Runnymede Regeneration Project

Runnymede Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Runnymede Station near the locality of Coolabah, approximately 70km northwest of Nyngan in the Orana region of New South Wales. Registered in July 2014, the project operates across a substantial area of 8,305 hectares. The surrounding Bogan Shire is a predominantly agricultural region, characterized by rangeland grazing of sheep and cattle, which serves as the primary land use history relevant to the project's baseline.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which credits landholders for regenerating native forests in areas where vegetation has been historically suppressed. Key activities typically involve managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow native species, such as Mulga or Eucalypt woodlands, to regenerate naturally from in-situ seed sources and rootstock. This specific project has a unique administrative history: it was originally registered under the "Avoided Deforestation" method (designed to prevent land clearing) before varying its method to HIR in March 2015. This suggests the property likely contains a mix of mature native forest and areas of younger regrowth that required changes in land management to reach forest cover maturity.

Environmentally, the Runnymede area is situated in a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen classification BSh), typical of the Western Plains. The landscape is generally flat with soils that often consist of red earths and clays, supporting resilient native vegetation adapted to variable rainfall. The project has successfully fulfilled a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC137406) with the Australian Government, which was marked as completed in November 2023. Over its lifespan, the project's proponent structure has evolved from individual landholders (the Hollis family) to the corporate entity Sunset Ranch Pty Ltd, with Select Carbon Pty Ltd acting as the carbon service provider.