Old Talgai.
Old Talgai Enterprises.
Fast facts.
Account ID: AU00125
Account Holder: Old Talgai Enterprises
Registration date: 01 May 2026
Location: Clifton, Queensland, Australia
Scale: Property
Total property area: 383.6 ha
Account area: 383.6 ha (100% of property area)
Assets: Vegetation, Soil
Method: AfN-METHOD-V-08, AfN-METHOD-S-02
Environmental Account Technical Report: In development
Old Talgai Enterprises is currently in the process of developing an Environmental Account to submit for certification.
About the account.
Old Talgai is a family-owned farm southwest of Clifton on the Southern Darling Downs. The farm sits in the transition zone between the Brigalow Belt and New England Tablelands bioregions. The Condamine River borders the farm on the eastern and northern boundaries, and there is a significant wetland running through the property. Old Talgai is a mixed-use, grazing and cropping (dryland and irrigated) farm. The owners have fenced off areas of high biodiversity value to exclude cattle grazing and farming.
The Old Talgai Environmental Asset Accounts will be developed for two environmental assets: vegetation and soil. The Asset Accounts are being developed to benchmark the environmental and production condition of the farm. After the benchmarks are established, the owners will be able to track the impact of their management on the environmental assets and modify management accordingly where there may be a negative impact.
Account location.
About the Account Holder.
Old Talgai Enterprises is the farming partnership of Jenny and Matthew Durack, who have managed the "Old Talgai" property since July 1995. Ever since obtaining a Land and Water Management Plan in the late 1980's, Jenny and Matthew became aware of the unique environmental assets on their small grain and grazing property. They secured 6.5 km of frontage to the Condamine River against over-grazing, and have fenced off most of their internal lagoon system. Since this time, they have been rewarded with an influx of seasonal water birds and the return of native riparian grass and shrub species. They hope that by certifying their Environmental Asset Accounts under the Accounting for Nature® Framework, they can learn more about these environmental assets and manage them more sustainably in the future.
Last update: 05 May 2026