El Trune Regrowth Project

El Trune Regrowth Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the "El Trune" pastoral station, approximately 30km west of the locality of Coolabah and 80km northwest of the major town of Nyngan in New South Wales. Registered on April 1, 2015, the project covers 6,517.86 hectares in the Bogan Shire Council area.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years. Key activities for this project include managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing and humanely controlling feral animals, likely goats and pigs, which are common suppressors of vegetation in this region. By removing these pressures, the project allows native species such as mulga, bimble box, and native pine to regenerate from in-situ seed sources and rootstock.

The region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with rainfall averaging between 350mm and 450mm annually. The landscape is typical of the Cobar Peniplain, consisting of level to undulating plains with soils that are predominantly Red Chromosols (red earths) and clay loams. These soils support extensive grazing operations, which is the primary land use in the surrounding district.

Historical records indicate "El Trune" has been an active pastoral station for decades, with biological surveys from the 1960s citing the property as a habitat for native marsupials like the Kultarr (Antechinomys laniger). Commercially, the project holds a Fixed Delivery contract (CAC448961) with the Commonwealth Government to supply 92,301 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), of which over 57,000 have already been delivered. The project participants transitioned in 2022 from the Dayment family to Dilga Forbes Pty Ltd, acting as trustee for the Betland Family Superannuation Fund.