El Trune Regrowth Project

El Trune Regrowth Project is a human-induced regeneration project located in the Bogan Shire local government area approximately 93km northwest of Nyngan in NSW. It was registered in April 2015 and covers 6517.86ha.

Human-induced regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by facilitating the natural regrowth of vegetation from in-situ seed sources. A standard requirement of this methodology is demonstrating that the land was previously cleared and regrowth was continuously suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

The Nyngan area is well known for livestock grazing and broadacre agricultural activities. The area is considered a semi-arid climate with typical annual average rainfall of around 445mm. Soils in the region are generally flat Red Kandosols and Red Earths.

This project involves managing the timing and extent of grazing as well as the humane control of feral animals to allow native rootstock and lignotubers to successfully regenerate. The project holds an active Fixed Delivery Carbon Abatement Contract with the Clean Energy Regulator, originally committing to deliver 92,301 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth. The project has seen variations in its participants, initially involving Anne Dayment before transferring through multiple parties and ultimately settling with Dilga Forbes Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Betland Family Superannuation Fund in January 2022. Select Carbon Pty Ltd acts as the project agent.