Pingine Regeneration Project

Pingine Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Pingine Station in the Quilpie Shire, approximately 80km east of Quilpie and 125km west of Charleville in South West Queensland. It was registered in May 2015 and covers an expansive 23,703.84 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects aim to establish permanent, even-aged native forests by altering land management practices to encourage assisted natural regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. A standard requirement for this method is that the land must have been previously cleared of vegetation and had its regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To achieve this regeneration, the primary project activity involves carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to remove suppression pressures from the environment.

The Quilpie Shire and the surrounding South West Queensland region are heavily dominated by the agricultural sector, with the primary land use being large-scale cattle and sheep grazing. The environment is distinctly semi-arid, experiencing low and highly variable average annual rainfall, typically ranging between 250mm and 400mm. The local terrain features predominantly sandy loamy red soils, complemented by flooded mulga flats and some black soil swamps that respond actively to seasonal rains.

An interesting note about this project is its history of proponent changes and unique environmental associations. Originally championed by David Ewan, the proponent role was transferred in March 2018 to Endeavour Veterinary Ecology Pty Ltd, a wildlife and ecological veterinary company that has historically collaborated on koala recovery enclosures and even planned a research station within the Quilpie Shire. The project is now run by HALO Nature Reserves Pty Ltd, with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd acting as the project agent. Furthermore, a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102010) secured with the Commonwealth for this project in November 2015 was successfully fulfilled and marked as completed by July 2026.