 2021 Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology. Soil carbon projects involve implementing new or materially different eligible agricultural management activities to build soil organic carbon. The standard requirements dictate that sequestration must be verified through a rigorous combination of direct soil sampling (measurement) and modeling against an initially established baseline.

The Central Queensland region surrounding the Banana and Livingstone shires is heavily utilized for beef cattle grazing, alongside dryland cropping and mining operations. The area is classified as having a sub-tropical climate with moderate, summer-dominant rainfall, and the region's agricultural soils typically feature a mix of fertile cracking clays (vertosols) and sandy loams that are highly suitable for supporting pasture.

This project specifically aims to increase carbon in the soil within the agricultural system by altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing, or using a combination of these activities. These management changes are designed to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health. The project is managed by Wirra Pastoral Co Pty Ltd, acting as the trustee for the A & M Shannon Family Trust, and is supported by Carbon Link Operations Pty Ltd, a well-known Australian agricultural carbon service provider that assists landholders with project implementation.