The Charlie Carp Story

Charlie Carp Ltd the company that manufactures Charlie Carp Fertiliser was established in 1995. The company was formed to develop a commercial strategy to arrest the degradation of our inland rivers, including the decline in the native fish population and the loss of aquatic and riverside vegetation in the Murray-Darling system caused by the European Carp.

The European Carp (Cyprinus carpio) was introduced into our waterways in NE Victoria (the Bolaris strain of the carp has reached plague proportions) and is now the prevalent fish in our inland waterways.

The factory was established at Wentworth in 1996 with the intention of using European carp as the principle ingredient for a manufacturing business. A range of products was soon developed including; fish meal, stock feed pellets and an organically based liquid fertiliser.

The meal and stock feed division of the business were wound down and the decision was made to develop the liquid fertiliser. The liquid fertiliser was trialled by nurserymen, horticulturalists and home gardeners and delivered stunning results, as a result the brand name “Charlie Carp” was established and the product launched into the retail market.

The factory was relocated to Deniliquin in 1998 where a new plant was built; it was opened by Mr. Ian Kiernan, the founder of Clean Up Australia, and Clean Up the World. We now have a product that is not only an extremely effective fertiliser but also uses as its primary input, the scourge of the waterways, the European Carp.