Euroli Carbon Farm

Euroli Carbon Farm is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Euroli Station, approximately 60km north of Wanaaring and 200km northwest of Bourke, near the New South Wales and Queensland border. It was registered in April 2015 and covers an area of 27,678.10 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet the standard methodology requirements, the land must have been previously cleared of vegetation with regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years. Proponents are required to implement eligible activities to remove suppressors, such as managing livestock grazing and humanely controlling feral animals, allowing the native trees to naturally regenerate and eventually reach a compliant forest cover.

The outback area surrounding the project is known for large-scale pastoral operations, specifically cattle, sheep, and goat grazing. The regional climate is considered semi-arid, experiencing very hot summers and low annual rainfall typically under 300mm. The local environment and soils are generally composed of red sand, claypans, and loam, largely supporting hardy native vegetation like mulga scrub.

This project ceases the suppression of native vegetation by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing alongside feral animal control. Euroli Station is an active pastoral property owned and managed by the project's proponents, Bruce and Julie Hearn, who use the land to run cattle such as Angus cross steers. Interestingly, this carbon project was successfully contracted under the Emissions Reduction Fund in April 2017 and completed its fixed-delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC944194) in August 2021, delivering a total of 85,275 Australian Carbon Credit Units.